Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
Superstition is the poesy of practical life; hence, a poet is none the worse for being superstitious.
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I believe in the institution of marriage and it's like a tag to cement the relationship for your friends, family and public.
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For someone who writes fiction, in order to activate the imagination and the unconscious, it's essential to be free.
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My grandfather arrived in Houston in 1942 as a refugee from Nazi Germany. He had lost everything - his profession, his language, his money - but the city welcomed him, as it has hundreds of thousands of immigrants over the years.
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Luckily, I was raised by people who'd already seen all the yuck stuff, which is why they originally didn't want me to act. I understood the difference between getting a part at a Hollywood party and getting a job.
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My favorite car is a '69 Barracuda.
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I feel very lucky to get to fly the flag of RCA Records and Sony Music.
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Choosing a spouse with religion in mind is not always a mistake, especially if your heritage and your faith are important parts of who you are. The trick is, as always, to recognize a good thing when you see it - and never mistake the bad for something more.
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People think I am funny all the time. But I am not. I am serious, too. Also, I enjoy serious, dramatic films.
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Leadership is the other side of the coin of loneliness, and he who is a leader must always act alone. And acting alone, accept everything alone.
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I go to my kids' sports games and don't have to carry the enormous burden of secrecy with me every day. However, adrenaline still courses through my body whenever I go through passport control to another country.
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I come from a middle class family, and my parents weren't too supportive of my career choices.
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You don't know where life takes you.
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As usual the Liberals offer a mixture of sound and original ideas. Unfortunately none of the sound ideas is original and none of the original ideas is sound.
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I guess my idea of a good audience is one that's quiet and listens, but also that's alive: they respond, they're getting the jokes, they're with me. And that' s been happening.
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I love Mount Fuji and I think it is my love of the mountains in Japan that led me to seek other mountains around the world.
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I am so inspired by new media.
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As Mayor, I will fully support my Arts Commission and its professional selection committees so that they can commission a full range of public art that is daring and, when appropriate, daringly traditional.
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I know the situations that we do every week are all ones that I encounter in my life or will encounter.
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Nothing can discourage the appetite for divinity in the heart of man.
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When you're staring at your phone to navigate and being led places, you do become less aware of your environment, and the journey becomes kind of automated. There is an aliveness that comes with having to puzzle out directions for yourself. And you have to ask other people for help, which creates opportunity for social connection.
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I wake up every day inspiring myself, because God gave me life.
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I've been through a lot of experiences in my life being in the biggest band in the world.
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I see and understand both the symbolic as well as the substantive elements of my life. Sometimes I visualise it as a journey of an individual from a remote village on the sidelines of society to the hub of social standing. But at the same time I also realise that my life encapsulates the ability of the democratic system to accommodate and empower marginalised sections of society.
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Superstition is the poesy of practical life; hence, a poet is none the worse for being superstitious.
