Karl Jaspers Quotes
I discovered that the study of past philosophers is of little use unless our own reality enters into it. Our reality alone allows the thinker's questions to become comprehensible.
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My parents were very permissive when it came to animals. As long as we earned the money to buy them and built whatever structure it was they were going to live in, we could have any kind of pet we wanted. They would have let us have a rhinoceros if we could have afforded it.
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Every employee needs to know that there's somebody out there that they serve. And when we don't let people know that for one reason or another, we're depriving them of a fulfilling job.
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The fact is, beneath the hype, Iraqis will soon appreciate American help and idealism far more than French perfidy. It is never wrong to be on the side of freedom - never.
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There was this moment, particularly after I had my first child, where I felt like, 'I don't know if I'll ever make a record, or if this is always going to be something just floating around in my head.'
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I'd say that Spanish football is probably the best I've seen.
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Whenever I dream about flying, it's the best feeling in the world.
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Love what you do, not the love you get for doing it.
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I am not a kind of person now who broods over the failures and negatives.
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Most tragic mistake in history occurred when the United States joined the U.N.
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I am prepared to do whatever I can do and whatever is reasonable to make sure that it is Hillary who makes it to the White House and not Trump.
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It's easy to make a film, but it's hard to make a career of being a filmmaker.
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Yes, I did feel a special responsibility to be the first American woman in space.
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I rush to add that I find the Web infinitely useful for rustling up information, settling arguments or locating the legends of rock stars.
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If you don't want to deal with them, fine. But don't hamper other people from dealing with them.
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I have cut four albums so far, and all of them have been trendsetters and commercially successful. I believe that once you start taking art in commercial terms, it ceases to be art.
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The kids are not brought up to have minds of their own as individuals.
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Immortality. We all want to be remembered: We want to do things that will make people say, 'Isn't he wonderful?'
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Thankfully, it became clear to me that when I compete, I lose my connection to the passion I have for my work.
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Finland is a rich country. What have they got? They got Nokia phones and plywood. How'd they get so rich? Because they're free.
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Our faith in technology is no longer fully consistent with our belief in liberty.
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Democrats are so spineless, so afraid to go against the tide... but dissension is the greatest form of patriotism.
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The ancient practice of allowing land to remain fallow for a season is now exploded, and a succession of different crops found preferable. The case is similar with regard to the understanding, which is more relieved by change of study than by total inactivity.
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I discovered that the study of past philosophers is of little use unless our own reality enters into it. Our reality alone allows the thinker's questions to become comprehensible.
