E. T. A. Hoffmann Quotes
It is only in the morning that one should marry, read unfavourable reviews, make one's will, beat one's servants, and so forth.
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I believe in aging gracefully.
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I'm dyslexic, and it takes me longer to memorize and to embody the character so I can really own it.
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The goal seems to me at times just to be business first.
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I'm not desperately looking for a man, but I'm sure one of these days, I'll find my Mr. Right.
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A child learns to discard his ideals, whereas a grown-up never wears out his short pants.
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I'm very involved with kids because after being a teacher for seven years, I just can't stop loving the kids. I am a teacher forever.
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It was only a few years ago that I couldn't get hired to save my life.
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On stage, you can use your emotions. It's the place where you can channel them. They have a purpose.
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When I was a young boy, I preferred cats to dogs. From the age of seven or eight onwards I just felt more comfortable with cats. And I felt more comfortable with girls, I didn't really like hanging out with guys. When I was about ten or eleven, I was friendlier with the girls in my school than with the guys.
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I think the perfection of love is that it's not perfect.
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With Malice toward none, with charity for all, with firmness in the right, as God gives us to see the right, let us strive on to finish the work we are in, to bind up the nation's wounds.
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We talk on principal, but act on motivation.
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Few misfortunes can befall a boy which bring worse consequence than to have a really affectionate mother.
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Democracy is about non-arbitrary decisions. Democracy is about spreading decisions; it is not about destroying processes.
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I swam very competitively till I was 15, then I swam for fun until I was 18. But athletics remain a very big part of my life. I try to keep that as much in balance with work as I can.
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It's good to play 100 per cent live - no tricks, no samples, no messing about.
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As far as guys who perform onstage, I love Chris Rock. I'm kind of jaded on everyone else.
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I've always just focused on the work, and I've just tried to be honest with the work. If the work speaks to people, fantastic.
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Most rich countries have reported increases in happiness as they become richer.
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I think my riding has hopefully gotten a lot better, but I'm always trying to push myself.
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You don't just wake up one morning and decide to become a singer-songwriter.
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'The morning after I die. And the first 12 copies go to the Inland Revenue'
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It is only in the morning that one should marry, read unfavourable reviews, make one's will, beat one's servants, and so forth.
