Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
The important thing is not to know more than all men, but to know more at each moment than any particular man.
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During the civilisation and development process of more than 5,000 years, the Chinese nation has made an indelible contribution to the civilisation and advancement of mankind.
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Experiencing sadness and anger can make you feel more creative, and by being creative, you can get beyond your pain or negativity.
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The main reason I backed DeepMind was strategic: I see my role as bridging the AI research and AI safety communities.
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By the time I approached my forties, I had the self-assurance to approach all the genres I love so deeply: R & B, rock, jazz, and pop.
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The whole issue is that everyone would love to do theater, but it doesn't pay enough, so to do music theater on TV, that's the ultimate dream.
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I've always been an actor, a lowly actor without power, so I've never been corrupted. I've never even directed.
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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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The Olympics have their own unique atmosphere and energy. People might say it's just the same as any other competition, but don't kid yourself. There's a hunger for victory.
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If I have to draw attention away from some hormone-induced acne on my chin, I put on a lot of mascara.
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I think it's the responsibility of a major opera house not only to cultivate debate and get people thinking, but also to be interfaced with things that challenge them. To challenge its audience and not just deliver things that they know, even though some of those things are wonderful.
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If humanity does not opt for integrity we are through completely. It is absolutely touch and go. Each one of us could make the difference.
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The cult of the individual is killing us. I think Twitter signals the death of western civilisation, but people have been saying that since Demosthenes.
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Different astronauts sleep in different ways.
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I have been dairy free for several years, and I started because I felt it was going to reduce my allergies, which it did, and help me lose weight, which it did.
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When we were on the road, I found out that my greatest hits album went Gold. They freaked out. Things really came to a head when we started arguing about a Van Halen greatest hits package.
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I do know some missed tackles usually that comes down to leverage, and I know those are correctable and fixable.
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I had just had small parts in other films, and I'd worked with a lot of directors in TV.
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As far as we can discern, the sole purpose of human existence is to kindle a light in the darkness of mere being.
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It is always easier to have somebody to blame, but immigrants are not the cause of the country's economic woes.
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Man on the dubious waves of error toss'd.
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Free speech is the bedrock of liberty and a free society. And yes, it includes the right to blaspheme and offend.
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The one-cylinder ward is one in which the bishop handles all the problems, makes all the decisions, follows through on all the assignments, and faces every challenge. Then, like any other overworked cylinder, he starts to sputter and behave erratically. Eventually, he burns out altogether.
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The important thing is not to know more than all men, but to know more at each moment than any particular man.
