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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I don't know if I'd say I feel green, but I'm getting to know myself as an actor now in a way that I never did as a kid.
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If you're doing a prison show, HBO is the absolute best place in the world to be doing that because you're not going to have to do all that, you know, 'Prison Break' stuff where you can't really behave and speak like people do in a maximum-security prison.
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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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To be 23 and riding the crest of a song sweeping the world country by country is to live an altered and wholly rarefied existence.
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For every person who might reject you if you live your truth, there are ten others who will embrace you and welcome you home.
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Non-figurative art is created by establishing a dynamic rhythm of determinate mutual relations which excludes the formation of any particular form.
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Your personality as the prime minister feeds through to what you emphasise, and what you don't, how you'll handle a situation - whether you've got the combination of intelligence or instincts to adapt and to make good decisions.
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Never let yourself get fooled by the same pitcher on the same pitch on the same day.
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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.
