Bernard de Mandeville Quotes
There is no intrinsic worth in money but what is alterable with the times, and whether a guinea goes for twenty pounds or for a shilling, it is the labor of the poor and not the high and low value that is set on gold or silver, which all the comforts of life must arise from.
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I converse with my dog through ESP.
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If I could have anything - you know, and this is across the board for any presidential candidate - I would have a greater acknowledgment of history in our policy and in our affairs.
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Healthy is in the eye of the beholder.
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Please know that being 80 is not a scary thing. When you're 80, your life is much freer.
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One theme I ran into over and over while writing about the periodic table was the future of energy and the question of which element or elements will replace carbon as king.
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And for the few that only lend their ear, That few is all the world.
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The economics profession advances by one confusing financial disaster at a time.
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Mister Cee's a legend, man.
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But acting just sort of happened and I found that I loved it. It was such a challenge.
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Circle are praised, not that abound, In largeness, but the exactly round.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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The Republican Party, which John McCain led as our nominee in 2008, is going to become irrelevant if we become the party of intolerance and hate. The party founded by Abraham Lincoln was a party that fought slavery and intolerance at every level.
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I took a whole stunt course and pretty much got certified as a stunt driver. It's ridiculous how easy it is once you understand the car and know how to do it.
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The American Race is marked by a brown complexion; long, black, lank hair; and deficient beard.
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The most valuable thing you can make is a mistake - you can't learn anything from being perfect.
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Music was definitely a way out. Instead of playing basketball, I was going to recording studios.
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About a year after leaving drama school or a year and a half - and I was working solidly ever since leaving drama school - I picked up 'Game of Thrones.'
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I had already played a lead on Broadway before I ever did a film. I had had three, four seasons of stock with good, fat parts, good supporting and leading parts. And I had done, oh, God, over 400 live TV shows.
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Life externalizes at the level of our thought.
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Whenever you went into any place where there was Michael Jackson footage at Sony, it was like going through Homeland Security.
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In business, real jobs profitably produce goods and services that people value more highly than their alternatives. Subsidizing inefficient jobs is costly, wastes resources, and weakens our economy.
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Behind all this, some great happiness is hiding.
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There is no intrinsic worth in money but what is alterable with the times, and whether a guinea goes for twenty pounds or for a shilling, it is the labor of the poor and not the high and low value that is set on gold or silver, which all the comforts of life must arise from.
