Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
Whoever makes it a rule to test action by thought, thought by action, cannot falter, and if he does, will soon find his way back to the right road.
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Love is important. I didn't have the energy to be giving it to somebody else in a way that they deserved, and I knew that. So I've always been scared to go too far with somebody I care for because I knew there would come a day when I'd need to pick up and finish a painting for the next three months. That day is inevitable.
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One had to take some action against fear when once it laid hold of one.
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Rushing to war is not a wise course of action.
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You'd be surprised how hard it can often be to translate an action into an idea.
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No man or woman who tries to pursue an ideal in his or her won way is without enemies.
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The ancestor of every action is a thought.
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I had casually rented an apartment that cost $75 a month because I expected my writing to pay my way.
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I would really like to do a straight action movie that's hardcore - heavy action, like 'The Expendables' or 'Fast Five.'
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My center is giving way, my right is in retreat; situation excellent. I shall attack.
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It's just cool for a girl to be able to do her own thing. I do a lot of movies, and I'm very lucky, and I'm not complaining. But in movies, alongside big action men, we've always got to take a step back and let the men shine.
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I started gigging when I was about 16, and I was way too young to be in the clubs.
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For me it's a simple sport and a simple way to live these seven or eight years of maximum sport.
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When we moved to L.A., I started going out for more commercials, and then one day they emailed me a movie script. The first thing I said was, 'No way. I love commercials.'
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Besides entertainment and action, I want to educate. You know, as a producer or director, we do have a responsibility to society.
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Never permit a dichotomy to rule your life, a dichotomy in which you hate what you do so you can have pleasure in your spare time. Look for a situation in which your work will give you as much happiness as your spare time.
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Our cultural capital has changed tremendously on its way into the twenty-first century. Manhattan has been secured and sanitized; it's smoke- and trans-fat-free. In the boroughs, many of the old jungles have been cleared as well.
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I love the action that I'm able to do. I grew up in Maine, outdoors and playing with the boys and shooting skeet. I have my girly side, too. But, I do like playing the strong female roles, especially now with something as simple as Twitter, where you've got young women following you.
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I think that, as life is action and passion, it is required of a man that he should share the passion and action of his time at peril of being judged not to have lived.
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We are reorganizing how we work with state and local governments to make sure that we are not prioritizing families [for deportation], and you are gonna see, I think, a substantial change even as the case works its way through the courts.
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I can't wait for the iPhone 6. It's my only ambition in life to have it quickly.
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There is no doubt that counterterrorism takes time because it is not action against a regular army.
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You have to prove that you know what you're doing. You have to have longevity. You have to stay around.
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In the late 1950s, self-esteem hadn't yet been invented. High schools saw their sole mission as preparing students thoroughly for academic work.
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Whoever makes it a rule to test action by thought, thought by action, cannot falter, and if he does, will soon find his way back to the right road.
