Ludwig Borne Quotes
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I would never let somebody say that they're me. That would be the ultimate betrayal of what I stand for.
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You have to make the mistakes and have those failures in order to learn from them and grow and improve... But for me, the best way to combat any of that beating yourself up or overanalysing, the most important part is always to be prepared to the best of your ability.
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I believe in the free enterprise system.
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I got a bike when I was little, a BMX. I called it 'Fido Dido' after the tough little cartoon guy with spiked hair. I thought he was the coolest thing ever.
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So smoking is the perfect way to commit suicide without actually dying. I smoke because it's bad, it's really simple.
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I've only chosen films that offered me something concrete, even if it is less than what I get to do in the South.
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The crisis of black politics can only be resolved through the development of multiclass, multiracial, progressive political structures.
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I never quite toed the line. I was a bit disruptive. All my early school reports from the age of 5 were 'Daniel must learn not to distract others.' And now, that's what I do for a living.
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We read Robert Browning's poetry. Here we needed no guidance from the professor: the poems themselves were enough.
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Sailors ought never to go to church. They ought to go to hell, where it is much more comfortable.
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It's no fun for me to cover a song and produce it the exact same way as it already exists. When I hear that happening, I have to say, 'What's the point?'
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I'm not super into sports.
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I think we live in a culture where it is really difficult to get privacy because everything is so accessible. It's very difficult to maintain your comfortable life with a sort of mystique.
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I cherish the ballets made for myself by Mr. Balanchine. He never lost his temper. He was quiet, humble, the genius of the 20th century.
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South Africa is labouring to find its revolutionary path; the colours of the Rainbow Nation have difficulty blending together; the wealthy elites (white, black or Indian) profit from de facto segregation.
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I had no ambition to go to America and be in a TV show. It's not like I've rejected something or decided that I've found something better. Your life just takes you off in strange and different directions.
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Senator Wyden continues to be the Senate's truest champion of an open Internet.
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I don't harp on what I could change about the past, because I can't go back and change it. But definitely a lot of things I would change.
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When there is no desire for fruit, there is also no temptation for untruth or himsa.
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I really believe that if you practice enough you could paint the 'Mona Lisa' with a two-inch brush.
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'I think you look on death as your friend,' she murmured. 'That is a strange friend for a young man to have.''The only faithful friend in this world,' he said. 'Death is always sure to be at your side.'
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I just didn't make music that you could sing with a big grin, still don't.
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A leader, first and foremost, is human. Only when we have the strength to show our vulnerability can we truly lead.
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Losing an illusion makes you wiser than finding a truth.
