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Henri Frederic Amiel Quotes

Materialism coarsens and petrifies everything, making everything vulgar, and every truth false.

Henri Frederic Amiel

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: philosopher
Nationality: swiss
Birth: September 27, 1821 - May 11, 1881

Topics

Truth Everything False Materialism

Sometimes, if you have a lot of history with a character and a lot of affection, it's hard for you to do anything with that character. Like with Swamp Thing, for instance, I revere the Alan Moore run so much that it would be hard for me to do my own Swamp Thing. I care too much about the way it was done before.

Character History Me Care You Run

For days on end, I avoid the Web, never logging in until about two or three, after I've written all morning. On a good week, I don't go online till after Wednesday, so four or five days might lapse without my checking e-mail.

Good Morning End Week Go Three

It's not Neom's duty to create jobs for Saudis. Neom's duty is to be a world hub for everyone in the whole world.

Mohammad bin Salman

World Create Duty Everyone Whole

Action is consolatory. It is the enemy of thought and the friend of flattering illusions.

Friend Action Thought Enemy

If you do an American TV series, before the audition you sign away the next five years of your life.

Life American You Next Years Away

It's really important for all of us to understand that healthy trade relationships between the U.S. and China are important.

Dennis Muilenburg

Healthy Important Understand China

The questions that loom can be intimidating. 'What kind of moves is she gonna make? What is she gonna do?' There is this pressure that you're supposed to keep impressing.

Pressure Questions You Kind She

I found that the only thing I felt passionate about drawing were words.

Words Drawing Passionate Only Found

I actually find it harder to act in the scenes where there's not much happening, say having a milkshake in the diner. That is far harder to do than straight scenes where there's a drama going on and you have something to do.

Chris Hemsworth

You Find Drama Say Act Going

When I was a kid, I'd practise Chopin on piano - and I love Chopin! He's my dawg! Then I'd go out on the stoop and blast the radio. I'm from New York, the concrete jungle. Hip-hop influenced me from day one.

Love Day New York Me Jungle New

I've been very fortunate that I've worked since I left drama school in 1976.

School Drama Fortunate Left Been

We didn't think taxes ought to go up. They ought to go down. We didn't think the census ought to be weakened.

Think Down Go Taxes Up Census

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