Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
The desire to explain what is simple by what is complex, what is easy by what is difficult, is a calamity.
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The point really is that a writer tends to write a book that he or she tends to write. It's as simple as that. Of course, it's important to make a living and all that, but the main impulse as far as I'm concerned - and I'm sure as other writers are concerned - is to tell a story that I feel impelled by.
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You have to make the mistakes and have those failures in order to learn from them and grow and improve... But for me, the best way to combat any of that beating yourself up or overanalysing, the most important part is always to be prepared to the best of your ability.
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Any government that has a sincere desire for reform and progress should understand the benefit of objective and constructive criticism.
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What I have is P.H. positive chronic myeloid leukemia, which is an aberration in your white blood cells.
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I got a bike when I was little, a BMX. I called it 'Fido Dido' after the tough little cartoon guy with spiked hair. I thought he was the coolest thing ever.
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I don't know whether the universe contains any evidence of intelligent design, but I can assure you that thousands of everyday products do not.
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You can't take yourself too seriously; it's important to poke fun at yourself. Once in a while, it is great to show your inadequacies, too.
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We need to move past blame and make sure we are delivering care to our veterans.
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In terms of 'Seinfeld', I think there's lot of reality in a show that's supposed to be about nothing.
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There are times when I'm driving home after a day's shooting, thinking to myself, That scene would've been so much better if I had written it out.
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As far as my journal, I want to share tour life with my fans.
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We read Robert Browning's poetry. Here we needed no guidance from the professor: the poems themselves were enough.
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I'm not going to give it the big 'I am' now that I'm a New York Times bestseller.
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It's actually quite criminal how 'The Wire' was systematically ignored.
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I grew up doing gymnastics. It requires discipline, eating right, getting sleep, lots of sacrifice. But the pros outweigh the sacrifice.
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Teetotallers lack the sympathy and generosity of men that drink.
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Public appearances are a headache. I hold mine down to a minimum.
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Human beings around the world have to be taught to go, 'Tamil equals Tamil civilians first, and the Tamil Tiger is a separate thing.' And both of those groups are different. It's like a square and a circle.
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'You finally fell in love, I see,' said Salo.'Only an Earthling year ago,' said Constant. 'It took us that long to realize that a purpose of human life, no matter who is controlling it, is to love whoever is around to be loved.
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Some people think black is the color of heaven, and that the more they can make their faces look like midnight, the more evidence they have of grace. But God, who made the sun and the flowers, never sent me to proclaim to you such a lie as that.
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It's not beauty but fine qualities, my girl, that keep a husband.
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The only significance of life consists in helping to establish the kingdom of God; and this can be done only by means of the acknowledgment and profession of the truth by each one of us.
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I feel that whoever isn't feeling settled in their career won't think about their marriage.
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The desire to explain what is simple by what is complex, what is easy by what is difficult, is a calamity.
