Frederic Bastiat Quotes
Everyone wants to live at the expense of the state. They forget that the state wants to live at the expense of everyone.
Quotes to Explore
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The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.
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A good lie detector doesn't jump to conclusions but tries to understand the person across the table, her personality, and her motivations. Your goal as a lie spotter isn't to point the finger and say, 'You're lying' - your goal is to get to the truth.
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I tried to play rugby but was never very good.
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Science and religion are the two most powerful forces in the world. Having them at odds... is not productive.
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Filmmaking is a huge privilege; it's not brain surgery. It's art, and art is supposed to be an enjoyable process, and it is an enjoyable experience for me.
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I know you can be up one minute and drop the next, so I'm trying to maintain a steady course so I can have some longevity.
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It is my hope that I will be able to work with legislative leaders on both sides of the aisle and Gov. Hickenlooper to find a solution to fix our ailing pension system.
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You have your identity when you find out, not what you can keep your mind on, but what you can't keep your mind off.
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In Spain, the dead are more alive than the dead of any other country in the world.
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I like to tread uncharted territory and push myself in terms of performance.
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What the eyes perceive in herbs or stones or trees is not yet a remedy; the eyes see only the dross.
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A critic is a reader who ruminates. Thus, he should have more than one stomach.
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Because of a great love, one is courageous.
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If I met Jack Nicholson, I would probably get a little flustered. Not going to lie. I've watched his movies since I was so young. Such a fan.
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I had written a script called 'Freed,' which I had wanted to direct.
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I used to work for a catering company - I waitressed for Harry Winston events. I remember being so hungry, I would eat when I was supposed to be catering to other people.
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The appeal of the spectrally macabre is generally narrow because it demands from the reader a certain degree of imagination and a capacity for detachment from everyday life.
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Take the complications, rules, shoulds, musts, have tos, and so on out of your life. By uncomplicating your life and removing the trivial pursuits that occupy so much of it, you open a channel for the genius within you to emerge.
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How much better it is to see men live exactly than to hear them argue with subtlety!
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You know, you have to have some inner philosophy to deal with adversity.
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I see a New York that is once again the empire state.
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I knew trucking was growing. It grew from the Second World War to the time that I bought the bridge. There were interstate highways being built. I thought there was opportunity.
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Our investments in data, Internet and international have been particularly timely and have positioned the company to post industry-leading incremental revenue gains.
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Everyone wants to live at the expense of the state. They forget that the state wants to live at the expense of everyone.
