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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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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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 think there's nothing that can drive you more than a huge dream or a huge challenge.
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We sat around and I fed them barbecue and whiskey. And pretty soon everyone started to compete with each other on the guitars. It seemed the more everyone drank and ate, the more everyone got into it.
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In sport, a massive amount is to do with genetics.
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Self-exploration is very painful, but unless you do that, you will never know who you are and who you want to be.
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It's best to love your family as you would a Siberian tiger-from a distance, preferably separated by bars.
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If you are not happy with yourself, even the loftiest achievements won't bring you much satisfaction.
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To deny people their human rights is to challenge their very humanity.
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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.
