Marquis de Sade Quotes
Happiness lies neither in vice nor in virtue; but in the manner we appreciate the one and the other, and the choice we make pursuant to our individual organization.
Quotes to Explore
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There was a point where I really felt I had 'penniless divorcee lone parent' tattooed on my head.
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The man for me is the cherry on the pie. But I'm the pie and my pie is good all by itself. Even if I don't have a cherry.
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You've got to try to guard, make an effort to defend to the best of your ability. You have to rebound the ball, which was an area that was so critical. And they wanted you to play smart and have fun. I've kind of tried to let our people understand those are the most important things that I could possibly tell them.
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We are not opposed to public transportation. We are opposed to wasteful boondoggles.
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There's no such thing as a non-final cut director.
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I've been doing African dance all my life.
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Haredi youth are smart, and they are going to bring a big benefit to the high-tech industry.
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I haven't fallen that much, but when I have, it's usually in the attempt to do something worthwhile. As for recovery, you just have to get up!
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I have disassociated myself from that book.
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I found a certain kind of music congenial to me; it never occurred to me to write music that was academically acceptable.
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The motivation should come from regulatory enforcement, but enforcement is weak, and environmental litigation is near to impossible. So there's an urgent need for extensive public participation to generate another kind of motivation.
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Our environment, the world in which we live and work, is a mirror of our attitudes and expectations.
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Writing changed my life. It has an existential dimension, and that's the same for every writer. Every artist has a moment of awakening, of happening upon an idea that grabs hold of you, regardless of whether you are a painter or a writer.
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For me, New York is comfortable, not strange.
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I felt privileged to be a facet of such a jewel in the crown of American cinema.
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The martyr cannot be dishonored. Every lash inflicted is a tongue of fame; every prison a more illustrious abode.
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I didn't have any concept of Trainspotting being published. It was a selfish act. I did it for myself.
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I like to be loved or hated – I don't like mediocre. So I'd rather have the entire crowd hate me than to have 90% hate me.
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I feel so great on a plane that it could be the end of everything, and I don't care.
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American future lies in the East. The great free markets of the Pacific Rim are the American destiny.
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The Internet is a strange, strange place that is full of lies. I would say mostly lies.
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I'm from Maine. I eat apple pie for breakfast.
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My parents were atheists, strong atheists. I never got the answer 'God.'
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Happiness lies neither in vice nor in virtue; but in the manner we appreciate the one and the other, and the choice we make pursuant to our individual organization.
