Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes
Were an Asiatic to ask me for a definition of Europe, I should be forced to answer him: It is that part of the world which is haunted by the incredible delusion that man was created out of nothing, and that his present birth is his first entrance into life
Quotes to Explore
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Cricket has become more popular, not me... When the game grows, those who've played it also 'grow.'
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I didn't consciously make the decision to write an adult novel. I didn't think of it as my riposte to the YA genre.
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Religions cannot change you. If you are angry, you will become an angry Muslim or Hindu. If you are righteous, you will become a righteous Christian or Jew.
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I like Thomas Jefferson, though he intimidated me. I thought he would have been very tough to be around. I don't know if he had such a sense of humor.
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I don't like to sell my finest pieces.
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I think we're socialized out of being women, and then we have to find our way back to it. That's hard to do.
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In every case, the environmental hazards were made known only by independent scientists, who were often bitterly opposed by the corporations responsible for the hazards.
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I was raised on movie sets, and I decided for myself at a very young age that it was what I wanted to do.
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There is no person that love cannot heal; there is no soul that love cannot save.
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It is difficult to get a man to understand something when his salary depends upon his not understanding it.
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Sexuality poorly repressed unsettles some families; well repressed, it unsettles the whole world.
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Governors normally have jurisdiction over public health emergencies, but a widespread biological attack would cross state boundaries.
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I love seeing tattoos on 60-year-olds who have had them for 40 years.
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I want to become more famous, even more famous.
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Fair treatment in the work force is no longer exclusively a labor issue, nor is it a women's issue - it is a fundamental economic issue.
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When I was really little, my favorite book was 'The BFG'. I read it - my teacher in, like, first grade read it to us. I love that book.
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To do a studio film, something with Disney. My father is thrilled.
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There is no need for temples, no need for complicated philosophies. My brain and my heart are my temples; my philosophy is kindness.
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The foolishness of chasing the moon ached my heart. I was stuck between the moon and the shore and surrounded by an empty sea.
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Spurred on by both the science and science fiction of our time, my generation of researchers and engineers grew up to ask what if? and what’s next? We went on to pursue new disciplines like computer vision, artificial intelligence, real-time speech translation, machine learning, and quantum computing.
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Do not strive for the shine of jade, but clatter like stone.
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The terrorist action of 9/11 gave birth to President Obama's entry to the White House. Not directly, but indirectly.
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I wanted to do an episode about Chuck having a gambling problem. I wanted to portray my addiction on the show. But I think it's a little edgy for Saturday night.
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Were an Asiatic to ask me for a definition of Europe, I should be forced to answer him: It is that part of the world which is haunted by the incredible delusion that man was created out of nothing, and that his present birth is his first entrance into life
