Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
Few are open to conviction, but the majority of men are open to persuasion.
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As a filmmaker, I really want to utilize the tools to carry the voice - my voice, and the voice of the characters.
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I'm convinced the fall of Aleppo will not end the war.
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A chicken grows up in a little less time than an ostrich. An ostrich takes a whole year. A chicken takes a few months.
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Life is a great university for the unfolding of the mind, for developing character. In choosing our life work, when we are free to choose, we should remember this, and choose that which will call the biggest man or woman out of us and not that from which we can coin the most dollars.
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My life has become a reality show. When I am home, people are climbing trees with cameras. I feel that my personal space is being encroached upon. I will try and protect it as much as I can.
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That's the funniest thing about portraying certain things on screen, sitting next to your parents and they get to see this glimpse of me kissing another guy.
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Self-complacency is pleasure accompanied by the idea of oneself as cause.
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The ultimate mystery is one's own self.
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One of the biggest issues for me is campaign finance reform.
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I respond to a part just intuitively when I read a script.
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It's hard to be funny when you have to be clean.
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I want to thank my momma for pulling up. I want to thank my boys who was with me since day one; thank you for pulling up on me.
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For the U.S., as the largest player in the global environment, unintended consequences are magnified.
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I think the big thing is to talk about getting people working again and addressing the issues that are keeping small business from being able to grow.
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Writing for theatre is certainly different to writing an essay or any other kind of fiction or prose: it's physical. You're also telling a story, but sometimes the story isn't exactly what you intend; maybe you uncover something you had no idea you were going to uncover.
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I don't think I'm severely politically active. I care deeply, and I have my strong personal beliefs. I think America is dancing on thin ice. But I think it's bigger even than a political issue. I wonder about the evolution of the human race and spirit and what our goals and reasons for living are.
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As far as innovation goes, I can tell you that Korean students are reluctant to step out of line. If I ask questions, nobody raises their hands - not because they don't know the answers, but because they don't want to step out of line.
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I do feel like I have always, in my life, been inclined to be on the outside, walk a different path or something. Because of that, and increasingly over the years, my sense of distance from mainstream society or from the way culture works, I have a different kind of perception of it.
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What counts for most people in investing is not how much they know, but rather how realistically they define what they don't know. 'The genius of Warren Buffett in 23 quotes' MarketWatch (19 August 2015)
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You don't really think The Terminator exists, but you want him to exist.
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Olivia Newton-John was our first choice to play Sandy, but she was nervous about acting, whether she would feel comfortable with us and could pull it off at all.
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In science, technology, engineering and mathematics, men far outnumber women in the classroom and the boardroom.
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I don't place much faith in my intuitions, except as a starting place for designing experiments.
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Few are open to conviction, but the majority of men are open to persuasion.
