Anton Chekhov Quotes
The world is a fine place. The only thing wrong with it is us. How little justice and humility there is in us, how poorly we understand patriotism!
Quotes to Explore
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My own being can be judged by the depths I reach in making these historical origins my own.
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I believe every era has its significance and the same holds true for players and coaches.
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I realised that you couldn't use the tools of yesterday to communicate today's world. Basically, that was the big light that went on in my head.
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I love when you aren't accountable to anybody or anything, and you can just be wherever you are.
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It's more fun to arrive a conclusion than to justify it.
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We were both in love with him. I fell out of love with him, but he didn't.
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A generation before, it had been sagebrush and coyotes; a generation later, it was a burgeoning movie town. But for that brief idyllic time in 1910, Hollywood looked like the perfect place for a successful writer to settle down, build his dream house, and maybe do some gardening.
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In the beginning, I didn't dance that much and stuff.
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If I see somebody dancing really well, it can make me want to dance. Or it could be the music. But perhaps the thing I miss the most is that when you're dancing, everyday concerns vanish. It's a unique world.
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There is one thing women can never take away from men. We die sooner.
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In Bollywood, if you work with a superstar, even if you are a newcomer, you become a superstar. That didn't happen with me.
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We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason than that only freedom can make security secure.
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My life has been a dream. If someone had to write a story about it, it would seem a little unreal. It's the kind of story I would read and say, 'Nah, that's not possible.'
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Show me an Irishman who can't tell a story – I don't think they exist.
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I don't know anyone on Wall Street who goes to work every day thinking of anything but how to increase their bonus.
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You see what happens in college and high school games today - a three-point shot or a dunk. I think that's the reason that you see a lot of that in the pros today.
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At Munich we sold the Czechs for a few months grace, but the disgrace will last as long as history.
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A person isn't who they are during the last conversation you had with them - they're who they've been throughout your whole relationship.
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The best way to support dreams and stretch is to set apart small ideas with big potential, then give people positive role models and the resources to turn small projects into big businesses.
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Where I fall down is my short game. I don't practice enough, and when I have to take a half swing from 50 yards out, that's trouble.
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It is imperative that the United States lead in preventing Iran from ever acquiring a nuclear weapon. That requires vigorously enforcing the Iran deal while leaving all options on the table, including military force if necessary.
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Shortly afterwards my father told me that he might be going into the Eastern Zone of Germany. At that time my own mind was closer to his than it had ever been before, because he also believed that they are at least trying to build a new world.
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Married men are horribly tedious when they are good husbands, and abominably conceited when they are not.
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The world is a fine place. The only thing wrong with it is us. How little justice and humility there is in us, how poorly we understand patriotism!
