Vaclav Havel Quotes
Modern man must descend the spiral of his own absurdity to the lowest point; only then can he look beyond it. It is obviously impossible to get around it, jump over it, or simply avoid it.
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I try to make music that's relevant to my life and relatable to the culture I live in.
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The Bible is very clear about one thing: Using politics to create fairness is a sin.
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I don't start writing a script until I can see it all in my head, then it's a matter of getting it down in white heat.
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Every man prefers to look at a well-shaped woman instead of a rubber ball.
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When a sports movie really works, it gets you on all levels, because the stakes are high. It's black and white. It's win or lose.
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All the women in my family are very dramatic by themselves. They make the biggest things out of nothing. I think that's where I learned a lot about being emotional.
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I don't know what I'm meant to do. I'm not important, am I? I'm not doing anything that makes a difference.
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At some point, you're going to have to be willing to take a punch for your team. If your employees or your teammates will see that you're willing to do that, they are more likely to be loyal to you, and your team is more likely to function better.
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I had several near death experiences or very, you know, close calls, if you may, in Iraq. You know, there was an incident where I was nearly kidnapped.
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I have got to the point in my life when a lot of people I know have died or are dying, so I realise that somewhere outside the pearly gates is a queue, shuffling nearer and nearer to the celestial box office.
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There's definitely a whole different vibe on the set when there's like basically royalty working with us. We could have whatever we wanted. I felt like Britney Spears.
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The performances you have in your head are always much better than the performances on stage.
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If you're conservative in Hollywood, you're on a list of people who need to be put in their place.
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There are lots of ways to make money in venture capital, and there are even more ways to be mediocre. The industry has too much money and too many smart people chasing too few great entrepreneurs.
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I've been playing both sides of the law my entire career. It's not really surprising for me to be doing opposing sides simultaneously. I would argue that even though my character on 'Hawaii Five-0' originated on the wrong side of the law, I'd say he's worked his way over to the good side.
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I love children. I just don't know if I'm ready to have kids. I feel like I have more time. Kids are cute, you know? They need a lot of help - that's the thing.
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My first book was poetry, but I didn't write it first. I wrote it third. So my first two books were prose.
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A person isn't who they are during the last conversation you had with them - they're who they've been throughout your whole relationship.
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I did grow up in a very small town, and I only had a couple of people in my year at school. There were a lot of kids to play with - maybe not the same age, but there was always someone around.
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The first condition of humaneness is a little humility and a little diffidence about the correctness of one's conduct and a little receptiveness.
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Everything we have - every blessing, every talent - is a gift from our Father. The only thing that's all ours is our sin.
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The West has become the world model; developing countries are dreaming of living like us, which is impossible. They should reject our model, because it is not sustainable. Developing countries should even give us the example, but unfortunately that's not what happens.
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It's all one web, sir. The prosperity of the country is one web.
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Modern man must descend the spiral of his own absurdity to the lowest point; only then can he look beyond it. It is obviously impossible to get around it, jump over it, or simply avoid it.
