Jacques Maritain Quotes
If it is correct to say that there will always be rightist temperaments and leftist temperaments, it is nevertheless also correct to say that political philosophy is neither rightist nor leftist; it must simply be true.
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You're only as good as your last song. That's something somebody told me, and it's so true. You've just gotta keep putting yourself out there, even promoting 'God Made Girls.'
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The true danger is when liberty is nibbled away, for expedience, and by parts.
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This is how it has been since time began: If you want to make something really worthwhile and true, then you have to suffer for it.
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We have to stand up for what we believe in, even when we might not be popular for it. Honesty starts with being ourselves, authentic and true to who we are and what we believe in, and that may not always be popular, but it will always let you follow your dreams and your heart.
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It is well known that my husband and Lady Thatcher enjoyed a very special relationship as leaders of their respective countries during one of the most difficult and pivotal periods in modern history. Ronnie and Margaret were political soul mates, committed to freedom and resolved to end Communism.
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If you first fortify yourself with the true knowledge of the Universal Self, and then live in the midst of wealth and worldliness, surely they will in no way affect you.
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Whenever you choose power over love, you will never find true happiness.
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I'm sorry; I ruin people's interviews because I just talk about rubbish.
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It has been said that love is a function of communication. I believe that to be true. I believe, by extension, that human understanding is a function of communication. And the better human beings understand one another, the higher the level of functioning.
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Artists are political in the sense that they've subtracted themselves from the structure of the marketplace and are contributing something that's not utilitarian. Even though books get sold, and I get advances, I get to look at society and think for a living.
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If you want to see the true measure of a man, watch how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.
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When I started off with Trainspotting, it was the way the characters came to me. That's how they sounded to me. It seemed pretentious to sound any other way. I wasn't making any kind of political statement.
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I believe a true Hindu in India could never have endorsed the killing of the Mahatma.
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I was extremely lucky that I had two great wives. It sounds a bit funny to say that, but it's absolutely true.
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A president should look for what binds the people together rather than what drives them apart. As soon as you are identified with one side of the political map, you are no longer everybody's president.
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It's true what people say - that actors are the closest thing there is to children. They play.
Nastassja Kinski -
As someone who's been covering presidential campaigns since the 1950s, I have no delusions about political reporting. Candidates bargaining access to get the kind of news coverage they want is nothing new.
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Rule-following, legal precedence, and political consistency are not more important than right, justice and plain common-sense.
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It's not possible for two countries to be the leading dominant political power at the same time.
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I would like to continue acting. But also - if this is a dream world where everything could become true - I'd want to be a ballerina.
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I am not surprised that this is a longer bit of work than many of us would have hoped. It is not where any of us would have hoped it is. And I think we need to give credit to the Republicans in Congress who have done everything they can to defeat every jobs bill and slow down the economy.
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The world was hers for the reading.
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If it is correct to say that there will always be rightist temperaments and leftist temperaments, it is nevertheless also correct to say that political philosophy is neither rightist nor leftist; it must simply be true.
