Jean Rostand Quotes
Far too often the choices reality proposes are such as to take away one's taste for choosing.
Quotes to Explore
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I really love to make sweeping historical gestures that are like little illustrations of novels.
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I always start my campaigns early, and I run hard. Maybe it comes from the rough-and-tumble world of San Francisco politics, where it's not even a contact sport - it's a blood sport. This is how I am as a candidate. This is how I run campaigns.
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I read Shakespeare when I was 14 because it's what we were taught.
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I want to act, if I can, as a bridge for people who read 'Shock Doctrine' or 'No Logo'. People who are sitting out for whatever reasons.
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Some guys play with their heads. That's okay. You've got to be smart to be number one in any business. But more importantly, you've got to play with your heart, with every fiber of your body.
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I could have ended the war in a month. I could have made North Vietnam look like a mud puddle.
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Children refuse to compromise. Adults learn how.
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It vexes me when they would constrain science by the authority of the Scriptures, and yet do not consider themselves bound to answer reason and experiment.
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Any time you got nothing to do - and lots of time to do it - come on up.
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The season of failure is the best time for sowing the seeds of success.
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I don't like Botox. It makes a very strange forehead.
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I took a writing class in college, liked it, and my first year out of school I couldn't get a job, so I wrote a play.
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I have a mantra in my head that there will always be another meal. I can put my fork down, knowing there will be good things in my future!
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I'm not really a food connoisseur.
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The nineteenth century lynching mob cuts off ears, toes, and fingers, strips off flesh, and distributes portions of the body as souvenirs among the crowd.
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The best thing about baseball is there's no homework.
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My philosophy is to not be scared of anyone. If I play well, great; if I don't, I learn from the match and move on.
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Fears are nothing more than a state of mind.
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There's a tendency for designers to embellish the size of their business. I never lie.
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I became obsessed with the storytelling of photography and going on little adventures.
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I like pursuing new endeavors. That's part of the reason I wanted to direct. I like to create things. I'm a Gemini. I'm always looking for something new.
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Life is a tide; float on it. Go down with it and go up with it, but be detached. Then it is not difficult.
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The first day back to school, you never want to wear your best outfit. You're setting the bar too high for yourself! Then the rest of the school year, you'll feel so much pressure! Wear something cute, but save your best outfit for a day when no one expects it.
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Far too often the choices reality proposes are such as to take away one's taste for choosing.
