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People often say that this or that person has not yet found himself. But the self is not something one finds, it is something one creates. ↗

— Thomas Szasz

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I'm all in favor of the democratic principle that one idiot is as good as one genius, but I draw the line when someone takes the next step and concludes that two idiots are better than one genius. ↗

— Leo Szilard

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If I do a song where I'm angry, when it's time to perform it live I'm not mad, I'm happy. I'm at a concert. But I have to somehow drum up that rage. That's acting. ↗

— Ice T

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The best way to listen to the album is to put it on, get some Moet, lay back with your boys, and kick it. ↗

— Ice T

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The music led to the acting. But movies aren't something you can just will yourself into. Someone has to choose you, and you have to be quite fortunate to be chosen. ↗

— Ice T

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Literature for me isn't a workaday job, but something which involves desires, dreams and fantasy. ↗

— Antonio Tabucchi

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People with lots of doubts sometimes find life more oppressive and exhausting than others, but they're more energetic - they aren't robots. ↗

— Antonio Tabucchi

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The most important basis of any novel is wanting to be someone else, and this means creating a character. ↗

— Antonio Tabucchi

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We all want to be someone else but without ceasing to be ourselves. I think it's very important to defend this idea in real life too. ↗

— Antonio Tabucchi

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Architecture is basically a container of something. I hope they will enjoy not so much the teacup, but the tea. ↗

— Yoshio Taniguchi

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