Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
A life without love, without the presence of the beloved, is nothing but a mere magic-lantern show. We draw out slide after slide, swiftly tiring of each, and pushing it back to make haste for the next.
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But there's no reason why we should abdicate our foundational principles because certain groups don't believe in them. You know, no majority should surrender its deeply held beliefs to those who don't believe in anything.
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It seems to me that an unjust law is no law at all.
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The performances you have in your head are always much better than the performances on stage.
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Worship is a way of seeing the world in the light of God.
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In reality, I've always been an actor - since I was a kid. I did theater growing up in New York. I was always in the plays in school. I was either going to be an actor or an athlete or a soldier. Those were kind of the three paths that I always kind of embarked on.
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I'm a private intellectual, not a public one.
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I wish I could play the World Cup; that's one of my dreams.
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I don't know how many hills and valleys I've had, how many times I've had to refocus my world and my life and my career.
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With 500 channels and the Internet available, you'd think a candidate could get the word out.
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If I go to Singapore, I have friends there. If they came to Zambia, they'd feel the same way. I've made connections, and I have friends in many, many countries.
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In the business world an executive knows something about everything, a technician knows everything about something and the switchboard operator knows everything.
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We want to take care of our employees, because they take care of our family.
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When I was about 16, I got my ball taken off me by the police for playing in the street - which is pathetic really.
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As a designer, when someone wears my clothes, the biggest compliment I can receive is that the woman looks amazing because my designs have flattered her, not taken over her. I take that philosophy to heart myself each morning when I am getting ready for the day.
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This is one Hart that you will not leave in San Francisco.
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The spirit of an age may be best expressed in the abstract ideal arts, for the spirit itself is abstract and ideal.
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There's just something about that cold rush that I know I hate and a lot of other swimmers hate.
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I dance. I don't really do anything else.
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People assume I'm a boiler ready to explode, but I actually have very low blood pressure, which is shocking to people.
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It's always impressive when talented comedians are easy laughers or generous with their laughs.
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I think there is great interest amongst the younger people in this music. I think that there is a lot of them that are looking for interesting situations and music that is stimulating.
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I do want to sell as many records and win as many awards as I can. The awards though, they don't necessarily determine if you're good or not. I know that now.
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I don't think I should be telling you every 10 minutes what to think. I like to leave the audience alone with the magic. I tend to trust the material, or I don't do it.
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A life without love, without the presence of the beloved, is nothing but a mere magic-lantern show. We draw out slide after slide, swiftly tiring of each, and pushing it back to make haste for the next.
