Marie von Ebner-Eschenbach Quotes
Merkmal großer Menschen ist, daß sie an andere weit geringere Anforderungen stellen als an sich selbst.
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Desire then is the invasion of the whole self by the wish, which, as it invades, sets going more and more of the psychical processes; but at the same time, so long as it remains desire, does not succeed in getting possession of the self.
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Violence is the last refuge of the incompetent.
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Britain's passion for Christmas and huge white weddings dates from Victorian times - both were low-key celebrations before Victoria and her PR machine.
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Be miserable. Or motivate yourself. Whatever has to be done, it's always your choice.
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Ambition is important. Of course you can't get anywhere without talent, but there are a lot of talented people. To succeed, you have to be the most ambitious talented person.
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I hadn't worked for a couple of years so I thought it would be nice to earn some money and pay the bills.
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I don't have to be making a lot of money or living in a fancy house.
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Writing is immensely difficult. The short forms especially.
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The paradox of endurance sports is that an athlete can never work as hard as he wants, because if he pushes himself too far, his hematocrit will fall.
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After 'The Empire Strikes Back,' I got to make big films that I didn't care about, 'Never Say Never Again' and 'RoboCop 2,' and then I got too old.
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I tell people, if you really want me to look that good, why don't you cough up about $2 million more and hire Alec or Billy? If you want me to do it, this is what you get.
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I want to see America set the example to the world both in our domestic and foreign relations of magnanimity.
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I've never loved you enough to trust you, we just met and I just fucked you!
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«I work a day 12 hours 40 minutes.»
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The Thought and Deed of Deity Are of such richness and extent That It remaineth to Itself An Undiscovered Continent.
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'That makes no sense,' I said.'This is the Victorian era,' she said. 'Women didn’t have to make sense.'
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Protection is not a principle, but an expedient.
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'Everything is both a trap and a display; the secret reality of the object is what the Other makes of it.'
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By creating an urgent crisis that can only be solved by those fluent in a language too complex for ordinary people to understand, the Wall Street crowd has turned the vast majority of Americans into non-participants in their own political future.
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Any threat to the health and safety of a child in any school or classroom is unacceptable.
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A guitar can be so human, so sorrowful, so angry, and I wanted to figure out how to achieve that vibe without having to actually use guitars, because 'Badlands' is a very futuristic record - and making it that in an era of futuristic music is a really hard thing to do!
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You are not going to know the meaning of God or prayer unless you reduce yourself to a cipher.
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Merkmal großer Menschen ist, daß sie an andere weit geringere Anforderungen stellen als an sich selbst.
