Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.
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A leader has the vision and conviction that a dream can be achieved. He inspires the power and energy to get it done.
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The devoted golfer is an anguished soul who has learned a lot about putting just as an avalanche victim has learned a lot about snow.
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There are many problems, but I think there is a solution to all these problems; it's just one, and it's education.
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The first function of a book review should be, I believe, to give some idea of the contents and character of the book.
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I shall strive not to be guilty of adding any fuel to the flames of hatred and passion which, if continued to be fed, promise to burn up whatever is left by the war of decent human feeling in Europe.
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How is the world ruled and led to war? Diplomats lie to journalists and believe these lies when they see them in print.
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I like playing sort-of-crazy people. There's something really, really fun about that.
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It is right that we be concerned with the scientific probity of metaphysics.
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Reverence is fatal to literature.
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Serbia did not want to recognize our country in a peaceful way, so that is why they wanted to destroy us. All our efforts to find a peaceful solution were impossible. In order to save the people, NATO had to intervene.
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There has to be so many other ways of approaching airline security than demeaning ourselves by giving up a lot of our dignities and our liberty to do this.
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Working with Bruno Mars would be really awesome. I'm such a fan of his, and I love that he's a real artist.
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The historian is a prophet looking backward.
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When I was living in Mexico and writing a book called 'Aztec,' I had to make a deliberate effort to ignore a lot of the 'typically Mexican landscape' around me - banana and citrus groves, roses and carnations, burros and toros - because they did not exist in Mexico in the 15th century, the time of my book.
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I love science fiction. I always have, ever since I was a kid. I love a lot of science fiction writers. William Gibson is one of my favorite writers.
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Violence against embassies and civilians must be categorically condemned. At the same time, we must attempt to understand why such events occur.
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A high IQ individual can't deal in an industry that's subjective.
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One of the biggest misconceptions that has been thrown out there is the fact that I started on Vine.
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Accept what people offer. Drink their milkshakes. Take their love.
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I do not think reading the mystics would hurt you myself: you say you must avoid books which deal with 'feelings' - but the mystics don't deal with feelings but with love which is a very different thing. You have too many 'feelings,' but not nearly enough love.
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Football is a simple game. Twenty-two men chase a ball for 90 minutes and at the end, the Germans always win.
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Yet would we die as some have done, beating a way for the rising sun.
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If both John McCain and Obama were given a sip of truth serum, both would admit they made serious mistakes in choosing running mates in 2008.
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A man can be himself only so long as he is alone; and if he does not love solitude, he will not love freedom; for it is only when he is alone that he is really free.
