Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes
For it is a matter of daily observation that people take the greatest pleasure in that which satisfies their vanity; and vanity cannot be satisfied without comparison with others.
Quotes to Explore
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On Earth, men are seen as superior because of their physical strength, but it means nothing in space, where there is no gravity.
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One doesn't have a sense of humor. It has you.
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A race is what zoologists term a variety or subdivision of a species.
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You know, I don't really understand a suburban environment. I want to be out in the woods, I want to be where it's wild, I want to wake up and hear birds, I want to walk outside and see a gaggle of turkeys bouncing across my lawn - I want to be someplace like that - or I want to be right in the middle of an urban environment.
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Nate Diaz is a tough opponent. I've fought him.
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I know that many authors say editors don't edit anymore, but that's not been true in my experience.
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Raised by an irresponsible mother during the Great Depression in the Jim Crow south, my father was on his own from the age of 13.
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I love the idea of using film language similarly to how musicians use music - combining images and sounds in a way that they create an emotional effect.
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Managers are the most creative people in the world.
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If you sit in a bath of pineapple chunks, it can kill you. That's well documented.
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I believe in 'soulmates,' especially growing up and seeing how much my parents loved each other. They always said that they had been married in past lives, too.
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Age is strictly a case of mind over matter. If you don't mind, it doesn't matter.
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This is not a political issue. I know Florida's leadership has talked about a real commitment to helping our veterans. Now it's time for them to show it.
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I like to get a salad or fruit in me - just some good energy food - and then a plate a pasta with a breast of chicken.
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If you have a group of people come together around a vision for real discipleship, people who are committed to grow, committed to change, committed to learn, then a spiritual assessment tool can work.
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I would say that I definitely play a different role with my style; I like to mix it up a bit according to wherever I am. I dress differently in New York, L.A., Paris and London.
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It was not an adventure; it was my life.
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Learning to play golf is like learning to play the violin. It's not only difficult to do, it's very painful to everyone around you.
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It is enough for me by day To walk the same bright earth with him; Enough that over us by night The same great roof of stars is dim. I do not hope to bind the wind Or set a fetter on the sea -- It is enough to feel his love Blow by like music over me.
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Obviously, in my twenties, a lot of downtime was spent having a good time, which I don't regret; that was what I needed to do to get some things out of my system.
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Corruption has its own motivations, and one has to thoroughly study that phenomenon and eliminate the foundations that allow corruption to exist.
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What wings are to a bird, and sails to a ship, so is prayer to the soul.
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For it is a matter of daily observation that people take the greatest pleasure in that which satisfies their vanity; and vanity cannot be satisfied without comparison with others.
