Virkelighed Quotes

#1. What philosophers say about actuality [Virkelighed] is often just as disappointing as it is when one reads on a sign in a secondhand shop: Pressing Done Here. If a person were to bring his clothes to be pressed, he would be duped, for the sign is merely for sale.

Soren Kierkegaard

#2. There's something to be said for doing one thing right.

Lionel Ferbos

#3. You know when you get into that thing where people want to discuss the relationship? I'd rather discuss what was on telly, avoid the issue, discuss anything other than the relationship.

Jarvis Cocker

#4. Yes, there were gas chambers. Millions of Jews died. There is no question. I don't know the figures. I'm not an expert on the Holocaust.

David Irving

#5. Wisdom is the best guide and faith is the best companion.

Dalai Lama

#6. I have found that in fiction one is freer to speak the truth, if only because in fiction the truth is not expected or required. You may easily disguise it, so that it is only recognized much later, when the story and the characters have faded into darkness.

Philip Sington

#7. Joining a Facebook group about creative productivity is like buying a chair about jogging.

Merlin Mann

#8. When I was growing up, we learned our history almost as lives of the saints. And it came as a shock, "Oh, Jefferson had slaves?" It always comes as a shock to us that elevation to the White House didn't somehow cleanse them of all their deep character flaws.

Harry Shearer

#9. I spend a lot of time at my son's school and I really wanted to do a movie that the kids could see. The good thing about being my age and not having to be the ingenue anymore is that I get to be a mom. I get to have kids in my movies.

Virginia Madsen

#10. Like lycanthropy, the nerd gene can skip a generation. My maternal grandfather was a technophile.

Chris Hardwick

#11. I don't think that there is one "authentic" element of American style to identity - it's about a sense of freedom, individuality, and embracing personal style. Fashion also has a bit of mystery, which is part of the allure, and yet anyone can partake.

Thakoon Panichgul

#12. Reading is a bridge from misery to hope.

Rebecca VanDeMark

#13. You shouldn't do things differently just because they're different. They need to be ... better.

Elon Musk

#14. My guess is the great majority of teachers would welcome a system where innovation is embraced, where their hard work and their students' achievement are applauded and rewarded.

Lionel Sosa