Charles Lyell Quotes
In a rude state of society all great calamities are regarded by the people as judgments of God on the wickedness of man.
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Today, more than ever, citizens demand with good reason that moral and ethical principles be upheld and that exemplariness preside over our public life. And the king, as the head of state, must not only be an example but also a servant to that just and legitimate demand of the citizens.
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I have changed so much as an actor over the years.
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If you go to India the roads are being built almost entirely with private sector money and by the private sector. If you look at many, many countries in Europe that's how they're doing it.
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I simply adore getting dressed up for a special occasion. I feel incredible stepping out in luxurious fabrics and a bit of bling. That's also how I feel about special-occasion dining rooms. Because these aren't everyday spaces, they contain all sorts of drama for that once-in-a-while 'wow' event.
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You have to interpret what's hot to make it work on yourself. If tweed suits are in, but you're not a suit kind of girl, wear the jacket with jeans and a pair of Converses.
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I actually buy the paper version of The New York Times maybe once or twice a week.
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In the 60s, if you wanted to be an actor, you couldn't do just one thing.
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I know people think that a lot of sports stars are a little bit up themselves, but they all have their heroes, too.
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In argument, truth always prevails finally; in politics, falsehood always.
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It's important for me to think I'm mixed-race.
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A lot of times, songs can blend together on the radio because there's so many great songs out there.
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My original idea was to produce and not make records myself.
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I want to have a career in 10, 20 years, so it's harder now, and maybe more stressful now, but in the future, hopefully it will all pay off.
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I try to play serious scenes a little funny and the comedy a little serious.
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Make no mistake: the anti-war voices long for us to lose any war they cannot prevent.
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So while an incredible amount of progress has been made, on this fifth anniversary, I wanted to come here and tell the people of this city directly: My administration is going to stand with you - and fight alongside you - until the job is done. Until New Orleans is all the way back, all the way.
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I've been in movies with Meryl Streep, Jack Nicholson - but I was on 'The Simpsons,' and finally, in the eyes of my children, I was a star.
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I wasn't in school often enough to really belong to a 'clique,' but my friends all studied hard and got pretty good grades. They were good people with self-respect. I still like to be friends with people I admire something about; I really believe that we become like the people we're surrounded by, so I choose my friends carefully!
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Language kills, and inflamed rhetoric of the kind that spews almost daily from the lips of Donald Trump, Ben Carson, Mike Huckabee, and others running for public office in this country should be condemned.
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My wife was born in Korea, and we met in music college; she was there for vocal, and I was there for drums.
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If it's comfy, it probably doesn't look good.
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People can't think when their minds are clouded with fear.
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Come cosa buona non si trovaChe duri sempre, così ancor né ria.
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In a rude state of society all great calamities are regarded by the people as judgments of God on the wickedness of man.
