Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
Yes, I have finally arrived to this Capital of the World! I now see all the dreams of my youth coming to life... Only in Rome is it possible to understand Rome.
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There's not much room for eccentricity in Hollywood, and eccentricity is what's sexy in people.
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I would like to direct.
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My parents were divorced by the time I was even conscious - like, I don't remember them ever being together.
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Given a choice between Charlie Mingus and Eric Dolphy or Joe Strummer and Lou Reed, there was no choice. I like Reed and Strummer, but it's kiddie music.
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There aren't many athletes who follow their hearts. They choose to go somewhere to win more and earn more money. They're like gypsies.
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If I sit down to write a young-adult novel, then I'm going to write either to the punch-pulling expectation of what I can't do, or I'm going to go the other way and think about what can I sneak in to be 'down with the kids' - which would be excruciating.
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I don't think my daughter wants to see me on the toilet. Lila has seen me nude.
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To work without attachment is to work without the expectation of reward or fear of any punishment in this world or the next. Work so done is a means to the end, and God is the end.
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My father's life was so decimated by his earliest experiences. His mother died when he was 7 years old, which he always said was the worst experience in his life. When he was 8, his father disappeared and he was on his own from the age of 8.
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We're sad about some of the losses of members of great seniority and distinction in the Congress, and some very new members, who will no longer be serving with us.
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Not everyone is lucky enough to be given space and trust.
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The 1990s, after the reign of terror of academic vandalism, will be a decade of restoration: restoration of meaning, value, beauty, pleasure, and emotion to art and restoration of art to its audience.
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What's the worst that could happen? You're going to come second or lose? It's not like someone has got a gun to your head.
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I realized there was racism because people thought, 'Oh, if you like roll 'n' roll, that makes you like a white kid.'
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It's not about big markets or small markets. It's not about dominant teams or not. It's about the actual competition and how good the games are, how good the series turn out. That's what I think is the most important for fans.
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Politics is like boxing - you try to knock out your opponents.
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Symbols have a reach and a roundness that goes beyond their literal and practical meaning. They are the rich concepts under which the mind gathers many particulars into one name, and many instances into one general induction.
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For me to own land in Detroit, it was a badge of honor, and it was support for the city.
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I've always seen myself as a grown-up. Since I was a little kid.
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Amuse-bouches are an opportunity to push boundaries.
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People need new tools to work with rather than new tools that work for them.
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I grew up in a family where we weren't allowed to talk about beauty or to put any emphasis on physical appearance.
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Yes, I have finally arrived to this Capital of the World! I now see all the dreams of my youth coming to life... Only in Rome is it possible to understand Rome.
