Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes
The first rule for a good style is to have something to say; in fact, this in itself is almost enough.
Quotes to Explore
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Nerves are good. They keep you alive.
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I don't see myself only as a Somali character. I think of myself as an actor, and if the job fits me and I like the story, I will go for it.
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No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave.
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For any couple, once you delve into the idea of non-monogamy, you're entering pretty frightening territory.
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Industrialization starts with the formation of capital - it does not matter how. It can be created by saving, by the state enforcing its will on the people, by the very rich themselves.
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No civilisation can claim to have a monopoly on universal values and no one can claim to be always faithful to his own values.
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With aging, you earn the right to be loyal to yourself.
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In India, nobody really talks about works of art; they always talk about the appreciation of art. You buy this for 3,000 rupees, it'll become 30,000 in two months.
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I just don't watch a lot of TV.
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I never look at how many songs I have or how many girls are there in a movie. If I like my character, I play it.
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At the end of the day, I'm not a bad person; I don't hurt anyone.
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Feminism, as it stands, well... stands. It has ground to a halt.
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I can't wait to start something up myself that is actually about giving unsigned bands the exposure they deserve, especially when they travel so far to play the smallest gig they've ever played in their lives.
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When I happened to get into school, I felt like I could approach it as aggressively as things in the military.
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You get three hours' sleep and then you start all over again. Relentless. Pre-production was almost harder than filming. I was all over the city every day. It was really exhausting.
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What is the world coming to?
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I had an agent who spent eight years - eight years! - trying to sell my stories. She sold other people's work; she just didn't sell mine.
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My grandmother had many children. She lost most. So when we came along, we were really special. I was the first grandchild that could see her spirit moving to a new generation.
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Authors are influenced by everything they've ever read. If you've read widely enough, it helps you create your own mix.
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I never do, I don't even go to the retrospectives.
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The trick is the paradox - turning your story inside out. Now if it is something that appears to be of total normality and then suddenly turns inside out and is a different thing all together then that's fun to write.
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The first rule for a good style is to have something to say; in fact, this in itself is almost enough.
