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The idea of going back to college scares me, and I didn’t even go. I went to college for one year, two semesters. If you add up the total time, I probably didn’t even go one semester Picture Quote #1

I think when I was in my early twenties and middle twenties I didn’t even know I wasn’t living up to my potential. A couple of friends told me I wasn’t and told me to get my act together, and it made a huge impact on me Picture Quote #1

When I went to university, I was a philosophy major, but because I’m not very bright I chose to study philosophy at a performing arts school, maybe because the philosophy program there wasn’t too rigorous or challenging Picture Quote #1

I went to a football school, which meant that I went to a university that served up education and was simultaneously operating a sports franchise Picture Quote #1

If you are not happy with something, you should change it. So I went to a lot of therapy, and finally, I am able to speak up for myself: You are going to hear me roar! Picture Quote #1

When you’re seventeen to early twenties, that’s the time you’re trying to work out who you are. If you’re trying to make some kind of artistic or creative impact, that’s the age when you start to figure out how to do that Picture Quote #1

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I once went on the most grueling radio tour. Living in hotel rooms, sleeping in the backs of rental cars as my mom drove to three different cities in one day Picture Quote #1

I think that love isn’t what you think it is when you’re in your twenties or even thirties Picture Quote #1

The chef that grew up with the grandma who cooks tends to always beat the chef that went to the culinary institute. It’s in the blood Picture Quote #1

I went from being totally unknown and never acting professionally to being in a major movie and being very famous. It all happened so quickly, I didn’t have any time to work things out. It’s been pretty scary at times Picture Quote #1

There I went again, building up a glamorous picture of a man who would love me passionately the minute he met me, and all out of a few prosy nothings Picture Quote #1

If by the quarter of the twentieth century godliness wasn’t next to something more interesting than cleanliness, it might be time to reevaluate our notions of godliness Picture Quote #1

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I have made a lot of mistakes falling in love, and regretted most of them, but never the potatoes that went with them Picture Quote #1

As it was, things went from bad to worse, as they often will when amateurs are involved in an activity that they perform in bad temper – or in a hurry Picture Quote #1

I will tell you what is my overriding perception of the last twenty years: that we are a civilization careening toward a succession of anticlimaxes – toward an infinity of unsatisfying, and disagreeable endings Picture Quote #1

Reflection must be reserved for solitary hours; whenever she was alone, she gave way to it as the greatest relief; and not a day went by without a solitary walk, in which she might indulge in all the delight of unpleasant recollections Picture Quote #1

I shook so that it was some time before I realized that he was shaking too, and for the same reason. I don’t know how long we sat there on the dusty floor, crying in each others arms with the longing of twenty years spilling down our faces Picture Quote #1

Love and I once had a great relationship, but I fear we’ve broken up. It cheated on me, wrecked my heart, and then went on to date other people. A lot of other people. And I can’t stand to watch it, since love’s going to cheat on them too Picture Quote #1

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For me there is something primitively soothing about this music, and it went straight to my nervous system, making me feel ten feet tall Picture Quote #1

How much to learn if we could spend one hour, spend twenty minutes, with the us we will become! How much could we say to the us we were Picture Quote #1

Sometimes she went so far as to wish that she should find herself in a difficult position, so that she might have the pleasure of being as heroic as the occasion demanded Picture Quote #1

At twenty life was like wrestling an octopus. Every moment mattered. At thirty it was a walk in the country. Most of the time your mind was somewhere else. By the time you got to seventy, it was probably like watching snooker on the telly Picture Quote #1

And in some of the people of the town and community surrounding it, one of the characteristic diseases of the twentieth century was making its way: the suspicion that they would be greatly improved if they were somewhere else Picture Quote #1

I had no illusions about love anymore. It came, it went, it left casualties or it didn’t. People weren’t meant to be together forever, regardless of what the songs say Picture Quote #1

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I believe I’ve passed the age of consciousness and righteous rage. I’ve found that just surviving is a noble fight. I once believed in causes too; I had my pointless points of view. And life went on no matter who as wrong or right Picture Quote #1

A fragrant breeze wandered up from the quiet sea, trailed along the beach, and drifted back to the sea again, wondering where to go next. On a mad impulse it went up to the beach again. It drifted back to sea Picture Quote #1

Why did I walk so purposefully in a straight line? Where would it take me? He went round and round and we got there all the same Picture Quote #1

I went to war.... I survived, while other men around me died... men whose lives were crunched up in mistakes, and thrown away by the wrong second of someone else’s hate, or love, or indifference Picture Quote #1

In the matter of physics, the first lessons should contain nothing but what is experimental and interesting to see. A pretty experiment is in itself often more valuable than twenty formulae extracted from our minds Picture Quote #1

For a week, almost without speaking, they went ahead like sleepwalkers through a universe of grief, lighted only by the tenuous reflection of luminous insects, and their lungs were overwhelmed by a suffocating smell of blood Picture Quote #1

