Francois de La Rochefoucauld Quotes
Thinkers think and doers do. But until the thinkers do and the doers think, progress will be just another word in the already overburdened vocabulary by sense.
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I think God gave us senses of humor, and we should use them.
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I'll never do a film because it's a massive budget and I'm gonna get lots of publicity for it and it will bring something else.
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No access to me, nor my staff, will ever affect what we do to protect consumers of the state of Florida.
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I can't stand going out to one more dinner with some Mrs. So-and-So who might leave a million dollars to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra when she dies.
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Shakespeare lets us see real people undergoing real processes, with real feelings.
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Beethoven's music tends to move from chaos to order, as if order were an imperative of human existence.
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I think all our characters are an amalgam of people we know in our world and ourselves.
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My driving abilities from Mexico have helped me get through Hollywood.
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People think artists like 50 Cent don't have charisma, but it's just a different kind of charisma, a bully charisma, which is kinda frowned upon.
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I don't know about you, but I love going on trips - especially with my family.
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Like it or not, we are all liars. Thank goodness. Imagine going through life where everyone is completely honest: 'Those shoes... look like something out of an early Cyndi Lauper video.' 'Your daughter... looks like the spawn of Honey Boo Boo and Elmer Fudd.'
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Most of all, I want to thank you for all the generous advance coverage you've given me in anticipation of a successful career. When I actually do something, we'll let you know.
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The most important effects of Christianity went out from it without the intention of the Church, or even against its will.
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In a social order dominated by capitalist production even the non-capitalist producer is gripped by capitalist conceptions.
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'How do they feel about demons off in Atur?' he asked.'Scared.' My father tapped his temple. 'All that religion makes their brains soft.'
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Wenn mancher sich nicht verpflichtet fühlte, das Unwahre zu wiederholen, weil er’s einmal gefügt hat, fo wären es ganz andere Leute geworden.
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Unfortunately, the world has not been designed for the convenience of mathematicians.
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If there are people who treat me wrong, I either talk to them about it, or I don't talk to them anymore. It's been the most thoughtful and considerate thing I could do for myself and other people. I am going to try to do that forever.
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Last time I checked, Congress was created to uphold the values of the Constitution, not the Bible and its biased teachings. 'All men (including women) are created equal' and are afforded unalienable rights. Way to go, Mr. President! Stand up for what you believe and for the people of this country.
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Lord Illingworth: Discontent is the first step in the progress of a man or a nation.
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Very much, string theory is simply a work in progress. What we are inching toward every day are predictions that within the realm of current technology we hope to test. It's not like we're working on a theory that is permanently beyond experiment. That would be philosophy.
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One of the remarkable things about my career is that it has been marked by steady, incremental progress. No sudden spikes up, and no sudden downfalls, either.
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… Following these examples every responsible government should strive to remove those obstacles that hinder the progress of civilisation and should stimulate the growth of those economic forces that a nation carries in its bosom.
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Thinkers think and doers do. But until the thinkers do and the doers think, progress will be just another word in the already overburdened vocabulary by sense.
