Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes
Ordinary people merely think how they shall 'spend' their time; a man of talent tries to 'use' it.
Quotes to Explore
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The first World War in so many ways shaped the 20th century and really remade our world for the worse.
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Any woman who wishes to smash into the world of men isn't very feminine.
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The Strauss Group identified water as a strategic category presenting significant business opportunity in line with the Group's long term business strategy and vision. We view the development of a technology that enables high quality drinking water for both home and offices as a means to improve the quality of life of millions of people.
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Different directors have different things, so when I left Mike Leigh, as it were, and I went into other projects after 'All or Nothing,' it took some getting used to - what do you mean there's a script?!?' That kind of thing.
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In our Western culture, although death has come out of the closet, it is still not openly experienced or discussed. Allowing dying to be so intensely present enriches both the preciousness of each moment and our detachment from it.
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Michael Jackson wanted to be in Men in Black II. He told me he had seen the first Men in Black in Paris and had stayed behind and sat there and wept. I had to explain to him that it was a comedy.
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When you're putting good stuff into your body, you feel so much better.
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When I record something, I'll take a drive and just listen.
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The human mind always makes progress, but it is a progress in spirals.
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I'm irrational about all things creative, and I'm always late!
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I think I'm brave because I've made decisions based - I hope not entirely selfishly - on what I think is right for me to do next.
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I should have felt pity, but I felt only contempt. I knew had it been a girl she would have mourned less, and it angered me.
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Dignity is central to the sustainability of history.
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You can get anything you want at Alice's RestaurantYou can get anything you want at Alice's RestaurantWalk right in, it's around the backJust a half a mile from the railroad trackYou can get anything you want, at Alice's Restaurant
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If I roll my eyes and mutter, if I clutch at my heart and scream in horror like a third-rate actress chewing up a mad scene, I do it in private and nobody sees but the bathroom mirror.
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Dovea in memoria avere il signor mio,Che l'oro e 'l premio ogni durezza inchina;Ma, quando bisognò, l'ebbe in oblio,Ed ei si procacciò la sua ruina.
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There's inherent cultural imbalance whenever you're translating from Chinese to English. Educated Chinese readers are expected not only to know about all the Chinese references - history, language, culture, all this stuff - but to be well-versed in Western references as well.
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Prejudice is a learned trait. You're not born prejudiced; you're taught it.
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With my first two husbands, I always kinda sensed they thought there was something wrong with me. Maybe I was too flighty or whatever.
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But the fact of the matter is that all scientific evidence would show, based upon what we know about this disease, that muscle cuts - that is, the meat of the animal itself - should not cause any risk to human health.
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You entertain people who are satisfied. Hungry people can't be entertained - or people who are afraid. You can't entertain a man who has no food.
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I saw the Stones three years ago at the Wiltern Theater in L.A. and that was mind blowing.
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Ordinary people merely think how they shall 'spend' their time; a man of talent tries to 'use' it.
