Frederick the Great Quotes
It seems to me that man is made to act rather than to know: the principles of things escape our most persevering researches.
Quotes to Explore
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I do not deal with threats and ultimatums.
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I don't know if I would say that I'm specifically a history buff. I do find a lot of things fascinating, especially anything that's bizarre or mysterious and unknown and we don't have all the answers for.
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Every decision to use military force is an excruciatingly difficult one.
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My mum made me feel if I wanted to become prime minister, I could do it.
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Here's how I work: It's 2013, and most marketers are operating like it's 2009. I'm always trying to market like it's 2015, but not like it's 2020. A lot of my contemporaries who understand where the world is going, go too far out, and aren't practical. I have always prided myself on being visionary, with a heavy practicality.
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No access to me, nor my staff, will ever affect what we do to protect consumers of the state of Florida.
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I'm not dark; I'm not. The main thing I consider in accepting a role is less the tone of the movie and more whether I think it's a good film, whether I like the character and whether I think I could do it. I don't think, 'Oh, I've done X amount of dark films.'
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The whole story of the comfort women, the system of forced sexual slavery, the medical experiments of Unit 731, is not something that is in the US psyche. That is changing because many books are coming out.
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Fashion is unique. It's a leveler, not a divider.
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I don't think Michael had to retire for us to get the spotlight, because when you win, it commands attention.
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I had an addiction to sugar growing up - major, major, major.
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Money is neither my god nor my devil. It is a form of energy that tends to make us more of who we already are, whether it's greedy or loving.
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I was raised a Christian. I'd like to think I have Christian values. I don't attend church.
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North Americans don't understand... that our country is not just Cuba; our country is also humanity.
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I wanted to write a novel that would make others feel the history: the pain and fear that black people have had to live through in order to endure.
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I want to make sure that any young person or anyone, really, who is looking up to me - who sees a glimpse of who I am as a person - that they see no shame, that they see pride, and that I'm truly unabashed about the person that I am.
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You can be aware of the passing of time without being nostalgic.
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We've been performing with symphonies all of our career and it sounds so wonderful when they play 'My Girl' with the large string section, I want to turn around and look.
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I think art certainly is the vehicle for us to develop any new ideas, to be creative, to extend our imagination, to change the current conditions.
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I feel like I ask my fans to love themselves a lot, and and I do want people to love themselves. That comes from personal experience.
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I was working at a restaurant, I booked the role in 'Twilight,' put in my two weeks' notice, got fitted, flew to Portland, filmed, and then it started getting hype. That helped me get my foot into certain doors before the movie even came out.
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You have to be as light as you can be and not get weighed down and stuck in your emotion, stuck in your body, stuck in your head. You just want to always be trying to elevate somehow.
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It seems to me that man is made to act rather than to know: the principles of things escape our most persevering researches.
