Marquis de Sade Quotes

In order to know virtue, we must first acquaint ourselves with vice.

Marquis de Sade

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• One of the most effective tools in Brazil's efforts to eradicate slavery is a register compiled by the government that lists individuals and businesses found using slave labor. Those on the 'dirty list,' as the register is known, are fined and remain on it for a minimum of two years during which they cannot access public funds.

  

  Wagner Moura
  • Government
  • Slavery
  • Dirty

• Our message of a balanced budget amendment, term limits to end career politicians, and a real plan to keep America safe is resonating with voters.

  

  Ralph Norman
  • Real
  • America
  • Career

• A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken together, would be my standard of a statesman.

  

  Edmund Burke
  • Together
  • Taken
  • Ability

• I'm easily entertained.

  

  Abdullah II of Jordan
  • Easily
  • Entertained

• First and foremost, I look for a great script. Then, the team that I am working with. Only then, we will be able to come up with a good film.

  

  Mahesh Babu
  • Up
  • Good
  • Great

• Illegal downloading, digital cheating, and cutting and pasting other people's stuff may be easy, but that doesn't make those activities right.

  

  G. Hannelius
  • People
  • May
  • Easy

• The power of the word in Morocco belonged to men and to the authorities. No one asked the point of view of poor people or women.

  

  Tahar Ben Jelloun
  • People
  • Men
  • Women

• The best part of being a vegan is the purity and peace of mind one experiences and the strong connection I feel to the animal kingdom.

  

  Uri Geller
  • Mind
  • Strong
  • Peace

• Music changes so fast, and we're in a singles market.

  

  Bebe Rexha
  • Music
  • Changes
  • Fast

• When an actress is younger, she likes to lower her age, but when she is older, she likes to add to her years.

  

  Katharine Cornell
  • She
  • Age
  • Add

• When I hear people debate the ROI of social media? It makes me remember why so many business fail. Most businesses are not playing the marathon. They're playing the sprint. They're not worried about lifetime value and retention. They're worried about short-term goals.

  

  Gary Vaynerchuk
  • People
  • Why
  • Business

• Love prefers twilight to daylight.

  

  Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr.
  • Love
  • For Him
  • Twilight

• I have to be working, doing things. That's the way I grew up and the way I was taught.

  

  Karl Malone
  • Up
  • Way
  • Doing

• The Republicans are coming - make nice.

  

  Ed Koch
  • Nice
  • Coming
  • Republicans

• On all open platforms, regardless of whether it's Facebook or the Apple App Store, the largest segment is entertainment and games. It's the largest revenue segment. And it's the same for Tencent.

  

  Ma Huateng
  • Same
  • Entertainment
  • Apple

• Gay marriage acceptance is happening in the blink of an eye.

  

  P. J. O'Rourke
  • Marriage
  • Eye
  • Gay

• I travel around the world constantly promoting my projects and endorsing products. Yes, I do get paid to go to parties; in fact, I'm the person who started the whole trend of paid appearances. But when you see me at a party, I'm always working or promoting something.

  

  Paris Hilton
  • World
  • Person
  • Travel

• The idea of a world where all people are alike - in wealth or in anything else - is a fantasy for the stupid.

  

  P. J. O'Rourke
  • People
  • World
  • Stupid

• For the same reason we have the Brad Pitts and the George Clooneys, it's just part of human nature to idolize stereotypes.

  

  Neri Oxman
  • Nature

• The tabloids are like animals, with their own behavioural patterns. There's no point in complaining about them, any more than complaining that lions might eat you.

  

  David Mellor
  • Complaining

• I may not be a trained actor, but I've paid my dues. And I mean that literally. I am a fully dues-paid member of SAG/AFTRA. As a political figure, I've been called a 'card carrying' member of numerous groups that I'm not a member of - and now I'm being called a non-actor when I am literally a card-carrying member of the union for actors.

  

  Donna Brazile
  • May
  • Political

• I was watching TV one day, and I'm like, 'How did those people get on TV? I'm gonna try that. Hey, mom, I want to be on TV!' And she's like, 'OK, let's get you an agent.'

  

  Benjamin Stockham
  • People
  • She
  • Mom

• I don't think of them as teenage songs. The things that happen to you in high school are the same things that happen your entire life. You can fall in love at 60; you can get rejected at 80.

  

  Mark Hoppus Blink-182
  • Life
  • School
  • High

• In order to know virtue, we must first acquaint ourselves with vice.

  

  Marquis de Sade