It seemed the world was divided into good and bad people. The good ones slept better… while the bad ones seemed to enjoy the waking hours much more.

About Woody Allen

Woody Allen (born Allan Stewart Konigsberg; November 30, 1935) is an American filmmaker, actor, writer, and comedian. In a career spanning more than seven decades, he has written for film, television, and theater. As a screenwriter, Allen holds the record of most wins (3) and nominations (16) for the Academy...

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It's not that I'm afraid to die, I just don't want to be there when it happens.

—Woody Allen

More than any other time in history, mankind faces a crossroads. One path leads to despair and utter hopelessness. The other, to total extinction. Let us pray we have the wisdom to choose correctly.

—Woody Allen

What if everything is an illusion and nothing exists? In that case, I definitely overpaid for my carpet.

—Woody Allen

I was thrown out of college for cheating on the metaphysics exam; I looked into the soul of the boy sitting next to me.

—Woody Allen

The government is unresponsive to the needs of the little man. Under 5'7", it is impossible to get your congressman on the phone.

—Woody Allen

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He was one of those men who think that the world can be saved by writing a pamphlet.

—Benjamin Disraeli

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The world is noisy and messy. You need to deal with the noise and uncertainty.

—Daphne Koller

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Things changed, people changed, and the world went rolling along right outside the window.

—Nicholas Sparks in Message In A Bottle

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I am not in this world to live up to other people's expectations, nor do I feel that the world must live up to mine.

—Fritz Perls

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It has become a common feeling, I believe, as we have watched our heroes falling over the years, that our own small stone of activism, which might not seem to measure up to the rugged boulders of heroism we have so admired, is a paltry offering toward the building of an edifice of hope. Many who believe this choose to withhold their offerings out of shame. This is the tragedy of the world. For we can do nothing substantial toward changing our course on the planet, a destructive one, without rousing ourselves, individual by individual, and bringing our small, imperfect stones to the pile.

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It seemed the world was divided into good and bad people. The good ones slept better... while the bad ones seemed to enjoy the waking hours much more.