Petrarch (Francesco Petrarca) Quotes
It may be only glory that we seek here, but I persuade myself that, as long as we remain here, that is right. Another glory awaits us in heaven and he who reaches there will not wish even to think of earthly fame.
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If the money we donate helps one child or can ease the pain of one parent, those funds are well spent.
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At the Department of Justice, our ability to fulfill our responsibilities - to advocate for victims, to vigorously pursue misconduct, to seek justice in all its forms - depends on public confidence in the institutions we represent.
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Fashion and music have always played off each other and certainly do for me; I love both so much. But there are definitely those moments when you're playing the right song at the right time in the right place, and it feels like the best job in the world.
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A free and truly independent press - fiercely independent when necessary - is the red beating heart of freedom and democracy.
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Thanks to 'A Prophet,' I'm known in a lot of countries.
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From the pop side, people like Usher, and when they first came out, I listened to guys like K-Ci and JoJo; that '90s R&B thing really caught my ear.
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You can have the greatest player in terms of mastering an instrument and you could be yawning your head off when you hear them. So, it's not what you do, but the way you're doing it and in the end that's all that we have.
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Where most of the country is, well, hot - from the bone-baking dry heat of the desert to the flesh-melting humidity of Kerala in the south - Kashmir is cool: so cool, in fact, that in the winter, the temperatures can sink to sub-zero.
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I propose to fight it out on this line if it takes all summer.
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The truth is, there's an information blockade in America, and it must be broken. In order to find crucial facts, numbers and outside perspectives, a person must spend an hour searching and cross-searching on the computer.
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I work eight hours a day, but I'm not writing all that time. I'm thinking, editing, looking something up. Thinking is what I do a lot of.
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The idea of revenge coming from a 14-year-old girl isn't, you know, exactly right.
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I am a crazy Maverick fan. I would go there if Dallas was a great entertainment center.
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There are complications in relationships between men and women. There always will be.
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If you go on working with the light available, you will meet your Master, as he himself will be seeking you.
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I always had to genuinely like the actors I worked with and use my enthusiasm and vision to give them confidence to push their creativity and their humor.
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I've always been interested in the history of the West, our country and particularly as it relates to the Native Americans - the original Americans.
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Ether is the token of the Ethereum network, which is focused on disrupting contract law.
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I don't think you can judge something without seeing it.
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Economically, we are, to some significant degree, interdependent with Chinese well-being. That is a great asset.
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I don't know whether the universe contains any evidence of intelligent design, but I can assure you that thousands of everyday products do not.
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Respect for women was a very important part of my upbringing.
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No, I'm not angling for huge fame. My career has been a very slow, arduous climb to the middle.
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It may be only glory that we seek here, but I persuade myself that, as long as we remain here, that is right. Another glory awaits us in heaven and he who reaches there will not wish even to think of earthly fame.
