Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
Begin by instructing yourself, then you will receive instruction from others.
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I don't care if you're a man, if you're a player: If God sends you that one and your heart is in it, you'll work it out.
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I stay subjective because that's what I do. That's one of my abilities. I don't need to watch it because I've had the adventure. I don't do low-budget acting. I do the same acting, whether I'm in a Jim Cameron or not. I always try to do good work. There's no snobbery in there.
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I am constantly amazed on every level at how lucky I am.
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Real friendships among men are so rare that when they occur they are famous.
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The way that I make films is that I sit down and I think, "How much money could I get with less consequences?" And that's how I start. I'd rather have less money and total autonomy than more money and start having to answer to things, because then I'm not being true and the money men are not being true.
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I knew a girl so ugly that she was known as a two-bagger. That's when you put a bag over your head in case the bag over her head breaks.
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Man lives measuring, and he’s the measure of nothing. Not even of himself.
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It is part of the irony of life that the strongest feelings of devoted gratitude of which human nature seems to be susceptible, are called forth in human beings towards those who, having the power entirely to crush their earthly existence, voluntarily refrain from using that power.
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To make anything a habit, do it; to not make it a habit, do not do it; to unmake a habit, do something else in place of it.
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And those who were seen dancing were thought to be insane by those who could not hear the music.
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Stars, hide your fires; Let not light see my black and deep desires.
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I am a total sucker for an actor's autobiography/biography. I have probably read most of them.
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To tell you the Truth: It's better to give rather than to receive.
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Order is the pleasure of the reason; but disorder is the delight of the imagination.
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Your giving is sacred and therefore should be kept secret. It is wise to give quietly with no strings attached.
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Begin by instructing yourself, then you will receive instruction from others.
