Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
Treat people the way they are and they will stay that way. Treat people the way they can become and they will become that way.
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I started auditioning but at times would feel depressed, as I would get shortlisted but never received the final call. Only when the commercials were released would I come to know that I was not selected.
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I'm 43. I'm not ready to sit down in a chair with my name on it yet.
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Pigeons are gentle and smart and have complex social relationships. Their hearing and vision are both excellent.
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Scientific progress makes moral progress a necessity; for if man's power is increased, the checks that restrain him from abusing it must be strengthened.
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I plan to go to university - but for sure, acting is what I want to do. It's a hard business, but I believe in my heart that I'll be doing it for a very long time.
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There's a pleasure in being reminded of the value of ordinary life.
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I think the first step is to understand that forgiveness does not exonerate the perpetrator. Forgiveness liberates the victim. It's a gift you give yourself.
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Let the path be open to talent.
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If you can slow the biological process of aging, even a minor slowdown in the rate at which we age yields improvements in virtually every condition of frailty and disability and mortality that we see at later ages.
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May God protect me from gloomy saints.
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Conviction without experience makes for harshness.
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The difficulty, the ordeal, is to start.
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You can never fully put your finger on the reason why you're suddenly, inexplicably compelled to explore one life as opposed to another.
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In the early part of the '60s I was influenced by the Ventures.
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Kids called me 'Skeletor' as a kid because I was so skinny.
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We cannot change the cards we are dealt, just how we play the game.
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I've been incredibly lucky. I've worked in two iconic shows, 'Carry On' and 'EastEnders.' If it all ended tomorrow - and it could - I'd just be terribly grateful. I've been fortunate enough to do what I love and get paid for it.
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I think there's nothing that can drive you more than a huge dream or a huge challenge.
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I jokingly say that the enemies are children, you know. I always say, if you have young kids, your whole goal from the moment they wake up is to make them tired. It's exhausting. Anybody who's got kids knows what I'm talking about.
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She had fallen in love with him twice. She loved him now with both loves, so overpowering it was almost unbearable.
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All the great religions of the world inculcate equality and brotherhood of mankind and the virtue of toleration.
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There are techniques of Buddhism, such as meditation, that anyone can adopt. And, of course, there are Christian monks and nuns who already use Buddhist methods in order to develop their devotion, compassion, and ability to forgive.
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America Held Hostage won 24 Emmys for ABC News, but someone forgot to include my name on the list of people responsible for the show.
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Treat people the way they are and they will stay that way. Treat people the way they can become and they will become that way.
