Jacques Maritain Quotes
There is nothing man desires more than a heroic life: there is nothing less common to men than heroism.
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The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.
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Waste Management was based in Chicago, but I lived in Ft. Lauderdale and for 10 years had to commute to work - catch the 5 P.M. Sunday flight to Chicago and the midnight return flight on Friday.
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President Reagan was elected on the promise of getting government off the backs of the people and now he demands that government wrap itself around the waists of the people.
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I'm the most Colombian of the Colombians, even though I've lived 47 years outside of Colombia. I've lived 13 years in New York, and I never did a painting about New York. I've lived in France more than 30 years, and I've never painted Paris.
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Our party never tolerated those who use violence for political ends. Our leaders lost their lives standing against terrorism.
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The Canadian franchises and Canada as a market for NHL hockey has always been a priority for us.
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Live every day as if it's going to be your last, and one day, you'll be right.
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I am hopeful that no one will forget what happened in Bosnia.
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Running is what keeps my weight down. I have to stay active or I could easily gain weight.
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Are you used to entertaining everyone with your tales of drama and conflict? Do you get attention and feel important every time you complain about how awful this man is? Stop settling for attention for the negative stuff in your life.
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Being married to a psychologist, I realize that I learn more from imperfections.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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I've been training quite hard.
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I'm the only person in this sport, for the most part, that ain't on steroids. Now there's new rules in effect, yeah, you've got guys not on steroids now, but they used to be. They've always been on steroids.
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If I were governor, and a bill came to my desk that provided for background checks at gun shows, I would sign that.
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Athletes don't like to get up early, but it never bothered me.
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The strength of British theatre should be that these actors in their middle years know what they're doing and are good at it. Not rich, not famous, but making a living.
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A minority group has 'arrived' only when it has the right to produce some fools and scoundrels without the entire group paying for it.
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'If ambush I must, then ambush I will,' Aillas muttered to himself. 'A fig for chivalry, at least until the war is won.'
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The traveler has to knock at every alien door to come to his own, and one has to wander through all the outer worlds to reach the innermost shrine at the end.
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Growing up in Rhode Island, I dreamed of a career in law enforcement. That hasn't worked out exactly as I had planned, but life seldom does.
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I suppose the key for me is about opening up experiences and untold stories to audiences.
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I hope you will go out and let stories happen to you, and that you will work them, water them with your blood and tears and you laughter till they bloom, till you yourself burst into bloom.
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There is nothing man desires more than a heroic life: there is nothing less common to men than heroism.
