Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (Niccolo Machiavelli) Quotes
One never finds anything perfectly pure and ... exempt from danger.Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli
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Confirming John Roberts would endanger much of the progress made by the nation in civil rights over the past half century.
Ralph G. Neas -
Somebody was asking me the other day - President Bush is now talking about freedom for the Arab world. I say, well, that's great. I was talking about that fifty years ago.
Lakhdar Brahimi -
Time is the ultimate long tail. Even with a big wad of money up front, if something sells forever, the back end is what ultimately counts.
J. A. Konrath -
I never wanted to be a writer. I wanted to be a book illustrator. I used to hurry home from school and draw.
Natalie Babbitt -
Any athlete has massive reserves in their body and their emotional landscape.
Edoardo Ponti -
Everyone talks about the big three-oh with dread - but it's exciting. It feels like life is much more put together. Everyone's like, 'Wouldn't you like to be 20 again?' But no way.
Ophelia Lovibond
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I'm not upset about my career; I'm just upset about how my name has been portrayed. A lot of guys have played with Bron and had success. There's nothing I can do about it. I've tried to change my image a million times.
J. R. Smith -
It's hard to say what I want my legacy to be when I'm long gone.
Aaliyah -
Without community events like NewFest, I don't think we'd have a queer cinema in America.
Ira Sachs -
All artists are equal when they are themselves.
Federico Fellini -
Once you start playing a piece, there is a connection between every note. You cannot say, 'I will not concentrate on this note.' You cannot ignore things the way you do in the rest of your life.
Daniel Barenboim -
Generally speaking, the Smritikars never care to explain the why and the how of their dogmas.
Babasaheb
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Do you think I'm wandering around all day thinking, 'I must write a song called 'Three Coins In The Fountain'?' Only an idiot would do that.
Sammy Cahn -
Travel is one of the best anti-war weapons that there are. I've been to Iran, and if you're there you see little kids, cops, old people, cemeteries. Once you see that, you can't say, 'Oh, Iran, let's bomb them.'
Viggo Mortensen -
I sit and I write automatically. I don't really try to write. My subconscious mind takes over and writes the songs for me. Songs come very easily for me. When I'm inspired, it takes me 20 minutes to write a song.
Brian Wilson -
I think the building is in very good condition.
Hank Williams -
If he gimme the word then I'm flippin the bird & then I'm spinnin around & I'm grippin the burn
Nicki Minaj -
I think we need to not look at sorrow and happiness as opposites that cannot co-exist. They can and do co-exist. I have preached many memorial services where you see the sadness and the tears for those attending, and then you see how quick people are to laugh as they remember funny and happy things about their loved ones. And if the deceased knew Christ, those in attendance are able to rejoice as they anticipate the reunion that will one day come.
Randy Alcorn
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Always Sir Arthur lost so much blood that it was a marvel he stood on his feet, but he was so full of knighthood that knightly he endured the pain.
Thomas Malory -
America, the great liberator, is in desperate need of being liberated from itself - from its own excesses and arrogance. And the world needs to be liberated from American values and culture, spreading across the planet as if by divine providence.
Kalle Lasn -
One never finds anything perfectly pure and ... exempt from danger.
Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli