Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
As in Rome there is, apart from the Romans, a population of statues, so apart from this real world there is a world of illusion, almost more potent, in which most men live.
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As a Colombian, the only way I can relate to my country is through suffering. I hope that my children and my grandchildren will relate to the beautiful country in a way that it is positive and loving.
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You should only have so many accessories. You have to make sure you have the right ones at the right time.
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We find delight in the beauty and happiness of children that makes the heart too big for the body.
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For a young player like me, it is good to play for a club that can get to the semi – finals because one of the reasons I play football is for these big games.
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I have differences of opinion within my own family, an Irish Catholic family. So, I do respect those that disagree.
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When I first moved to New York, all I did was musical theater. That's what I studied at Carnegie Mellon University.
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If you were just intent on killing people you could do better with a bomb made of agricultural fertiliser.
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I have friends who are leading men, and they're only ever allowed to play leading men of a certain type. But as a character actor, there's a wider variety of projects available. On the big Hollywood films, all they care about is having their lead in place, so it's actually easier for someone like me to slip in. And I'm happy to do so.
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The one thing that disturbs me about Alec is that people don't realize that he's really funny.
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A mind concerned about danger is a clouded mind. It's paralyzing.
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We have assurances by the president and vice president that the American side says they will follow the ABM treaty, ... Any possible plans must be agreed to, and that's what we discussed.
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I swear that ever since the first day You brought me back to life,
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Growing up, I always had two interests and two passions; one being public service and the other being the arts and acting.
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Failure is just part of life; it happens to everyone. Yet, it doesn't have to be crippling if you don't let it.
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A few minutes?" Feeling suddenly shy, she crossed her arms over her chest. The smile on his face widened, becoming touched with the feral wildness of the cat. It made thinking difficult. "I believed males needed a longer recovery time to mate." "Not this kitty cat." Rising to his feet, he said, "Get ready to play.
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There is no drop of water in the ocean, not even in the deepest parts of the abyss, that does not know and respond to the mysterious forces that create the tide.
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The work of the world is common as mud.
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When I went to college in the 1970s, the Women's Liberation movement was all the buzz.
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I play Father Francis in 'The Exorcist Prequel.' It's fantastic. We are shooting in Morrocco and Rome. Paul Schrader is directing; Stellan Skarsgard plays the younger Max Von Sydow character. It's just a fantastic script. It's a very eerie, very scary script. It encomposes a growing dread that I think is really appropriate for the film.
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Barack Obama has done more than anyone else to promote the dangerous illusion that we can choose whether to have a war or not. But our enemies have already made that choice. Retired Marine Corps General James Mattis said: “No war is over until the enemy says it's over. We may think it's over, we may declare it over, but in fact, the enemy gets a vote“.
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Swimming for his life, a man does not see much of the country through which the river winds.
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As in Rome there is, apart from the Romans, a population of statues, so apart from this real world there is a world of illusion, almost more potent, in which most men live.
