Walter Bagehot Quotes
Free government is self-government. A government of the people by the people. The best government of this sort is that which the people think best.
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The Sundance Institute has been vital to the film communities of Latin America.
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What I'm trying to do is save and rescue the country if I can, and I'm doing my best to do it.
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I really like 'Roar' and 'Dark Horse.' 'Dark Horse' I really like, and I feel I would sing that in the bathroom; I would buy that album, and I think Katy Perry's amazing!
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Collecting more taxes than is absolutely necessary is legalized robbery.
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She knew what all smart women knew: Laughter made you live better and longer.
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If the script's good, everything you need is in there. I just try and feel it, and do it honestly. I also don't learn things for auditions, because I feel like it's just a test of memorizing rather than being real. Maybe every other actor would think that was terrible, I don't know. But it seems to have worked for me, so far.
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Pigeons are gentle and smart and have complex social relationships. Their hearing and vision are both excellent.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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I warm up with my mom and make sure I understand what the songs are about and make sure I'm using the right technique. To be honest with you, I really don't practice a lot... Usually, I say a prayer and ask the Lord to sing with me and help me and stand on the stage with me.
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Governments and nations should sit together and resolve issues. Reforms must be reached through understanding. But others should not interfere.
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I could have probably built a great career in management consulting, but one of the insights that I had early on is that just because you're good at something doesn't mean that you should continue to do it. Somewhere in my heart of hearts I knew it wasn't what I wanted to do.
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When this space walk will be completed, then the arm will be fully operational and ready for the next activity that will be pretty much the testing, the first flight testing of the space station arm.
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Acting is a very big part of what human beings do. A dog is always a dog, but we're always changing.
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Government is force, pure and simple. There's no way to sugar-coat that. And because government is force, it will attract the worst elements of society - people who want to use government to avoid having to earn their living and to avoid having to persuade others to accept their ideas voluntarily.
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True character arises from a deeper well than religion.
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How can I wage political battle against a widow who does not mean anyone any harm except only the president himself?
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Animal vision - including human vision - is so biased toward movement that we don't technically see stationary objects at all.
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I'm very happy to co-produce a film like 'Srimanthudu.'
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I think my parents did a great job of reminding me that I wasn't as big a deal as maybe I thought I was at times.
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If you're going to be that kind of actor and go way out there, it's really important to take care of yourself and have a safe place, whatever that is.
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On refusing to allow photos to be published of herself and her children: A lady's name should appear in print only three times, at her birth, marriage, and death.
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People who have come to appreciate well-sourced and well-cooked food refuse to pay too much for food that they wouldn't want to pay anything for.
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Ever since I left Greece more than two decades ago, it has been my dream to return and perform at the Acropolis. This project took more than a year and a half to plan and accomplish, and I would like to thank my band and crew and the scores of people involved in helping my dream become a reality.
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Free government is self-government. A government of the people by the people. The best government of this sort is that which the people think best.
