Mario Monti Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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My interest in secret societies is the product of many experiences, some I can discuss, others I cannot.
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I believe that writers have a responsibility to evolve the language, whether by introducing new words or new usages. Shakespeare alone is responsible for something like 3400 words and phrases.
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Whether it's threats to Medicare, cuts in education spending, or Internet privacy, the ramifications got young people out to vote and should be enough to keep them involved in our political system.
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I've just finished reading 'The Second Plane,' and I think it's some of the best non-fiction I've ever read.
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When people move from poor countries to America, they quickly adapt in at least one way - their consumption habits.
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Felicity, the companion of content, is rather found in our own breasts than in the enjoyment of external things; and I firmly believe it requires but a little philosophy to make a man happy in whatever state he is.
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My appetite for public policy and changing it, and not only being a part of the conversation, but affecting it in a positive way, never diminished after 10 years in Congress.
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I have like 20 snap-up shirts in my closet, and I never, never would have thought before FNL would I have had that.
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In our family, as far as we are concerned, we were born and what happened before that is myth.
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Being a teenager is hard.
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Books were my pass to personal freedom. I learned to read at age three, and soon discovered there was a whole world to conquer that went beyond our farm in Mississippi.
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I believe that whatever comes at a particular time is a blessing from God.
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I'm doing what I want to do.
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I loathe and detest movies and television and don't watch any. I do not have the time.
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Trials are no longer about freeing the innocent, punishing the guilty, and making restitution to the injured. They have devolved into a contest over who will win.
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Words are charms. It's like a song you didn't even know you knew.
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The world is not changing if you don’t shoulder the burden of responsibility.
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So much time and so little to say..
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But I couldn't cut that whole septic tank scene out because the audience liked it so much. So I sort of fell right back into getting a cheap laugh, but I still loved it.
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I think anybody who uses email in the center of our life needs encryption.
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I love a challenge. So when I did 'Friday,' I didn't want to do another comedy back-to-back. With 'Set It Off,' that was a little different from 'The Negotiator' and 'The Italian Job.' So for me, it's all about challenge. It's all about challenge and about just learning.
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I come from an Italian family. One of the greatest and most profound expressions we would ever use in conversations or arguments was a slamming door. The slamming door was our punctuation mark.
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My biggest tip is this... treat bread like chocolate. You wouldn't have a chocolate bar in the morning and then a double chocolate bar at lunch and then some chocolate before dinner. I was essentially eating a loaf of bread a day. And that doesn't work for me.
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The Italian economy has been held back for decades.
