Ludwig Wittgenstein Quotes
Man has to awaken to wonder - and so perhaps do peoples. Science is a way of sending him to sleep again.
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I was shy. I was painfully shy, until fifth grade when I transferred to another school and befriended the class clown. And one day he was sick and I kinda stepped in for the class clown and I said, 'Wow, this is exciting, I'm a little bit nervous.'
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At 21 years old, I could produce 400 people like that.
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I said yes, which turned out to be the right answer.
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The very qualities that make it harder for women to get elected - not being part of the old boy's network - gives them the advantage of having fresh, and yes, clean faces.
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Cats and I have an understanding, but we choose not to interact often.
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Infinite striving to be the best is man's duty; it is its own reward. Everything else is in God's hands.
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I don't need drugs to make my life tragic.
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Take, for example, the African jungle, the home of the cheetah. On whom does the cheetah prey? The old, the sick, the wounded, the weak, the very young, but never the strong. Lesson: If you would not be prey, you had better be strong.
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Writing is literally transformative. When we read, we are changed. When we write, we are changed. It's neurological. To me, this is a kind of magic.
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Having a child makes you strong and gives you chutzpah. It relaxed my attitude to the job; my center of focus shifted, which I think is very helpful, because even if you're not a very indulgent actor you spend a lot of time thinking about yourself. I don't think that is particularly healthy.
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I started off thinking that I just needed one shot to prove myself, but then I realised that I was only going to learn about acting by doing it.
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I am no longer concerned with sensation and innovation, but with the perfection of my style.
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Our way is straight and clear - the building up of a socialist democracy at home, with freedom and prosperity for all, and the maintenance of world peace and friendship with all nations abroad.
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Six years, I didn't act. Then I wrote myself a role - I won prizes all over the world.
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I've met Bob Dylan. We did one of those non-handshake handshakes. I was with all guys, and he shook hands with all of them, and then they said, 'And this is Kate,' and I put my hand out, and he didn't put his out. And then I took my hand away, and he put his out. It was one of those. We finally did shake. And then I fainted!
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The best V-Day gift I've ever received was a personalized photo collage.
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I do not want to be bored listening to music that is muffled and known only to the poet himself.
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The American Negro has no conception of the hundreds of millions of other non-whites' concern for him: he has no conception of their feeling of brotherhood for and with him.
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I'm not stuck in Strikeforce. I'm happy to be with them. It's where I started, and they've been great to me.
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Nothing-believe me-nothing is more satisfying to me personally than getting a great idea and then beatin' it to death.
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I am nostalgic for those man-behind-the-curtain days when someone could get away with impersonating Kubrick because nobody had any idea what Kubrick looked like.
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Many improv groups give off the same positive annoying vibe that I associate with Christian Young Life groups with shows that more resemble children playing than a comedy performance.
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We look at the dance to impart the sensation of living in an affirmation of life, to energize the spectator into keener awareness of the vigor, the mystery, the humor, the variety, and the wonder of life. This is the function of the American dance.
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Man has to awaken to wonder - and so perhaps do peoples. Science is a way of sending him to sleep again.
