Ludwig Wittgenstein Quotes

If people never did silly things nothing intelligent would ever get done.

Ludwig Wittgenstein

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PeopleSillyDoneNothingNeverGet

If you know everything, it keeps you from writing. You don't want a story to burn you out instead of surprising you.

Joe R. Lansdale

WritingStoryYouKnowBurnWant

Ever since I started to get recognition I've picked out certain fans and reverse-stalked them.

Jim Carrey

RecognitionOutFansStartedGet

Man has throughout the ages been seeking something beyond himself, beyond material welfare - something we call truth or God or reality, a timeless state - something that cannot be disturbed by circumstances, by thought or by human corruption.

Jiddu Krishnamurti

GodTruthManThoughtRealityHuman

I don't have any particular loyalties to one technique or another. I'm just trying to use the best for the job.

John Knoll

BestJobTryingJustTechniqueUse

'Cars 2' is about a character learning to be himself. There's times in our lives where people always say, 'Well, you've gotta act differently. You should always be yourself.' That's the emotional core of the story.

John Lasseter

LearningCharacterYourselfPeople

I have a saying: There are no brave old people in finance. Because if you're brave, you mostly get destroyed in your 30s and 40s. If you make it to your 50s and 60s and you're still prospering, you have a very good sense of how to avoid problems and when to be conservative or aggressive with your investments.

Stephen A. Schwarzman

GoodFinancePeopleBraveSaying

Living in Washington, you can't take politics too seriously. I draw the line at honesty. I have no time for political hacks who say things they don't believe because they get paid to.

Tucker Carlson

HonestyTimePoliticsBelieveYou

Political vitriol is a familiar enough characteristic of American history.

Robert Dallek

HistoryAmericanPoliticalEnough

Well, one thing that has happened is they have had a presidential election in Egypt which has represented progress. Now, we were not happy with everything that happened with the parliamentary elections, and it was not exactly a perfect presidential election in Egypt.

Roger Wicker

ProgressHappyPerfectElectionNow

My name is Lithuanian. My father was born there, and he gave me a cool name. It's the Lithuanian national flower - looks like a weed, a little bit like me! - although in Spanish it means a 'route' or 'road,' and in Swedish it means 'square'. So, not quite so cool in those countries.

Ruta Gedmintas

FlowerFatherMeCoolRoadName

If you want to walk me, walk me. But if I see something close to home plate, I want to swing.

Miguel Cabrera

HomeWalkMeYouWantSwing

Most people go through life dreading they'll have a traumatic experience. Freaks were born with their trauma. They've already passed their test in life. They're aristocrats.

Diane Arbus

LifeExperiencePeopleBornGoTest

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