Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise.
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I think the country is very settled in a lot of ways, and we saw that after the Democratic Convention. I think a lot of the bump that we enjoyed came when John Kerry selected John Edwards as his running mate.
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It's pretty funny, just driving by in a cab, and you see a huge billboard of yourself on the side of a hotel, like a 100-by-100 poster hanging up.
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The most interesting thing about a postage stamp is the persistence with which it sticks to its job.
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I don't really do sad, depressing songs.
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It seems to me that Halloween is the perfect time to get all over steampunk.
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If you're throwing someone off a roof, you're throwing them off the roof. It's there. You don't have to do anything extra with that. The audience is obviously going to react to that because it's such a heightened thing to do. But in the other moments, you really look for ways to craft those, because they're more important, honestly.
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I hope that the families will understand that the contribution of women is important and can be more powerful for building a greater country.
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What I would like to do is make sure every primary school child has a library card, so where parents don't get their children library cards, we'll see if we can get schools to step in and make sure that every child has one.
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I think it's always a good idea to dress as someone you like, as long as it's done in good taste. That's the key.
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I think I learned about the relationship between books and life from Margaret Mitchell.
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There is no black-and-white situation. It's all part of life. Highs, lows, middles.
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In Arab Islamic society, it is traditionally taboo to criticize the lifestyle or personal philosophy of any practicing Muslim.
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The Indian story has never been written. Maybe I am the man to do it.
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During my first visit, I was really struck by how deeply religious many Oklahomans are. It is a very conservative state and as somebody who grew up in a very liberal country, it was jarring to me at first.
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Michael Pollan is a champion. In all ways. A man of great integrity, humor, and common sense and kindness.
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The consequences of a collapse would not be pretty. Whichever country precipitated it - Germany by threatening to abandon the euro, or Greece or Spain by actually doing so - would trigger economic chaos and incur its neighbours' wrath.
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There can be no friendship without confidence, and no confidence without integrity.
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I believe Corot painted a tree better that any of us, but still I find him superior in his figures.
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I'm a '60s troubadour, a folk-rock relic, a wordsmith from bygone days, a fictitious head of state from a place nobody knows. I'm in the bottomless pit of cultural oblivion.
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No one should walk into a party and have a stamp that says 'mayor' or 'businessman' on their head. Everyone is just there to have a good time.
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The wise man should be prepared for everything that does not lie within his control.
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Walk into a room, knowing you are somebody, somebody special. Don't ever let them smash that or pull you down.
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Divide and rule, the politician cries; unite and lead, is watchword of the wise.
