Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
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We put more emphasis on who can drive a car than on who can be a parent. And I think there ought to be mandatory parenting classes starting in high school, and you should have to have a license to be able to be a parent to explain that you don't give alcohol to kids.
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Some people write heavily, some write lightly. I prefer the light approach because I believe there is a great deal of false reverence about. There is too much solemnity and intensity in dealing with sacred matters; too much speaking in holy tones.
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Just be honest with yourself. That opens the door.
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I've always been about how will digital be transforming established businesses, and that's what I've done.
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Maybe black and white is the best medium for landscapes, I don't know.
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Any voices or fantasies, he lives with. Those are his everyday life things.
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I just think that if one is going to preach nonviolence and one is going to advocate for nonviolence, one's standard should be consistent.
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Truth is on the side of the oppressed.
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I love working in New York.
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I don't intentionally go: 'Ooh, what is provocative,' and try to do that. I just do stuff, and people go: 'Ooh, that's provocative.'
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So long as nuclear weapons continue to exist, so will the temptation to threaten others with overwhelming military force.
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In boxing, it's one fight, so it's easier to build up rivalries, but everyone's got huge respect for each other.
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Even if you're an angry, intense person, you also have to have intense joy about life and intense feelings about the world.
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Governments have monopolies on certain things, like eminent domain and deadly force.
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It was really fun. It was fun for a lot of reasons. It was fun because nobody thought that we would be successful. It was on a network that wasn't even there at the time.
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You have to remember that when you are a performer you become a celebrity, but you are not saving lives. It's not that important.
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It's not about success. Whatever happens, it doesn't matter. I would like to not go bankrupt or get some incurable disease, but other than that, I'm just happy to keep going.
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We are the storytelling animal.
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The intention and outcome of vulnerability is trust, intimacy and connection. The outcome of oversharing is distrust, disconnection - and usually a little judgment.
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I had to overcome bullies and other people who didn't like me and tormented me. I overcame those things with positive affirmations and setting goals. When I would set goals, I wouldn't let anything get in the way of me breaking them. As I found success, a lot of those things subsided and became less important.
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As your girlfriend, you've just pissed me off. As your High Priestess, you've just insulted me. And as someone with a working brain, you've made me wonder if you've lost every bit of your sense. (Zoey Redbird)
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A teenager can find lots of games, but that's not necessarily true for adults over 30. As you get older, you desire more intellectual, emotional experiences. If you look at film, there's many different genres. No matter how old you are, you can find the type of movie you like. That's a sign of a mature medium.
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When you are lonely, writing can keep you company. It is a form of self-compensation, a way of making up for things-as opposed to making things up-that did not quite happen. (p.11).
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Always to distrust is an error, as well as always to trust.
