Walter Kaufmann Quotes

It does not follow that the meaning must be given from above; that life and suffering must come neatly labeled; that nothing is worth while if the world is not governed by a purpose.

Walter Kaufmann

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

  • Author Profession: philosopher
  • Nationality: german
  • Birth: July 1, 1921 - September 4, 1980

Topics

LifePurposeSufferingWorldMeaning

There is no other way to start the season than to win the Daytona 500.

Jimmie Johnson

WinStartWaySeasonThanOther

But you know, I'm the negative-Nancy, curmudgeon, glass-half-empty-with-a-leak-in-it guy - which is basically the fuel that fires me up anyway. Without that, we wouldn't have me.

Maynard James Keenan

MeYouKnowWithoutUpGuy

I'm not a gamer. I've never played any games. I was more a books and games outdoors kind of a person, so I was extremely daunted when I got this job knowing the size of the fan base and the commitment of the fans to 'Halo.'

Anna Popplewell

CommitmentJobOutdoorsPersonKind

Humor is my default mode.

John Updike

HumorModeDefault

Being a writer is an endless study in human transition and lessons learned or forgotten or misapplied.

Sloane Crosley

TransitionHumanStudyForgotten

I always had a great appreciation for jazz, but I'm a very pedestrian musician. I get by. I like to think that my main instrument is vocabulary.

Tom Waits

GreatAppreciationThinkJazzAlways

You can't be brave if you've only had wonderful things happen to you.

Mary Tyler Moore

BraveYouThings HappenBe BraveHad

I'm an actor first and foremost; it's my first love and passion.

Lou Diamond Phillips

LovePassionActorFirstFirst Love

Mike Nichols got me my Equity card.

Jon Tenney

MeEquityGotCardMike

Once you change the technology - from a film camera to a video camera, or from an 8-mm camera to 16 mm - you change completely the content. With 8 mm, a leaf on a tree will be made up of maybe four grains. So it's very impressionistic, almost like Seurat. If you switch to 16 mm, the technology gives you hundreds of grains on that leaf.

Jonas Mekas

ChangeTechnologyTreeLeafCamera

I've got a hectic schedule, but I wouldn't have my life any other way.

Dominic Monaghan

LifeMy LifeWayScheduleHectic

The funny thing about directing is that you have your own opinions, but it's a collaboration. Directing is a group effort. Even though you might think something works, the smartest thing you can do as a director is try and weigh the opinions of the people around you.

Chris Evans

FunnyEffortPeopleCollaboration

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