Johann Wolfgang von Goethe Quotes
Fools and wise men are equally harmless. It is the half-fools and half-wise that are dangerous.
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There's an assault on human sexuality, as Judge Scalia said, they've taken sides in the culture war and on top of that if we have a democracy, the democratic processes should be that we can elect representatives who will share our point of view and vote those things into law.
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When I was in school, you could pick any instrument you want, and they'd teach you how to play it. That changed my life. I loved playing music in school, and it sent me on my path as a musician.
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To me, music is no joke and it's not for sale.
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Readers appreciate the truth. Why say, 'Some think a situation is a mess?' Based on my reporting, if a situation is a mess, then I say that. The truth is always what reporters tell each other when they get back to the newsroom.
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I just feed off the energy of the audience.
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A lot of people work out to be skinny. That's so boring, and it seems like a depressing goal for a modern woman.
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You change the world by being yourself.
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Most British cheeses are now vegetarian and are labelled accordingly. However, French and Italian manufacturers still tend to use rennet.
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I'm a cereal girl. I have always loved my cereal ever since I was a kid.
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When the bright angel dominates, out comes a great work of art, a Michelangelo David or a Beethoven symphony.
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Everything happens to me. I've never had a streak of luck in my life.
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When I finish a film, I put it away and I never look at it again.
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The West should be tougher on Pakistan. It is trying to play both ends against the middle - to look like the friend of the revolutionaries on the one hand and a friend of the West in the fight against terrorism. It can't be both things.
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I love 'Jane Eyre,' and I love the Bronte sisters. I actually didn't read any of them until I was in college, so I don't have quite the same connection with them that I think a lot of women do.
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I've never been one for keeping a journal, so my songs were my journals. They allowed me to express my feelings and let people know what was going on with me. I knew that somebody would relate.
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Hey, Mikey? You get her hurt and I'll end you." "You let anything happen to Eve and I'll do the same," Michael said. He'd just finished kissing Eve, too. "While you're at it, don't get yourself killed, either, bro." "Ditto. And don't kiss me.
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A thing worth learning is worth learning well.
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Thou frothy tickle-brained hedge-pig!
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Europe is good at many things, which is why we are the largest exporter in the world. Thirty million people in Europe are employed in making our exports of goods and services. Just under 900 thousand of them are in Sweden.
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Eventually, I grew out of my interest in motorcycles because they're quite dangerous. I don't ride them anymore. But I have this history.
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Assent - and you are sane - Demur - and you're straightaway dangerous - and handled with a chain.
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I believe potential is a dangerous word; it can be used for anybody. I don't want people to always say, 'He has the potential to be good.' Or, 'He has a couple of years to go.' I want somebody to say, 'Damn, that's a good tight end.' Period.
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Fools and wise men are equally harmless. It is the half-fools and half-wise that are dangerous.
