Quotes 1501 till 1520 of 1877.
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The trouble with being number one in the world - in anything- is that it takes a certain mentality to attain that position, and that is something of a driving, perfectionist attitude, so that once you do achieve number one, you don't relax and enjoy it.
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The trouble with being punctual is that nobody's there to appreciate it.
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The truest greatness lies in being kind, the truest wisdom in a happy mind.
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The ultimate end of all revolutionary social change is to establish the sanctity of human life, the dignity of man, the right of every human being to liberty and well-being.
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The United Nations was not set up to be a reformatory. It was assumed that you would be good before you got in and not that being in would make you good.
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The unrecorded past is none other than our old friend, the tree in the primeval forest which fell without being heard.
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The vanity of being known to be trusted with a secret is generally one of the chief motives to disclose it.
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The very essence of meditation is to be so silent that there is no stirring of thoughts in you, that words don't come between you and reality, that the whole net of words falls down, that you are left alone. This aloneness, this purity, this unclouded sky of your being is meditation.
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The war between being and nothingness is the underlying illness of the twentieth century. Boredom slays more of existence than war.
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The whole film is about people being convinced that they can reduce themselves to their archetypes.
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The will to label will always prevail over what's being labeled, usually at the expense of either truth or understanding.
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The wise person often shuns society for fear of being bored.
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The woman I'd want to meet the most is Nicole Holofcener. I've loved every single film she's done. I think her films are deeply comedic while being deeply disturbing and dark.
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The women I know who have children and have careers, they seem to be very happy. They love their children and they love their jobs. But happiness comes out of being willing to do your work in your twenties to find out who you are, what you love.
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The work of art is brought into the world without there being a need for it. The house satisfies a requirement. The work of art is responsible to none; the house is responsible to everyone. The work of art wants to draw people out of their state of comfort.
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The world makes up for all its follies and injustices by being damnably sentimental.
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The world of digital media is being transformed. A bunch of new businesses can be reinvented, thanks to social graphs, the mobile internet, and the new shopping habits of the young. Those are going to create a whole generation of cool new companies.
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The world reacts very strangely to people they see on TV, and I can begin to understand how anchor monsters are made. If you're not careful, you can become used to being treated as though you're special and begin to expect it. For a reporter, that's the kiss of death.
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The world will change for the better when people decide they are sick and tired of being sick and tired of the way the world is, and decide to change themselves.
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The worth of a human being lies in the ability to extend oneself, to go outside oneself, to exist in and for other people.
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