Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes

If people insist that honor is dearer than life itself, what they really mean is that existence and well-being are as nothing compared with other people's opinions. Of course, this may be only an exaggerated way of stating the prosaic truth that reputation, that is, the opinion others have of us, is indispensable if we are to make any progress in the world.

Arthur Schopenhauer

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I did not direct my life. I didn't design it. I never made decisions. Things always came up and made them for me. That's what life is.

B. F. Skinner
- Life
- Me
- Always
Cinema gives you the opportunity to be both a grandparent and a grandchild whereas in life you cannot be both at the same time.

Abbas Kiarostami
- Life
- Time
- Opportunity
Genetically modified organism (GMO) foods are feared and hated by environmentalists and the public alike. Yet the scientific assessment of GMOs is remarkably different. Every major scientific evaluation of GMO technology has concluded that GMOs are safe for human consumption and are a benefit to the environment.

Ramez Naam
But the issue has to do with land, which is our land.

Bashar al-Assad
- Land
- Issue
- Which
I remember moving out to L.A. straight after college and just starting to try to write scripts and trying to get stuff off the ground.

Damien Chazelle
- Trying
- Remember
- College
You think you're looking at things all the time, but you're not looking at things, you're looking at what your brain is interpreting through light and color. And who knows what everybody else sees?

Fiona Apple
- Time
- Light
- Brain