Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
The most difficult thing is what is thought to be the simplest; to really see the things which are before your eyes.
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In Britain, you never get away from the fact that you're a foreigner. In the U.S., the view is it doesn't matter where you come from.
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Do not be jealous of your sister. Know that diamonds and rosesare as uncomfortable when they tumble from one's lips as toads and frogs:colder, too, and sharper, and they cut.
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I adore the classical pieces of our culture. The Greek and Roman are still inside and everywhere; it's impossible to disconnect.
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I read books like mad, but I am careful to to let anything I read influence me.
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I can do something else besides stuff a ball through a hoop. My biggest resource is my mind.
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The question of whether it's God's green earth is not at center stage, except in the sense that if so, one is reminded with some regularity that He may be dying.
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I have this idyllic love life, but my mind just won't accept that. I would like to bring a new guy home every night. I try to make humor out of that situation.
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I'm proud of my wrinkles. They give my face character. As an actress, you mess with that at your peril.
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I love 'Robot Chicken,' 'The Boondocks' and 'America's Funniest Home Videos.' Then there's this show called 'The First 48.' It's a documentary about killings where they try and find murderers. They interrogate people and they tell on each other - it's hilarious.
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My aim is to put down on paper what I see and what I feel in the best and simplest way.
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Tackle the difficult things first in the morning; make changes in the way you network. Treat everyone with respect and dignity. This stops you from cynicism and negativity. End your day with that same attitude you started. Renew your contract with a day well completed.
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In war the simplest manoeuvres are the best.
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What amazes me most is to see that everyone is not amazed at his own weakness.
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Surrender is the most difficult thing in the world while you are doing it and the easiest when it is done.
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This is the simplest of all thoughts, that Death must come when we call, although he is a god.
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Look to the lilies how they grow! 'Twas thus the Saviour said, that we, Even in the simplest flowers that blow, God's ever-watchful care might see.
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When duty calls, that is when character counts.
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The plan of salvation could not be brought about without an atonement... The atoning sacrifice had to be carried out by the sinless Son of God, for fallen man could not atone for his own sins. The Atonement had to be infinite and eternal to cover all men throughout all eternity. Through His suffering and death, the Savior atoned for the sins of all men. His Atonement began in Gethsemane and continued on the cross and culminated with the Resurrection.
