Marquis De Custine Quotes
In Russian administration, minuteness does not exclude disorder. Much trouble is taken to attain unimportant ends, and those employed believe they can never do enough to show their zeal. The result is...that having passed through one formality does not secure the stranger from another.
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In terms of achievement, the pride is very important to me. It keeps me going every day. The money is always second to me.
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At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.
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When the soul, through its own fault... becomes rooted in a pool of pitch-black, evil smelling water, it produces nothing but misery and filth.
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I wouldn't let a biopic be made on me. That's because I don't believe in them. I don't like them.
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I'm not better than anyone else. I'm not supposed to be on a pedestal. I've always stayed away from that.
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We need to understand what innovation will be built on top of our networks.
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It is vital that Iraq and the United States together send the clearest possible signal that those who commit acts of violence against American military forces and American civilians will not be rewarded with amnesty.
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If a topic hits me, I'll start going on it. But you can't force it.
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Unfortunately or fortunately, in order to become acquainted with the idiom of country or rock music, it is necessary to occasionally play in a bar. Bars are a rehearsal place.
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My cross earrings are a mini statement; I wear them every day! My whole dream is to be iconic, and the way you dress yourself is so important.
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To do anything truly worth doing, I must not stand back shivering and thinking of the cold and danger, but jump in with gusto and scramble through as well as I can.
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Why did I become Jackie Chan? Mostly because I work very hard. When people were sleeping, I was still training.
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I know I'm really lucky to do what I do, but sometimes with the hours and the travelling, I don't get to see my family and friends as much as I'd like. It can be lonely on the road. Sometimes I come offstage after a massive adrenaline rush, and then when I go to an empty hotel room on my own, it can be an anti-climax.
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I want films to haunt an audience, to give them something to remember and be able to talk about.
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No doubt the ridiculous politicians are right to like politics. They have found careers in which success can be achieved by being ridiculous. Imagine Jimmy Carter or George W. Bush rising to the top of any other profession.
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Jack: pointing a pistol at Bob's trousers I'm going to blow your brains out.
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I called this press conference today to talk about a new challenge that i will face, a personal one – one that requires me, once again, to be an underdog and a fighter. A few days ago, I was diagnosed with cancer, aggressive B-cell non-Hodgkins lymphoma, to be specific – which is a cancer of the lymph nodes.
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When you make a record, I always imagine people dancing to it. If the chef thinks it tastes good, then there will be someone who ultimately believes the same thing.
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Election time is when you start to hear about 'average people,' 'working families,' 'patriotic Americans' and such.
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The essence of a role-playing game is that it is a group, cooperative experience.
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I don't even know the number of books on Abraham Lincoln. Ten thousand, twelve thousand? I have seen various numbers. It seems like every generation is always trying to come to terms with Lincoln.
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All the filmmakers I've worked with have taken my desire to educate myself very seriously.
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The political groups who have taken the responsibility to elect Mr. Macron have been discredited.
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In Russian administration, minuteness does not exclude disorder. Much trouble is taken to attain unimportant ends, and those employed believe they can never do enough to show their zeal. The result is...that having passed through one formality does not secure the stranger from another.
