Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
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It is often said by religious people that without its framework, there is no sense of right or wrong. My view is that religion comes after ethics.
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Sometimes I can be misunderstood. I'm really competitive.
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'Idol' was groundbreaking television. I am very fortunate to have won the show at the time. 'Idol' changed my life, and I am thankful.
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I just wish that people will be kinder to me when I pass away.
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I feel very, very lucky that George has got a little sister.
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Sometimes I think sportsmanship is a little bit forgotten in place of the individual attention.
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If you really do want to be an actor who can satisfy himself and his audience, you need to be vulnerable. You must reach the emotional and intellectual level of ability where you can go out stark naked, emotionally, in front of an audience.
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I would like to be a one-man multinational fashion phenomenon.
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Change is not only likely, it's inevitable.
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To the youth who have taken up guns, I urge them to return to their parents and shun violence.
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It's not that I am not emotional, but I am extremely secure and curb it, as I am afraid to let go and be broken. So, I have cultivated myself to be detached in life, specially where movies are concerned.
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It would be nice to feel that we are a better world, a world of more compassion and a world of more humanity, and to believe in the basic goodness of man.
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In order to survive in a dangerous neighborhood, Israel has always needed to be more than tough. The country has always needed to be smart.
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The first duty of a revolutionary is to get away with it.
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There are only three things I can do - make a dress, decorate a house, and entertain people.
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We should craft our laws to allow images of criminal suspects to be captured in public - but also to make sure that the government does not unduly infringe on the privacy rights of innocent citizens.
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The readings of Soviet society are as many as the experts you speak to. In my view, it's a society that is overdue for measures of democratization and organization.
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Of course, everyone would like to play a superhero, but this is by no means me saying I would like to go play Cyclops.
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As a regent, I hope to bring that important perspective of a typical family visitor in combination with my background as a Member of Congress and a proponent of the Smithsonian's efforts to reach all Americans.
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When we are children we seldom think of the future. This innocence leaves us free to enjoy ourselves as few adults can. The day we fret about the future is the day we leave our childhood behind.
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Neither the current state nor the future prospects of this evolving order can be understood without an appreciation of its history.
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I have made more friends for American culture than the State Department. Certainly I have made fewer enemies, but that isn't very difficult.
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I am happiest when I am with my wife, Susi, and our two boys exploring and loving something for the first time.
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Life is the childhood of our immortality.
