Jeremy Bentham Quotes
The principle of asceticism never was, nor ever can be, consistently pursued by any living creature. Let but one tenth part of the inhabitants of the earth pursue it consistently, and in a day's time they will have turned it into a Hell.
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I love Ray Mears. He's brilliant. He's so rude about me in the press, it's outrageous!
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I grew up watching Super J-Cup tournaments and things like that, and those were pretty cool.
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Dress codes and gestures and attitudes have always inspired me, as has youth culture in general, although now I question it more. If you analyze youth cultures over history, there has always been something strict about them - you have to be like this or like that.
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I say I haven't lost my religion. I've lost my ideology.
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But it's a very universal story and the thing is I was reluctant to answer that question because I don't want people latching on to a particular stereotype.
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If the Soviet Union and the United States have not experienced direct military confrontations, on the other hand, they supported, armed and trained Africans, to fight other Africans.
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I'm such a boots-jeans-tops-blazer girl.
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Nothing is funnier than confidently doing the wrong thing.
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He who indulges in falsehood will find the paths of paradise shut to him.
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I was a good bartender. I wouldn't say I was the best bartender in New York, but I could hold my own.
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A woman simply is, but a man must become.
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Myself, I really like the iPad mounted as a frame, with a happy slideshow cycling through.
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In the Army, because the stakes are so high - right? - you can't just be a yes-man and say, 'Great idea, boss!' if you don't believe it - right? - because lives are at stake. And the commanders that I've worked for, they want frank assessments; they want criticism and feedback.
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When I get dolled up to go out, men turn their heads and I'm used to it. But I think all women are sexy and should embrace that side of themselves.
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I've got that Beethoven energy, that Stravinsky energy. And it's all a gift from the Creator.
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I learned a long time ago that fame and money is not a ticket to happiness.
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A woman's whole life is a history of the affections.
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I used to a lot. I used to go dancing.
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One of the other things I think that I've been able to do in my life, is to listen well.
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I broke a lot of conventions. Look, I spent a long time as an actor. I spent a lot of time playing pretty ordinary arcs.
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No matter how many times you say Social Security is broke, the reality is that Social Security's independent revenue stream and its Trust Fund's investments maintain the program's solvency until 2037, when it may begin to fall short.
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The monstruous paradox that people come closer to one another without words
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When I came into office, I could have kicked the can down the road for a little while, or I could do the right thing.
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The principle of asceticism never was, nor ever can be, consistently pursued by any living creature. Let but one tenth part of the inhabitants of the earth pursue it consistently, and in a day's time they will have turned it into a Hell.
