Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
Theories are usually the over-hasty efforts of an impatient understanding that would gladly be rid of phenomena, and so puts in their place pictures, notions, nay, often mere words.
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Corporations have enormous treasuries, and there are a lot of things they want from government, many of which clash with the public interest.
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I'm not better than anyone else. I'm not supposed to be on a pedestal. I've always stayed away from that.
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Shakespeare is a wonderful language to speak, but it's also a world to get your mind into thematically.
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For years I had lived in my body half-consciously, ignoring it mostly, dismissing its agendas wherever I could, and forever pressing it into the service of mental conceptions that resulted, almost as a by-product, sometimes in its pleasuring and sometimes in its abuse.
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America has much greatness left in her.
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You know, a lot of things changed. What never changed is the illusion to keep playing tennis, the illusion to keep doing well the things, and the illusion to be in a good position of the ranking and play these kind of matches.
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My first gig was a Corn Pops commercial. I did the first Vanilla Coke campaign. A Juicy Fruit commercial paid my bills for years.
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There are lots of wonderful actors doing animated films these days, but I prefer it when you can't recognise them - it means they've really become the character.
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I have spent a lot of time in the art world, and I guess I do listen to how people speak. I'm interested in what they say and how they say it.
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We are symbols, and inhabit symbols.
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TV in all its ugliness can be a beautiful thing.
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If you ever want to tame your inner demons, you must consciously choose never to become too attached to any particular life plan - and always remain open to the idea that there might be an even better life plan for you.
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I want to release six songs, let people listen to those, let them chill for a second, do a tour, release another six songs, chill for a second and then take my favorite four, put them on the album, and add some more.
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All records are not made to be broken.
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I couldn't stand it. I still can't stand it. I can't stand the way things are. I cannot tolerate this age.
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I don't feel any need for redemption. I'm satisfied with what I did in the Senate. I don't look back. I look forward.
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It's about doing it in a way that it can't be done any better. That is the goal every day.
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My cutter has been key for me, and my curveball. I've been able to spot them where I want to spot them.
