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Arthur Schopenhauer Quotes

Every possession and every happiness is but lent by chance for an uncertain time, and may therefore be demanded back the next hour.

Arthur Schopenhauer

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: philosopher
Nationality: german
Birth: February 22, 1788 - September 21, 1860

Topics

Happiness Time Chance Back Next May

A relationship is hard in and of itself. And having kids is really hard work, but I think it's really meaningful, as is a relationship. But they all take work.

Work Hard Work Relationship Think

There's not a lot of flash about me.

Anna Deavere Smith

Me Flash About Lot

We saw in 2003 the beginnings of an outbreak of an illness called SARS. SARS ended up killing 800 people which is a significant number of deaths, but nowhere near as high as it could have been.

Michael C. Burgess

People High Up Beginnings Illness

We cannot escape that Hollywood is in the middle of a wave of technological change. The current angst over all the implications of new entertainment technology is nothing new.

Change Technology Wave New Escape

M. F. K. Fisher was a wonder and a huge influence, and someone I got to know pretty well at the end of her life.

Life Influence End Someone Wonder

You should have mechanisms of communication, like faxes, which are obviously getting removed from offices because nobody uses them anymore. Faxes are great when e-mail doesn't work. I wouldn't be throwing them away.

Work Communication Great You Nobody

Perhaps life is actually more confusing and unknowable to an adult than a child, but grown-ups have learned to deceive themselves and act as if they understand what's going on; and some are elected to high office on the basis of their ability to create this impression.

Life Child Create Understand Office

You can be only a modest distance away from the gravity brane, and gravity will be incredibly weak.

You Distance Gravity Will Weak Away

The want to improve myself and win tournaments and see how far I go is crucial.

Myself Win Go Want See Improve

Although I'm a very emotional man, I just can't have blind faith; I have to find out for myself.

Faith Myself Man Blind Find Out

Prior to going to college, I had a pretty strong accent, and that was one of the things I had to work on a lot. I went to North Carolina School of the Arts; my speech teacher... that was one of the things we really had to work on over the years, and thankfully I think it finally worked.

Work Teacher School College Think

I'm not going to turn down an Oscar, but I'm not strategizing for one.

Down Turn Going Oscar

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