Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
Every man bears something within him that, if it were publicly announced, would excite feelings of aversion.
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The white man made the mistake of letting me read his history books. He made the mistake of teaching me that Patrick Henry was a patriot and George Washington – wasn't nothing non-violent about old Pat or George Washington.
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Desire is the very essence of man.
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As much preparation as I had made for the old man Salieri, gestures and so on, the fact is after sitting for hours, your movements are kind of slow.
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There is no such thing as a little country. The greatness of a people is no more determined by their numbers than the greatness of a man is by his height.
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No great man ever complains of want of opportunity.
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It is commercial pop that the majority of people understand. A working man's daughter would not understand blues.
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War grows out of the desire of the individual to gain advantage at the expense of his fellow man.
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We have not yet seen what man can make of man.
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Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.
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Ben Franklin may have discovered electricity- but it is the man who invented the meter who made the money.
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Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it.
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Islam is a religion of success. Unlike Christianity, which has as its main image, in the west at least, a man dying in a devastating, disgraceful, helpless death.
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I have yet to see a piece of writing, political or non-political, that doesn't have a slant. All writing slants the way a writer leans, and no man is born perpendicular, although many men are born upright.
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A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money.
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Curiosity is natural to the soul of man and interesting objects have a powerful influence on our affections.
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I was not in 'Iron Man 2,' but I take a daily iron supplement.
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If a man does not make new acquaintances as he advances through life, he will soon find himself left alone. A man, sir, should keep his friendship in a constant repair.
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The enforcement of the law cannot depend on the justice of a cause or one man's conscience.
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It is only when the partisan shouting stops that we can hear each other's voices and concerns.
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The Master doesn't seek fulfillment. For only those who are not full are able to be used which brings the feeling of completeness.
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If I'm playing a gig in London, it feels so important. The adrenaline rush here is bigger than anywhere else. I kind of like the pressure that London puts you under.
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Just as the law in civilized countries assumes that the voice of conscience tells everybody, "Thou shalt not kill," even though man's natural desires and inclinations may at times be murderous, so the law of Hitler's land demanded that the voice of conscience tell everybody: "Thou shalt kill," although the organizers of the massacres knew full well that murder is against the normal desires and inclinations of most people. Evil in the Third Reich had lost the quality by which most people recognize it - the quality of temptation.
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Every man bears something within him that, if it were publicly announced, would excite feelings of aversion.
