Blaise Pascal Quotes
When we see a natural style, we are astonished and charmed; for we expected to see an author, and we find a person.
Quotes to Explore
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We are slaves to whatever we don't understand.
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Trump wants to build a wall at the border of Mexico, while Clinton wants to tear down all walls.
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The world is too violent right now.
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Natural selection, as it has operated in human history, favors not only the clever but the murderous.
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The impact of any particular writer on your own work is hard to discern.
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The first thing I look at is, 'Is the entrepreneur going after really big problems, to the extent that it feels scary when they talk about it?' You wonder if the idea is possible. I have seen that a lot of times, people go after small problems, and that's a sign that they are not confident.
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You can be lonely when you have a guy living with you.
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It is a matter of simple fact that Icelanders have always been notoriously indolent.
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God, I can push the grass apart and lay my finger on Thy heart.
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'Runaround Sue' was a big record for me, as well as the music video for it.
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Jung viewed Freud as a mentor, but he never wanted to be anybody's disciple.
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I would hear stories about Steve Jobs and feel like he was at 100 percent exactly what he wanted to do, but I'm sure even a Steve Jobs has compromised. Even a Rick Owens has compromised. You know, even a Kanye West has compromised. Sometimes you don't even know when you're being compromised till after the fact, and that's what you regret.
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Because Jews were kicked out of every country in Europe at one time or another, and plenty of other places as well, there isn't an ability to identify with a national heritage - you'll never hear a Jew say 'I'm German' or 'I'm Polish,' without saying something about being Jewish as well, and for good reason.
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Atheism is nothing more than the noises reasonable people make when in the presence of religious dogma.
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I feel there is no shortage of real interesting women's roles. But I found them and did all of them just now.
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This man who was my father's age hit me hard on my head when I was 17. I started bleeding. I took out my sandal and hit his head hard, and he started to bleed, too.
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For the stage displays the first vigorous expression, as the natural thing and without conspicuous restraint, of private individuality.
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Some things are really sacred and important to other cultures, so you have to be aware, politically, about those things before you just adopt them.
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People get nervous when things move to Friday. Friday has become a landscape where shows just don't do very well as business for the network.
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In terms of scripted shows, I love 'Mad Men.' Cinematically, it's one of the most beautiful shows ever made. I love the subtlety of the acting and the storytelling, and I love that they don't think the audience is dumb. They make a great show, and you figure it out, and it leaves you with so many questions - it's just great.
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It's all kinds of these profound things crashing on you when your child arrives into the world. It's like you've met your reason to live.
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Love is not about property, diamonds and gifts. It is about sharing your very self with the world around you.
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When we see a natural style, we are astonished and charmed; for we expected to see an author, and we find a person.
