Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes
There is no doubt that life is given us, not to be enjoyed, but to be overcome; to be got over.
Quotes to Explore
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Track and field was very big when I was growing up.
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Love is an obsession. It has that quality to it. But there are healthy obsessions, and mine is one of them.
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If we slide into a pattern of just thinking about today, we'll end up reacting to yesterday instead of shaping something more constructive in the world.
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I used to watch a lot of musicals as a kid. Musical movies, not so much musical theater.
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The American way was for commerce, personal relationships, and religion to be voluntary. No one was forced to participate in something he didn't want.
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Supporting causes with whatever we do can be effective.
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I don't deny that I had a very privileged upbringing, but my parents and that town maintained a sense of normalcy that I think many people find hard to achieve, and I am so grateful for that.
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I know too that the only reason we have got any cooperation at all out of Iraq is because of the credible threat of force.
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There's nothing glamorous about being dead.
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I had never really thought of myself as a writer; any writing I had done was just to give myself something to draw.
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I've got this reputation for shooting one take which is a wonderful reputation to have but it's hard to live up to.
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The reason why you don't see people looking like me is because I don't encourage that. I encourage you to be you.
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The fatal errors of life are not due to man's being unreasonable: an unreasonable moment may be one's finest moment. They are due to man's being logical.
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We're in an era where the demand is for immediate hits that are destined to become obsolescent. Six months later, everyone forgets the artist and the tune. It's become like a con job. Producers, engineers, lawyers and accountants all make money, but the artists don't.
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From the grasses in the field to the stars in the sky, each one is doing just that; and there is such profound peace and surpassing beauty in nature because none of these tries forcibly to transgress its limitations.
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It doesn't matter that the way of life shown by Hollywood was phony. It helped you hope.
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When I was in the hospital getting my sex change, I was just wishing I could be a pretty girl working in a mall. If I could have a crystal ball and see what I look like now - you know, modeling, David LaChapelle, hanging out with Daphne Guinness, singing with Lil' Kim, and traveling all over the world, I'd be like, "Wow, I can't believe this."
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Life is a short affair; We should try to make it smooth, and free from strife.
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Why are the people starving?- Because their grain is being eaten up by the taxes That's why they're starving Why are people rebellious?- Because those above them meddle in their lives That's why they're rebellious Why do people regard death so lightly?- Because they are so involved with their own living That's why they regard death so lightly In the end, The treasure of life is missed by those who hold on and gained by those who let go.
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I was very influenced by comics. The drawing style, definitely, I was interested in. My style of drawing is largely a comic style, but it's also much more obvious than comics.
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There is no doubt that life is given us, not to be enjoyed, but to be overcome; to be got over.
