Anton Chekhov Quotes
The person who wants nothing, hopes for nothing, and fears nothing can never be an artist.
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I remember the moon landings, and Apollo was the paradigm by which all progress was measured at that time. And I knew that creating a true space-faring civilization was both possible and practical. What I failed to realize was that the effort would fail due to bureaucratic inertia and political apathy.
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I just get really defensive as soon as anyone comes near my personal life. I made a decision early on that it's strictly off-limits. No exceptions.
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My work has always been the thing that justifies my life.
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For me, California is all about rest, relaxation, space.
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I don't believe that human beings are necessarily monogamous.
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When you look at where the Democratic field is going relative to foreign policy, they are increasingly moving away from a policy of pre-emptive self-defense that the president has adopted since September 11.
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My business issues are just that - business - and I deal with them like they are business.
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When a town doesn't have a book store, it is like something is missing, and unfortunately, fewer and fewer have them.
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If we do everything right, the best we can do is live out our potential with as little age-related disease and disability as possible.
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In some cases, it's not just about cleaning up the factories. It's about cleaning up the nearby rivers and lakes that have been tainted with heavy metals.
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All major religious traditions carry basically the same message, that is love, compassion and forgiveness the important thing is they should be part of our daily lives.
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In question-and-answer sessions after a reading or during an interview, I forget the question if I'm giving too long an answer. And at the end, I can't remember any of the questions. The more anxious I am about remembering, the more likely I am to forget.
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In designing the scenery and costumes for any of Shakespeare's plays, the first thing the artist has to settle is the best date for the drama. This should be determined by the general spirit of the play more than by any actual historical references which may occur in it.
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Shake was a dramatist of note; He lived by writing things to quote.
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Love of man for woman - love of woman for man. That's the nature, the meaning, the best of life itself.
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I've always just wanted people to look at me.
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I see so much more than I used to see. The effect has been to depress and sadden and hurt me terribly.
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Many a writer has spent his life putting his favorite words in all the places they belong; but how many, like E.E. Cummings, have spent their lives putting their favorite words in all the places they don’t belong, thus discovering many effects that no one had even realized were possible?
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The monkish vows keep us far from that sink of vice that is the female body, but often they bring us close to other errors. Can I finally hide from myself the fact that even today my old age is still stirred by the noonday demon when my eyes, in choir, happen to linger on the beardless face of a novice, pure and fresh as a maidens?
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Personality maintains its discreetness by an act of will. Otherwise one person will flow helplessly into another.
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I couldn't believe it. It was unbelievable, that's why. My face was like a frozen fish finger. All rigid and pale. (But obviously not with breadcrumbs on it.)
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There are still countries where women don't enjoy basic rights like the vote or the freedom to study or the freedom of choice in marriage. Every year there are twenty million little girls in Africa who are deprived of their sexuality through brutal genital operations. Basically, there's still much to be done.
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The person who wants nothing, hopes for nothing, and fears nothing can never be an artist.
