Dominique de Villepin Quotes
The principal achievement of Europe is peace, which we often forget about as it has become so taken for granted by Europeans.
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Scripture suggests that the elements in space were created for the benefit of earth, while evolution suggests that earth is an insignificant speck in vast space.
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My parents didn't agree with what was going on, you know, with the communists coming in, Fidel Castro. I didn't see the reason why I needed to go back there and be a part of that exhibition.
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If you seek my help and guidance, I will immediately give it to you.
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You want your coach's blessing.
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I'm happiest when I'm moving.
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I enjoy passing time in my house. I'll get up, head out on the terrace, think about what to do, fool around oiling the floorboards or hanging pictures askew.
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The transparency of a metaphor displays the glint of truth. But if a metaphor is taken for a reality, it then becomes dense and masks the truth it is meant to display.
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I used to write bits and pieces of comedy material for various comics that were at the Windmill... as well as my film job, I was under contract, I was allowed to do that and everything.
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I get hugs all the time from strangers. I do believe that people can feel your persona when you perform live, but it is one of the nicest things if you can translate that on your records.
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The quality of TV, I think, is at an all-time high. The problem with it is the way that we end up consuming it - generally a cable box. A satellite receiver is, to me, nothing more than a glorified VCR.
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Today, India is a nuclear weapons state.
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Schweitzer is where I found snowboarding; it will always have a special place in my heart and is a top-notch ski resort. It has some of the best bowl tree skiing in the world and breathtaking views of Sandpoint and Lake Pend Oreille.
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The older you get, the better you have to look, the higher you have to kick, the harder you have to work.
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Compassion doesn't, of course, mean feeling sorry for people, or pity, which is how the word has become emasculated in a way.
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That's the miracle of fiction. I use it to spray on certain moments or places from my youth.
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I think that there are empty ecological niches in the literary landscape crying to be filled and when a book more or less fills a niche it's seized on, even when it's a far from perfect fit.
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I never worked less than 16-hour days on South Beach.
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Let's just say that I have a tendency if I am uncomfortable in a situation to speak my mind.
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I really wasn't into comic books growing up.
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In life, you always have to keep fighting. It's not easy.
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Do you have a problem? I have a gun. I'll shoot you. No problem.
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I've known painters who never did any good work because instead of painting their models they seduced them.
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The principal achievement of Europe is peace, which we often forget about as it has become so taken for granted by Europeans.
