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Rainer Maria Rilke Quotes

The purpose of life is to be defeated by greater and greater things.

Rainer Maria Rilke

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: poet
Nationality: german
Birth: December 4, 1875 - December 29, 1926

Topics

Life Purpose Defeated Things Greater

It makes common sense to be managed by results and it's freeing to know you are in control of your own destiny. I'm so passionate about this because I have seen how merit-based judgment has helped create individual successes and yield a better system for everyone.

Control Destiny Better Common Sense

If I were Sarah Palin, would I want to sit in an interview with someone who was secretly out to get me? Probably not.

Me Someone Want Interview Out Sit

Had Roosevelt been caught, we would have been in a lot of trouble. It would have been very embarrassing.

Trouble Caught Been Would Very Had

Opposites generally create intense chemistry. There are more chances of fireworks when different people are together than similar personalities.

Together People Create Chemistry

'Burn Notice' is a show that definitely has some levity to it and it's a fun show, but it's also, you fully believe, you're fully invested that Michael Westen does this stuff. You want Michael Westen on your team.

Fun Team Believe You Burn Want

If you look at most successful startups, they're run by people in their mid to late forties, who've gone through the trenches multiple times and had multiple failures, so they understand.

People You Look Late Run Understand

If humanity was still in the feral state, we wouldn't have any need for these huge conurbations that we have now, that have turned us into a different bunch all together. In the feral state we would be much more secure, much more familiar with each other, much more mentally well-balanced.

Together Humanity Now More Need Us

Mindfulness is so powerful that the fact that it comes out of Buddhism is irrelevant.

Powerful Out Mindfulness Irrelevant

I think the yearning for a different product is really strong. WWE hasn't had any significant change since, what, 2001 in wrestling? WWE provides so much good content. Just good, wholesome content, but they're still the only one.

Change Good Strong Think Wrestling

David Alaba has a very good left foot. He's scored some good goals and free kicks.

Good Goals Free Left Foot Kicks

In the U.S. and abroad, there's incredible positivity towards Hyperloop. People are excited about it, and it's really begun to capture people's imaginations.

Shervin Pishevar

People Capture Excited Positivity

Women are usually only interesting to studio executives when they are fecund, between the ages of 15 and 30. I decided to get through the really tough patch, around 50, by just cutting my price and playing ten years older. I didn't want to have to wait until I was an old lady to play one.

Women Wait Tough Interesting Play

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