Simone Weil Quotes

We are like horses who hurt themselves as soon as they pull on their bits - and we bow our heads. We even lose consciousness of the situation, we just submit. Any re-awakening of thought is then painful.

Simone Weil

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: philosopher
  • Nationality: french
  • Birth: February 3, 1909 - August 24, 1943

Topics

HurtThoughtLoseSituationPainful

I didn't really start writing music or lyrics or turning them into songs until I went to San Francisco.

Jello Biafra

MusicWritingStartSan Francisco

I'll let you in on a secret: I can't stand Jay Ward. I hate being compared to Rocky and Bullwinkle. It's just a different style of humor.

John Kricfalusi

StyleHumorHateStandYouSecret

Sometimes I think people live in a parallel universe when they say all we need are a few more regulations.

Mike Pompeo

LivePeopleThinkUniverseSometimes

What you feel spiritually. I think a lot of that has to do with it. If you have no spiritual life, chances are everything is going to aggravate you, you're going to fly off the handle at everything and that's what I did in the past. I've kind of got that under control now.

Mike Ditka

LifePastSpiritualControlFlyYou

Those who have compared our life to a dream were right... we were sleeping wake, and waking sleep.

Michel de Montaigne

LifeDreamsSleepDreamSleeping

It's a little daunting coming on to work with actors that you respect so much.

Miranda Otto

WorkRespectYouComingLittleMuch

I think I've spent so much time playing characters that are so far away from me and learning how to technically build and how to technically put something on top of you.

Josh Lucas

LearningTimeMeThinkYouFar Away

It will never be mistaken for a high school gymnasium or a meeting room in a Midwestern motel.

Donal Henahan

SchoolHigh SchoolMeetingNever

If you look at 'The X-Files' generally, we did 202 episodes. About 80% of them are not 'mythology' episodes, which tend to be the epic episodes. They deal with the big conspiracies, the search for Mulder's sister. They deal with what I would call the 'saga' of 'The X-Files.'

Chris Carter

SisterSearchYouLookBigCall

A lot of people have asked me what's it like being an American player in Europe. 'Do you have to earn more respect because you're American?' But I don't think it's like that at all. I think if you're good, you're good. They don't care where you're from or anything like that.

Christian Pulisic

GoodRespectPeopleMeThinkCare

I know that people get cast based on how they look in Hollywood.

Corey Hawkins

PeopleLookKnowHollywoodGetCast

Comedy isn't necessarily all dialogue. Think of Buster Keaton: the poker face and all this chaos going on all around him. Sometimes it's a question of timing, of the proper rhythm.

Clint Eastwood

ChaosFaceThinkComedyTimingHim

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