Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
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Public office must not be a means to profit or become rich.
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In Hollywood, you can live alongside very famous but still incredibly boring people. I've never wanted to be immortal. Even if nobody remembers me after my death, it's still okay with me.
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There are so many misperceptions and stereotypes out there that I would love to see clarified one day.
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Sometimes you have to watch somebody love something before you can love it yourself.
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Love is a cunning weaver of fantasies and fables.
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I'll give you one day at a time, Claire. But remember, I'm thousands of days ahead already.
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The proper effect of the Eucharist is the transformation of man into God.
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We need to start thinking about the future of food if we are going to feed 9 billion people in a way that does not destroy our environment.
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That was the way things worked out: you got a certain fair share of good breaks from life, and you had no right to expect things your way every time.
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TOMS didn't have to focus on advertising, but on giving in a way that's sustainable.
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There are more people who wish to be loved than there are who are willing to love.
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Personally, I am always more impressed by simplicity, clarity; it is the mark of a writer who knows his subject well and is secure enough not to 'lay it on' in the telling. Aim for complexity of thought, not expression.
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Especially from my experience as a quant in a hedge fund - I naively went in there thinking that I would be making the market more efficient and then was like, oh my God, I'm part of this terrible system that is blowing up the world's economy, and I don't want to be a part of that.
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Willing is not enough, we must do.
