Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes
Suffering by nature or chance never seems so painful as suffering inflicted on us by the arbitrary will of another.
Quotes to Explore
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The first movie my dad ever showed me was 'Predator' – I was five. And I think the second one was 'Jaws.'
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I always enjoyed movies and in hindsight I realise how captivating they were to me.
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The relationship between husband and wife should be one of closest friends.
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My personal philosophy is that people should be extremely selfish for the first half of their life and extremely unselfish for the second half because then they can do the most good.
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I would like to break out of this dark, brooding image, cause I'm actually not like that at all.
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I was lucky. My parents and teachers provided me with a wonderful and secure childhood where I always knew I was loved, valued, and listened to.
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For the first five years of my life, things felt pretty good. A lot went wrong after that, family-wise.
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Sometimes it's nice just being in your own room and having a quiet night and relaxing and getting ready for the game.
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I'm a big routine guy. I have to have everything in threes.
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I tried to hostess... but they fired me after four days because I couldn't figure out how seating plans worked.
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The last thing I want my child to see is Dad running around in the middle of the pack. That would really upset me. And that would upset him. I would be embarrassed to take him to school with kids saying, 'Hey, how'd your dad do this weekend?' 'Well, he finished fifth or sixth'.
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I felt totally released from the need to make it as an actress. I had experienced complete fulfillment in something that had nothing to do with me being in the spotlight.
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I'm an incredibly intelligent, insightful human being.
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They say I'm insane because I need to have so much creative control. They say I'm unmanageable, but I'm not. I just know what I like. I'm obsessed with it. If you can't control it, that's like having somebody else paint your pictures. How could you do that? I never could.
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It came into existence because I had to paint it. Any attempt on my part to say something about it, to attempt explanation of the inexplicable, could only destroy it. 1947, on his painting 'She wolf'
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I've looked on many women with lust. I've committed adultery in my heart many times. God knows I will do this and forgives me.
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'Birds seen flying around, you never see them too long on the ground, You want to be one of them...'
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Sometimes an interviewer will look at me and say, 'You're bright!' They're actually surprised I might be bright.
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Rock & roll mostly is a very butch thing, and it appeals to one hard side of the masculine character. But I don't think the Rolling Stones are only a rock band. They can be other things. They can be very feminine.
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Party machinery is not a fortuitous development, but is the direct result of the requirements of practical politics. The necessity of nominating candidates for offices leads inevitably to the development of caucuses and conventions.
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I think women often have problems with self-belief, which sounds a bit boring, but they do - and I think when women are bringing up children, it can be chronic, because you have all these other calls on your time.
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Work for something because it is good, not just because it stands a chance to succeed.
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Suffering by nature or chance never seems so painful as suffering inflicted on us by the arbitrary will of another.
