Pierre Corneille Quotes
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Democrats should insist that a pluralistic democracy such as ours rely on bipartisanship in formulating a foreign policy based on moderation and the nuances of the human condition.
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Your ability to shape your future depends on how well you communicate where you want to be when you get there. When ideas are communicated effectively, people follow and change.
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As an illustrator you need to understand the human body - but having looked at and understood nature, you must develop an ability to look away and capture the balance between what you've seen and what you imagine.
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It wasn't until I set out to write a novel about marriage that I realized how little I knew about the institution.
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It is eerie being all but alone in Westminster Abbey. Without the tourists, there are only the dead, many of them kings and queens. They speak powerfully and put my thoughts into vivid perspective.
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The voices on the record, that was trying to treat my voice like guitar players treat guitar tones.
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I come from a long line of people that write. My folks ran a weekly newspaper.
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I'm not opposed to putting myself in danger for meaningless comedy.
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I always tried to watch the pitcher and his complete windup from the moment he had the ball in his glove all the way through his motion, and tried to follow it all the way out of his hand, all the way to home plate.
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Experience is like a comb that life gives you when you are bald.
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Buttermilk's palate-cleansing tartness is one reason it's used a lot in southern India, where meals often end with a small bowl of the stuff served with plain rice and pickles.
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Never explain - your friends do not need it and your enemies will not believe you anyhow.
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And now, farewell to kindness, humanity and gratitude… I have substituted myself for Providence in rewarding the good; may the God of vengeance now yield me His place to punish the wicked.
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Something traumatic happened to me when I was younger. I was with this old black woman, and she was very wise, very Alice Walker, The Color Purple...she looked at me and she says, 'Baby...you know I used to be able to fly but I can't fly no more, baby. But baby, you...? You too fat to fly.'
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When I got signed, I wanted to be involved in a charity, but it was hard because I didn't know which problems to start with.
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Certainly, in taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy, but in passing it over, he is superior; for it is a prince's part to pardon.
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I'm obsessed with vinyasa flow yoga and Pilates. And since I live in Sweden, and we have good seafood, I tend to cook a lot of fish, preferably with oven-roasted veggies and a cauliflower mash.
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I have a very high expectation for everything I do. And when I go out and compete, I expect myself to make every play.
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Like most playwrights, I hate talkbacks with a passion that can burn a hole through hell.
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We may outgrow the things of children, without acquiring sense and relish for those which become a man.
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You can raise the bar or you can wait for others to raise it, but it's getting raised regardless.
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In orbit, you're keyed up and aware of everything going on, every little noise, anything that may have special meaning because of where you are.
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À force d'être juste on est souvent coupable.
