Marquis de Condorcet Quotes
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Do not measure your loss by itself; if you do, it will seem intolerable; but if you will take all human affairs into account you will find that some comfort is to be derived from them.
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Everyone knows that Apple crushed Microsoft in the mobile era. But it was exactly the opposite in the PC Wars of the 1980s and 1990s.
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My readers at that time were still men of letters; but there had to be other people waiting to read my poems.
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I was afraid I would see someone from my past who thought I was this big athlete, and then I end up being just normal.
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People will say, 'Just one picture please.' That is how it starts. There is just one picture and then somebody else wants another. And when I say 'No' I feel guilty.
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I wasn't really excited about doing television, to be quite honest.
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I like structure, cool, hip songs, and fun, hooky music.
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Creative people are more prone to depression.
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The Gili Islands gave me some of my best scuba diving experiences, including tons of turtles.
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Michael was very specific during rehearsals. When he was pleased, he always had this charming grin.
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It is not enough just to wish well; we must also do well.
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Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?
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What I care about is readers because without readers I can't make a living... And I think it's a bad thing for the world if people don't read anymore. I want people to read a lot.
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I think the most important thing journalism taught me is to mine for details. The details are key. You can't try to be funny or strange or poignant; you have to let the details be funny or strange or poignant for you.
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We owe it to all our veterans to make sure they have a chance to achieve the American Dream, just like the rest of us.
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I'll never live to write all the stories I have in my head.
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When I was on stage, I was like, 'This is alright. This is good.'
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Nothing in life is promised except death.
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It seems to me, Golan, that the advance of civilization is nothing but an exercise in the limiting of privacy.
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The Wizard Of Oz" has secrets that are just too much. Or "Peter Pan" – the whole 'lost boys' thing is just incredible. They’re not childlike at all, they’re really, really deep; you can rule your life by them. Or say 'child-like', because children are the most brilliant people of all, that’s why they relate to those stories so well. Fairy-tales are wonderful.
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No higher duty, or more solemn responsibility, rests upon this Court than that of translating into living law and maintaining this constitutional shield deliberately planned and inscribed for the benefit of every human being subject to our Constitution - of whatever race, creed or persuasion.
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New Year's Eve was always a big occasion at home with the family. Every year we would get the karaoke machine out and I'd entertain everyone, even as a young kid.
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The truth belongs to those who seek it, not to those who claim to own it.
