John Donne Quotes
It is too little to call man a little world, except God, man is a diminutive to nothing. Man consists of more pieces, more parts, than the world; than the world doth, nay, than the world is.
Quotes to Explore
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I love people with strong convictions, because we are living in a very PC world. You can't crack a joke without it being in the headlines.
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I've always performed. I've done plays at home.
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I was vegetarian for a long time, and in the last four years I started eating chicken and fish. I feel like it really built up my strength a lot.
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I'm not looking to shock anyone.
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It may be a cold, clammy thing to say, but those that treat friendship the same as any other selfishness seem to get the most out of it.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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Anger is the enemy of non-violence and pride is a monster that swallows it up.
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I hate competition.
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The world does not look to us in the Arab world out of a healthy desire for knowledge.
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We must honestly face our relationship with Great Britain.
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There are other ways of finding satisfaction, recipes for human happiness, enjoyment, dignified and meaningful, gratifying life, than increased consumption that increases production.
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I love who I am and I love my life, but if I could be someone else, I'd be Beyonce in two seconds.
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You can tell when people think they're a little bit special, and it's quite fun to laugh at them, and I think it's good to laugh at them, because then you can deflate their egos a bit.
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I don't think anyone really is interested in reading about my emotional state. It's not even interesting to me.
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I think every country has to recognize its competitive advantage and liberate its strengths to be a partner in global trade, and that's the only way you can survive and succeed.
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I don't feel that normal anymore because I get recognised, even when I'm just trying to have fun or going to get ice cream with my friends.
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Social peace requires reciprocity.
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The condition of rage is one in which I find myself starting my day - once I see the news headlines.
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This universe can very well be expressed in words and syllables which are not those of one's mother tongue.
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The poor are an especially important resource for innovation when they have the bravery and pluck to get out of the poor places in which they're living.
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The pursuit of perfection always implies a definite aristocracy, which is as much a goal of effort as a noble philosophy, an august civil polity or a great art.
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The sun too penetrates into privies, but is not polluted by them.
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I always imagined that to bring an orchestra to play together is not enough for a conductor.
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It is too little to call man a little world, except God, man is a diminutive to nothing. Man consists of more pieces, more parts, than the world; than the world doth, nay, than the world is.
