Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes

People are always talking about originality; but what do they mean? As soon as we are born, the world begins to work upon us; and this goes on to the end. And after all, what can we call our own, except energy, strength, and will? If I could give an account of all that I owe to great predecessors and contemporaries, there would be but a small balance in my favor.

Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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  Felix Dennis
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• Milos said, You're my first choice. From my point of view, that doesn't pay the rent. I said, Tell me what I have to do next because I'm busy painting my kitchen.

  

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• We interpret our agreement with the IMF - our participation in the IMF's system of cooperation - as a borrowing agreement. The IMF sees it as an economic policy agreement. This is not in our interest.

  

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• Glamour is about feeling good in your own skin.

  

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• Your life goes on, and then your life goes on plus 'Star Wars.' It's just been an incredible time.

  

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• I have reached the conclusion that those who have physical courage also have moral courage. Physical courage is a great test.

  

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• May it be long before the people of the United States shall cease to take a deep and pervading interest in the Fourth of July, as the birthday of our national life, or the event which then occurred shall be subordinated to any other of our national history.

  

  Samuel Freeman Miller
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• I have a theory about that, if you have to say something, if you have encourage for one second a prospective acting student - he should not go in to acting.

  

  Dabney Coleman
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• Helmet was joined to helmet, and spear to spear, and jewels, baggage, and elephants without number went with them, and you would have said it was a host that none could understand.

  

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• I think it's really good that you have great competition among news networks, and for that matter all the networks in general. It's bringing more and more people in to watching the news.

  

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  • People
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• I am at one of the best clubs in the world and in the best league. And in my private life, everything is also going very well. At 25, I feel in the right place.

  

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• The Journey of Reconciliation was organized not only to devise techniques for eliminating Jim Crow in travel, but also as a training ground for similar peaceful projects against discrimination in such major areas as employment and in the armed services.

  

  Bayard Rustin
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• There were times when we didn't have hot water or a phone line. But I guarantee you, we always had cable, and it was always on.

  

  Barry Jenkins
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• I didn't mind staying home from school and medicating myself with vanilla ice cream and chocolate sauce. Being sick always gave me another chance to break an old-fashioned mercury thermometer, too.

  

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• One of the things I want to do as an artist is to connect generations.

  

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• The house of Austria has publicly used every effort to deprive the country of its legitimate Independence and Constitution, designing to reduce it to a level with the other provinces long since deprived of all freedom, and to unite all in a common sink of slavery.

  

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• Shakespeare is definitely my first love.

  

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• I believe things happen that can't be explained, but so many people seem intent on explaining them. Everyone has an answer for them. Either aliens or things from the spirit world.

  

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• Well obviously the economy is critical to everything we do and we need to get the economy back in shape, the deficit down, the debt paid off, so that the economy can grow again and grow properly.

  

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• For me, personality acting is not that interesting. I don't want to just be myself.

  

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• I've been really lucky with the people that I've gotten to work with. I learn a lot from them, just by watching them.

  

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• People are always talking about originality; but what do they mean? As soon as we are born, the world begins to work upon us; and this goes on to the end. And after all, what can we call our own, except energy, strength, and will? If I could give an account of all that I owe to great predecessors and contemporaries, there would be but a small balance in my favor.

  

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
  • People
  • Energy
  • Balance