Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes
It is a clumsy experiment to make; for it involves the destruction of the very consciousness which puts the question and awaits the answer.
Quotes to Explore
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Sometimes I like to watch TV, though I never get to watch any of the shows in real time. I'm a fan of 'Downton Abbey,' 'Boardwalk Empire,' and 'Boss.' There's a British series called 'Luther,' but in England, they think a series means four episodes. And I like 'Mad Men.' Otherwise, it's always good to unwind with a book.
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The Kapoor surname has legend, a passion for acting, respect and love attached to it. And I am very proud of that.
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My normal life is like being on holiday.
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I never felt like I had a mother.
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When I did '1,2,3,4' on 'Sesame Street' they'd rewritten the song and made it about counting. At first, I balked. I was like, 'Counting to four? That's where we're going with this?' Then they sent me appearances by other people like James Blunt doing 'You're Beautiful' as 'My Triangle.'
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Believe me, you can get into a lot of trouble being sixteen years old in a foreign country with no adult telling you when to come home.
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I think sincerity was my sole aesthetic and realism my experimental technique.
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I started out with almost entirely black fans except for a little handful of people in the horror writers' community, and those people really liked horror, you know. They will go to any lengths and read whomever they can find because they like that feeling of being scared.
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Overall, we had about 50 meetings where the brothers would say that I couldn't do any solo records, I couldn't write for other people, I couldn't do this and I couldn't do that. These guys were trying to nail my feet to the ground.
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I don't have a problem with my image; it's other people who do.
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Back when I was a senior in high school in Haughton, LA, I had a chance to go to LSU. Everyone I grew up with adored LSU, including my mom. But I chose to come to Mississippi State because I wanted to start a new tradition instead of perpetuating an established one.
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If you want to see what stage comedians did to get laffs a century ago, watch the 1910 'Wizard of Oz.' I hope you have a high tolerance for pratfalls.
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When I was little, I wasn't allowed to put sugar on my breakfast cereal because it made me so hyper.
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He who knows himself is enlightened.
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Size seems to make many organizations slow-thinking, resistant to change and smug.
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I'm not saying I'm gonna change the world, but I guarantee that I will spark the brain that will change the world.
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You look like a dishonest Abe Lincoln.
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Preparation for war is a constant stimulus to suspicion and ill will.
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No one is born a CEO, but no one tells you that. The magazine stories make it sound like Mark Zuckerberg woke up one day and wanted to redefine how the world communicates [by creating] a billion-dollar company. He didn't.
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The question arises whether all lawyers are the same. This is like asking whether everything that gets into a sewer is garbage.
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All of us share this world for but a brief moment in time. The question is whether we spend that time focused on what pushes us apart, or whether we commit ourselves to an effort - a sustained effort - to find common ground, to focus on the future we seek for our children, and to respect the dignity of all human beings.
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It is a clumsy experiment to make; for it involves the destruction of the very consciousness which puts the question and awaits the answer.
