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No intelligent idea can gain general acceptance unless some stupidity is mixed in with it.


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The value of things is not the time they last, but the intensity with which they occur. That is why there are unforgettable moments and unique people!

The value of things is not the time they last, but the intensity with which they occur. That is why there are unforgettable moments and unique people!



Life is what we make of it. Travel is the traveler. What we see isn't what we see but what we are.

Life is what we make of it. Travel is the traveler. What we see isn't what we see but what we are.



My soul is a hidden orchestra; I know not what instruments, what fiddlestrings and harps, drums and tamboura I sound and clash inside myself. All I hear is the symphony.

My soul is a hidden orchestra; I know not what instruments, what fiddlestrings and harps, drums and tamboura I sound and clash inside myself. All I hear is the symphony.



The slope takes you to the windmill, but effort takes you nowhere.

The slope takes you to the windmill, but effort takes you nowhere.



We never love anyone. What we love is the idea we have of someone. It's our own concept—our own selves—that we love.

We never love anyone. What we love is the idea we have of someone. It's our own concept—our own selves—that we love.



There are no norms. All people are exceptions to a rule that doesn’t exist.

There are no norms. All people are exceptions to a rule that doesn’t exist.



Everything interests me, but nothing holds me.

Everything interests me, but nothing holds me.



I am nothing. I'll never be anything. I couldn't want to be something. Apart from that, I have in me all the dreams in the world.

I am nothing. I'll never be anything. I couldn't want to be something. Apart from that, I have in me all the dreams in the world.



It's been a long time since I've been me.

It's been a long time since I've been me.



I bear the wounds of all the battles I avoided.

I bear the wounds of all the battles I avoided.





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No! no arresting the vast wheel of time, That round and round still turns with onward might, Stern, dragging thousands to the dreaded night Of an unknown hereafter.

No! no arresting the vast wheel of time, That round and round still turns with onward might, Stern, dragging thousands to the dreaded night Of an unknown hereafter.



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My head's a carousel of pictures and The spinning never stops.



Seven actors have played Batman on the big screen, and if you can name all seven without reading any further, your youth has been wasted.

Seven actors have played Batman on the big screen, and if you can name all seven without reading any further, your youth has been wasted.



Love is not popular. Not noble. . . not love, no reward. Trust love. Is not love. Trust yourself.

Love is not popular. Not noble. . . not love, no reward. Trust love. Is not love. Trust yourself.



I woke up today knowing everything about everything.

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And still she felt more confident at the prospect of taking on the Russian Mafia than she did attending a backyard barbecue.



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In the Olympic Oath, I ask for only one thing: sporting loyalty.




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