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The idea of going back to college scares me, and I didn’t even go. I went to college for one year, two semesters. If you add up the total time, I probably didn’t even go one semester (Went Quotes) I think when I was in my early twenties and middle twenties I didn’t even know I wasn’t living up to my potential. A couple of friends told me I wasn’t and told me to get my act together, and it made a huge impact on me (Went Quotes) When I went to university, I was a philosophy major, but because I’m not very bright I chose to study philosophy at a performing arts school, maybe because the philosophy program there wasn’t too rigorous or challenging (Went Quotes) I went to a football school, which meant that I went to a university that served up education and was simultaneously operating a sports franchise (Went Quotes) If you are not happy with something, you should change it. So I went to a lot of therapy, and finally, I am able to speak up for myself: You are going to hear me roar! (Went Quotes) When you’re seventeen to early twenties, that’s the time you’re trying to work out who you are. If you’re trying to make some kind of artistic or creative impact, that’s the age when you start to figure out how to do that (Went Quotes) I once went on the most grueling radio tour. Living in hotel rooms, sleeping in the backs of rental cars as my mom drove to three different cities in one day (Went Quotes) I think that love isn’t what you think it is when you’re in your twenties or even thirties (Went Quotes) The chef that grew up with the grandma who cooks tends to always beat the chef that went to the culinary institute. It’s in the blood (Went Quotes) I went from being totally unknown and never acting professionally to being in a major movie and being very famous. It all happened so quickly, I didn’t have any time to work things out. It’s been pretty scary at times (Went Quotes) There I went again, building up a glamorous picture of a man who would love me passionately the minute he met me, and all out of a few prosy nothings (Went Quotes) If by the quarter of the twentieth century godliness wasn’t next to something more interesting than cleanliness, it might be time to reevaluate our notions of godliness (Went Quotes) I have made a lot of mistakes falling in love, and regretted most of them, but never the potatoes that went with them (Went Quotes) As it was, things went from bad to worse, as they often will when amateurs are involved in an activity that they perform in bad temper – or in a hurry (Went Quotes) I will tell you what is my overriding perception of the last twenty years: that we are a civilization careening toward a succession of anticlimaxes – toward an infinity of unsatisfying, and disagreeable endings (Went Quotes) Reflection must be reserved for solitary hours; whenever she was alone, she gave way to it as the greatest relief; and not a day went by without a solitary walk, in which she might indulge in all the delight of unpleasant recollections (Went Quotes) I shook so that it was some time before I realized that he was shaking too, and for the same reason. I don’t know how long we sat there on the dusty floor, crying in each others arms with the longing of twenty years spilling down our faces (Went Quotes) Love and I once had a great relationship, but I fear we’ve broken up. It cheated on me, wrecked my heart, and then went on to date other people. A lot of other people. And I can’t stand to watch it, since love’s going to cheat on them too (Went Quotes) For me there is something primitively soothing about this music, and it went straight to my nervous system, making me feel ten feet tall (Went Quotes) How much to learn if we could spend one hour, spend twenty minutes, with the us we will become! How much could we say to the us we were (Went Quotes) Sometimes she went so far as to wish that she should find herself in a difficult position, so that she might have the pleasure of being as heroic as the occasion demanded (Went Quotes) At twenty life was like wrestling an octopus. Every moment mattered. At thirty it was a walk in the country. Most of the time your mind was somewhere else. By the time you got to seventy, it was probably like watching snooker on the telly (Went Quotes) And in some of the people of the town and community surrounding it, one of the characteristic diseases of the twentieth century was making its way: the suspicion that they would be greatly improved if they were somewhere else (Went Quotes) I had no illusions about love anymore. It came, it went, it left casualties or it didn’t. People weren’t meant to be together forever, regardless of what the songs say (Went Quotes) I believe I’ve passed the age of consciousness and righteous rage. I’ve found that just surviving is a noble fight. I once believed in causes too; I had my pointless points of view. And life went on no matter who as wrong or right (Went Quotes) A fragrant breeze wandered up from the quiet sea, trailed along the beach, and drifted back to the sea again, wondering where to go next. On a mad impulse it went up to the beach again. It drifted back to sea (Went Quotes) Why did I walk so purposefully in a straight line? Where would it take me? He went round and round and we got there all the same (Went Quotes) I went to war.... I survived, while other men around me died... men whose lives were crunched up in mistakes, and thrown away by the wrong second of someone else’s hate, or love, or indifference (Went Quotes) In the matter of physics, the first lessons should contain nothing but what is experimental and interesting to see. A pretty experiment is in itself often more valuable than twenty formulae extracted from our minds (Went Quotes) For a week, almost without speaking, they went ahead like sleepwalkers through a universe of grief, lighted only by the tenuous reflection of luminous insects, and their lungs were overwhelmed by a suffocating smell of blood (Went Quotes)

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