Alfred Nobel Quotes
I would not leave anything to a man of action as he would be tempted to give up work; on the other hand, I would like to help dreamers as they find it difficult to get on in life.
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An increase in light gives an increase in darkness.
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Mr. Speaker, from hurricanes and floods in Latin America to earthquakes in Asia, natural disasters are increasingly becoming a regular feature of life for large numbers of people around the globe.
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I grew up as a country boy.
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When you are tough on yourself, life is going to be infinitely easier on you.
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We're at maybe 1% of what is possible. Despite the faster change, we're still moving slow relative to the opportunities we have. I think a lot of that is because of the negativity... Every story I read is Google vs someone else. That's boring. We should be focusing on building the things that don't exist.
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There's never really been a real hood Christmas movie.
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In the process of evolution, the body lasts for some time and then will take other body and take other body and take other body until the final redemption from diversity is transcended.
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I don't try to just be a blues singer – I try to be an entertainer. That has kept me going.
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When you grumble about a taxi being dirty, people your own age will absolutely agree with you, whereas younger people say, 'You should be so lucky to have a taxi - I walk to work!' So I have lots of young friends, who fortunately don't treat me as a guru, a person that knows all the answers.
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You have to shelve a lot of your inspiration. There's only so much you can do with one record.
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But freedom, liberty, is an attribute of the soul and it may exist even when the body is in bondage.
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Every poor designer can go with things that are popular at the moment.
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The difficulty, the ordeal, is to start.
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I was told that, when 'Betrayal' was being produced by one of the provincial companies in England, the two actors playing those roles actually went into a pub one day and played that scene as if it were really happening to them. The people around them became very uncomfortable.
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I am deeply aware of the dimension of luck. It's so important to be prepared to receive it, but it is a major factor. There's no question.
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When I was young, no one got married. Now, all the young people, they want to get married, they want security. Now that my children's friends are getting married, I go to more weddings than I ever did when I was young.
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In the Senate, you can become one of the nation's leading voices on the issues.
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You shouldn't put your hands on a woman. Simple as that.
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About no subject is there less philosophizing than about philosophy.
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I loved making 'The Hunger Games' - it was the happiest experience of my professional life. Lionsgate was supportive of me in a manner that few directors ever experience in a franchise: they empowered me to make the film I wanted to make and backed the movie in a way that requires no explanation beyond the remarkable results.
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Writing never comes easy. The difference between Page 2 and Page Nothing is the difference between life and death.
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It seems like, yeah, of course - I always think my work is important, or I wouldn't risk my life for it.
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But one may say something and yet not be able to do it. Try, for instance, lifting yourself up by the bootstraps.
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I would not leave anything to a man of action as he would be tempted to give up work; on the other hand, I would like to help dreamers as they find it difficult to get on in life.
