Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
Reason can never be popular. Passions and feelings may become popular, but reason will always remain the sole property of a few eminent individuals.
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I made a name for myself as someone who is determined to swim against the stream if it's dirty.
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I just love playing so much, competing so much. You're able to put your losses behind you. One of the greatest attributes a decathlete can have is the ability to forget... to look ahead, not behind.
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We believe that when you make Black America better - you make all of America better.
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I started playing in bars when I was about 15 years old, and there are things that I saw early on that really shaped who I am.
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Victory Over Violence is an organization that was created to help fund shelters for women and children.
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When poverty shows itself, even mischievous boys understand what it means.
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The director's job should give you a sense of music without drawing attention to itself.
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Well, it really describes what it feels like to be a normal person whose boss and friend suddenly runs for the president, and then becomes the president.
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I don't want to die an old lady.
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Acting is like driving; you can never forget it, and it's in my blood.
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You're sent scripts, and for some, as soon as you start reading them, you feel an instant connection to the character. You know who they are, you know how to play them, and there is instant enthusiasm. Then, at the audition, you don't have nerves because of that natural affinity.
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I used to be really nervous when I sang. Like, when I was a kid starting young, 18 and 19, and my dad really had to sort of push me to start singing in front of people. Ever since I got out there and really started doing it, the only thing I've ever tried to do is just sort of is be myself, you know, never put on a voice. Sing naturally.
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No place affords a more striking conviction of the vanity of human hopes than a public library.
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The one duty we owe to history is to rewrite it.
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My point is that you cannot force social change at a speed that it cannot go. Social change is evolutionary, not revolutionary. Deep social change takes time. And slowly the culture is changing. The MTV generation is far more tolerant, and that tolerance is growing.
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It is the heritage of anguished centuries, and it distinguishes us from all other people-us, the youngest and last people of our culture. ...
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Just because you know I had no other choice doesn't make the anger go away. I understand that. But you're a man now. You can put away these childish things.
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I think women have an innate ability to be intuitive with people that they truly love, but they have to trust that inner voice, and I think it is there. I think we are more intuitive than men.
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That’s why courage is tricky. Should you always do what others tell you to do? Sometimes you might not even know why you’re doing something. I mean, any fool can have courage. But honor, that’s the real reason you either do something or you don’t. It’s who you are and maybe who you want to be.
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In common with all Protestant or Jewish cultures, America was developed on the idea that your word is your bond. Otherwise, the frontier could never have been opened, 'cause it was lawless. A man's word had to mean something.
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I had the most fun on '3rd Rock'. It was a great show to work on.
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I feel like the gods have certainly patted me on the head.
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Reason can never be popular. Passions and feelings may become popular, but reason will always remain the sole property of a few eminent individuals.
