- Questions
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- Nov 07, 2020
Face Quotes
Facing what comes, technological or personal.
This set leans on confrontation in a broad sense, from the explosion of surveillance and identification technology to the call for allies to face evil together. For related resilience-themed quotes, see Facelift quotes.
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- Lie
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- Nov 07, 2020
I've had gay friends who grew up in small towns in France who had to lie for most of their lives, even to themselves. But eventually such lies become stronger than the people, and they have to face them.
- Myself
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- Nov 07, 2020
What I do is sometimes - at least in Germany - met with wounding campaigns. I always face the question: should I grow myself a thick skin and ignore it, or should I let myself be wounded? I've decided to be wounded, since, if I grew a thick skin, there are other things I wouldn't feel any more.
- Plant
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- Nov 07, 2020
A writer must face up to the test of reality, including political reality, and that can't be done if he keeps his distance. A literary style cultivated like a hothouse plant may show a certain artificial purity, but it won't really be pure.
- Smile
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- Nov 07, 2020
Anyone who has a continuous smile on his face conceals a toughness that is almost frightening.
- Never Give Up
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- Nov 07, 2020
I never expected to be the face of sexual harassment. But I never give up on anything. So when placed in a new, challenging situation, it's like, 'I'm going to give this 110% because that's what I've done my entire life.'
- Football
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was actually a very nice little book done by a gift book company. They illustrated it with pictures from 1920s football, before there were face guards.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
Science is very vibrant. There are always new observations to be found. And it's all in the interest in challenging the authority that came before you. That's consistent with the punk rock ethos that suggests that you should not take what people say at face value.
- Perfect
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- Nov 07, 2020
It was quite a blow to have my perfect image of my father shattered, but that's something we all face before we come to full adulthood.
- Mirror
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- Nov 07, 2020
We are afraid of ourselves and our own unconscious minds. When we are building something that reflects us, it's the one thing we're all afraid to face. We're afraid to face ourselves. Building machines that mirror our consciousness is a very frightening proposition because we have seen how evil people can be.
- Life
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- Nov 07, 2020
If every human being disappeared off the face of the earth in an instant, the earth would still keep spinning and the planet would develop new life forms.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
You can talk about systems until you're blue in the face but that's secondary - if you're closing down, if you're first to the ball, it doesn't really matter what system you've got.
- People
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- Nov 07, 2020
It's mostly Mars Bars and peanuts and cheese and you go to the fridge and there's Red Bull and Beer. It's not like people are holding me down and pouring beer in my face.
- Matter
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- Nov 07, 2020
I would have rebelled against parental authority, no matter what. When I was 15, I started painting my face and making my own clothes.
- Interesting
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- Nov 07, 2020