Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
Pity on the person who has become accustomed to seeing in necessity something arbitrary, who ascribes to the arbitrary some sort of reason, and even claims that following that sort of reason has religious value.
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When you have brothers, you learn to be fiercely competitive with someone you love so they won't kill you and you won't kill them.
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To be truthful, Jay-Z wouldn't have a quarter of the records sold today if it wasn't for the white people buying his records.
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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Come on... when you're running, if you see you're going to win, you're going to celebrate.
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So yeah, I play the piano for most of the show, but I like rock and roll.
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Technology is vital. We have to have development in new technology if we're going to solve these environmental problems without throwing humanity back in poverty.
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Laws are to be enforced justly but firmly, with an iron hand. This is the case anywhere, even in a family.
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In neurotics, worm phobias are usually found as well as snake phobias.
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Death is the mother of Beauty; hence from her, alone, shall come fulfillment to our dreams and our desires.
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Part of our job as storytellers is to show people pockets of the world that they don't know. The more we understand, the more we don't judge.
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If there was no ladies, I wouldn't wanna be on the planet. Ladies, friends, and music - without those three, I wouldn't wanna be here.
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I don't think of myself as a movie star and I can pretty easily convince other people that I'm not a movie star.
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Growing up, my imagined life as a musician was something along the lines of me lounging in a Learjet en route to a swelling outdoor amphitheatre on a dazzling summer's eve.
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People come up to me and tell me how I changed their life and I've inspired them. And they tell me their stories, and that keeps me going.
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I have lived in the only decades I could have lived in, and hope to live through at least a few more.
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I belong on the stage. I love how the day's events, whatever you read in the newspapers or watch on the TV, are reflected in the performance and how it's received.
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I'm the nicest, most loyal person in the world when it comes to my friends.
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I had a chance to play for the Cuban national team during the 2009 World Baseball Classic, but at the time I never thought about leaving Cuba.
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I'm truly passionate about basketball. I'm not as passionate about baseball as I am about basketball, but I watch baseball and I watch football. I love sports in general.
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Under Pope Francis, we have seen a change at the Vatican that is reflective of the church I know and love. He approaches controversial doctrine or past wrongdoing with humility, understanding, and faith in the goodness of mankind. He has served as a voice for the voiceless and has been working to re-establish the church as a home for the homeless.
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I miss aspects of being in the Arab world - the language - and there is a tranquility in these cities with great rivers. Whether it's Cairo or Baghdad, you sit there and you think, 'This river has flown here for thousands of years.' There are magical moments in these places.
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I buy clothes that have repeat value.
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I value all things only by the price they shall gain in eternity.
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Pity on the person who has become accustomed to seeing in necessity something arbitrary, who ascribes to the arbitrary some sort of reason, and even claims that following that sort of reason has religious value.
