Frederick the Great Quotes
It does not pay a man to exist until the age of Methuselah by making his days indolent and useless. The more this is reflected upon, the more the reflector will desire to undertake meaningful and useful actions, the more they will have lived.
Quotes to Explore
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As regards parents, I should like to see them as highly educated as possible, and I do not restrict this remark to fathers alone.
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I've come to realize I'm more spiritual than I am religious. What I mean by this: As far as praying to God goes, I'm more about looking inside for inner guidance - tapping into our own abundantly powerful inner resources - which, I suppose, is where some might say God does indeed reside.
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More than four thousand programs produced and consumed. Some of them were pretty good, a great many of them were forgettable; but a handful may even be worth a book.
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It's very scary to turn things down, but a project has to really mean something to me. I'm not interested in making a lot of money.
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Appreciate everything your associates do for the business.
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I am honoured to be associated with a brand like Movado. It believes in the art of design and is known for its perfection worldwide. I have strong faith in the pursuit of perfection. I am looking forward to a long association.
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The penalty may be removed, the crime is eternal.
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It's great to play someone who's so unafraid of being who she is.
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'Fairness' can be an important quality for legislators to consider when they are passing public policies. But it is a subjective standard. And it has no place among judges on a court - whose duty is to dispassionately judge a law's constitutionality.
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My daughter's still so tiny at the moment; she's just a sweet little meaty thing. But of course, you always think about what you want for them, don't you, and like any parent I want my children to be happy more than anything.
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I am drawn to intimate, often uncomfortable portraits of a woman persevering and awakening.
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Doing the best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment.
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If you want to be happy, make others happy!
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I am all in favor of growing the American economy and engaging in trade with the world, but not at the expense of American workers. The North American Free Trade Agreement is a perfect example of this. Ask the textile workers of North Carolina how NAFTA worked out for them - if you can find any.
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I secretly wanted to act. I also wanted be a toy designer and make puppets.
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I refuse to admit that I am more than fifty-two, even if that does make my sons illegitimate.
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I had saved a lot of money working at Mrs. Fields' Chocolate Chip Cookies, ushering at the Golden Gate Theatre, and doing odd jobs so I could live in New York for a few months. If it ran out, I would have to give up and go home. It turned out OK. I got my Equity card and started working.
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I'm not going to jump out of airplanes or anything like someone else I know.
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I love any time you can enlighten people to mistakes, that's how I started my career.
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I was fascinated by 'The Lord of the Rings' from about the age of eight, and that lasted well into my teens.
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Yes, I will send that in. I feel like that one was obvious.
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Whenever we feel lost, or insane, or afraid, all we have to do is ask for His help. The help might not come in the form we expected, or even thought we desired, but it will come, and we will recognize it by how we feel. In spite of everything, we will feel at peace.
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It does not pay a man to exist until the age of Methuselah by making his days indolent and useless. The more this is reflected upon, the more the reflector will desire to undertake meaningful and useful actions, the more they will have lived.
