Quotes from Everywhere and Nowhere, on Contradictions, Existence and Nothingness
"You know what kills most ideas, I think, is people desperate to express an opinion."
"I was born in Beijing, My given name is Puyi, together with my original Manchurian surname, my full name is Aisin-Gioro Puyi. I was Emperor of China in 1909."
“Er träumte von einer Klarinette, die sich selbst spielte.“
"Where all think alike, no one thinks very much."
“I like to have around me people who find ways to do things, not tell me why they can’t be done.“
"Some people think of the glass as half full, some people think of the glass as half empty, I think of the glass as too big!"
Everyone has a plan until they get punched in the face."
Do you consider yourself a disciplined guy, do you get up every day and work?"
Oh, I try to get up every day!“
"There’s nothing else like it out there. There may be a very good reason for that, but I mean, my thing has always been trying to do what others aren’t doing because nobody can then tell you how badly you’re doing it."
Louis Jouvet: "Tu ne me demandes pas ce que contient cette lettre?"
Pupil: "Que contient cette lettre?"
Louis Jouvet: "Dix fautes d’orthographe, quatre fautes de syntaxe, et une protestation!"