Elias Canetti Quotes
You don’t have to know a philosopher’s every syllable to know why he rubs you the wrong way. You may know it best after a few of his sentences, and les and less well after that. The important thing is to see his web and move away before you tear it.
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Hizbullah is not a militia.
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Quitting law school was the most difficult decision of my life. But I felt this great relief that this is my life and I can do what I want with it.
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There is such a thing as my kind of actor, and how well they pull off my dialogue is a very, very important part of it.
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Take the attitude of a student, never be too big to ask questions, never know too much to learn something new.
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Shakespeare's villains are fabulous because none of them know that they are villains. Well, sometimes they do.
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The game is never over. No matter what the scoreboard reads or what the referee says, it doesn't end when you come off the court.
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I've never dreamed of a story idea. I have such boring dreams.
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I like boxes because of the secrets they hide.
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Washington worked very hard to create his legacy. Even before the War of Independence was over, he was assembling his papers and making sure they were going to be in a state of preservation that would represent as best he could the official side of what occurred during the Revolution.
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For too long, Japan has been dragging its feet as it ignores the steps the U.S. has made to ensure a safe beef supply and shows a disregard for our prior trade pacts.
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Back in the day, I used to read 'Archie,' but I haven't been a comic book aficionado.
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Politicians read the polls that show 85 or 90 percent of the voters profess a belief in God, so they identify themselves with religion, often only to the degree necessary to reach the constituency they are targeting.
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I don't like to take a lot of stuff since I'm really sensitive to medications.
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I'm a bit of a perfectionist. I'll watch myself back on 'Xtra Factor' and want to do it again because of a few hiccups.
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I never want to change so much that people can't recognize me.
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I took on cancer like I take on everything - like a mission and a job to accomplish.
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Science does not limit itself merely to what is currently verifiable. But it is interested in questions that are potentially verifiable (or, rather, falsifiable).
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Who made the world I cannot tell; 'Tis made, and here am I in hell. My hand, though now my knuckles bleed, I never soiled with such a deed.
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The best thing about being a dad? Well, I think it's just the thing that every man wants - to have a son and heir.
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The last I knew you were going to a party. just a few friends at the McEvoys' you told me. The science club, you told me. What happened? You got into a fight about the theory of relativity? Did creationists crash the party and start a rumble?
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As noble Art has survived noble nature, so too she marches ahead of it, fashioning and awakening by her inspiration. Before Truth sends her triumphant light into the depths of the heart, imagination catches its rays, and the peaks of humanity will be glowing when humid night still lingers in the valleys.
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Never refuse a breath mint - you don't know why it's being offered.
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You don’t have to know a philosopher’s every syllable to know why he rubs you the wrong way. You may know it best after a few of his sentences, and les and less well after that. The important thing is to see his web and move away before you tear it.
