Jacques Maritain Quotes
There is nothing man desires more than a heroic life: there is nothing less common to men than heroism.Jacques Maritain
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The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.
P. J. O'Rourke -
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.
Wayne Huizenga -
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.
Fernando Botero -
Our party never tolerated those who use violence for political ends. Our leaders lost their lives standing against terrorism.
Kapil Sibal -
The Canadian franchises and Canada as a market for NHL hockey has always been a priority for us.
Gary Bettman -
Live every day as if it's going to be your last, and one day, you'll be right.
Malachy McCourt
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Running is what keeps my weight down. I have to stay active or I could easily gain weight.
Camilla Luddington -
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.
Karen Salmansohn -
Being married to a psychologist, I realize that I learn more from imperfections.
Patricia MacLachlan -
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.
Zooey Deschanel -
I've been training quite hard.
Katarina Johnson-Thompson -
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.
Nate Diaz
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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.
Wendy Davis -
A minority group has 'arrived' only when it has the right to produce some fools and scoundrels without the entire group paying for it.
Carl T. Rowan -
What higher art does is to invite us in and allow us to make decisions.
T. C. Boyle -
If there are no other wonderful roles that come my way, I have a quite an interesting, dynamic life.
Karen Allen -
In my opinion, Christian Dior was never, ever theatre.
Raf Simons -
I'm not that materialistic. I like nice clothes and that, but I don't spend lots of money on stuff. I'm not really into TV, I don't have an iPod, I've got a gramophone.
Paloma Faith
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Human passions, like the forces of nature, are eternal; it is not a matter of denying their existence, but of assessing them and understanding them. Like the forces of nature, they can be subjected to man's deliberate act of will and be made to work in harmony with reason.
Leon Bourgeois -
Mirth is the sweet wine of human life. It should be offered sparkling with zestful life unto God.
Henry Ward Beecher -
Our creature comforts
Matthew Henry -
Composing a concert is like composing a menu.... If you start with light pieces and play a 45-minute sonata after the interlude, it's like starting dinner with hors d'oeuvres and dessert and finishing with a Châteaubriand and vegetables.
Arthur Rubinstein -
Every action is either strong or weak, and when every action is strong we are successful.
Rita Mae Brown -
There is nothing man desires more than a heroic life: there is nothing less common to men than heroism.
Jacques Maritain