"Iâ€™m almost never serious, and Iâ€™m always too serious. Too deep, too shallow. Too sensitive, too cold hearted. Iâ€™m like a collection of paradoxes."

-- Ferdinand de Saussure

#Cold Hearted Quotes #Serious Quotes #Paradox Quotes

“I may film scenes I had no intention of filming; things suggest themselves on location, and we improvise. I try not to think about it too much. Then, in the cutting room, I take the film and start to put it together, and only then do I begin to get an idea of what it is about.”
“Never, ever, ever give 100% in anything you do. . . Always give more!”
“I'm an optimist by nature, myself, I think.”
“The whole life of instinct serves the one end of bringing about death.”
“I continue to dream and pray about a revival of holiness in our day that moves forth in mission and creates authentic community in which each person can be unleashed through the empowerment of the Spirit to fulfill God's creational intentions.”
“First, there was Confucius. Then, the sayings of Chairman Mao. And now the pithy, ironic, and humorous insights of Ai Weiwei. I thoroughly enjoyed reading this collection, which reflects a well-developed philosophy as well as a keen understanding of the Chinese Communist system. This is China made easy and interesting.”
“What makes you different or weird, that's your strength.”

Source : "Meryl Streep's Advice to Women: Don't Worry So Much About Your Weight" by Natalie Matthews, www.elle.com. April 18, 2014.
“You have to be ready for hard work and frugal spending to get the idea off the ground.”

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