Paul Gauguin Quotes
There are noble tones, ordinary ones, tranquil harmonies, consoling ones, others which excite by their vigour.
Quotes to Explore
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I've personally never had the chance to go to Lambeau Field.
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I moved to Paris for two years, then to London, then New York in 2002. In that time, I also lived in Japan, Italy, Germany - I've been a bit of a gypsy.
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My music does say a lot about me and what I went through. All the songs are about things I have gone through and what I am thinking. I wrote about my family, friends and boys, of course, and about life.
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Voters are hungry for principled, conservative fighters - because the threat to our liberties from Washington never has been greater.
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I think I was the only kid on the block who knew about furniture scale by the time I was 8.
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The true facts are not always obvious. They often have to be looked for.
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The mystery of the soul is like that of a closed door. When you open it, you see something which was not there before.
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There are many people inside Iran who say, "We don't have enough to eat. Why do we need a nuclear bomb?"
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I like to hide behind the characters I play. Despite the public perception, I am a very private person who has a hard time with the fame thing.
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Selfishness corrodes. Unselfishness ennobles, satisfies. Don't put off the joy derivable from doing helpful, kindly things for others.
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The gaudy leonine sunflower Hangs black and barren on its stalk, And down the windy garden walk The dead leaves scatter,- hour by hour.
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Yesterday, Attorney General John Ashcroft had surgery to remove his gall bladder. Doctors say the surgery was difficult because Ashcroft refused to take his clothes off.
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Let it never be forgotten that, although we may do nothing about the Word we hear, the Word will do something to us.
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A fool must now and then be right, by chance
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First... a new theory is attacked as absurd; then it is admitted to be true, but obvious and insignificant; finally it is seen to be so important that its adversaries claim that they themselves discovered it.
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The sage does not hoard. The more he helps others, the more he benefits himself, Having bestowed all he has on others, he has yet more; having given all he has to others, he is richer still.
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. . . learn to value what is important today in the subtle realm rather than what appears desirable tomorrow in the worldly realm.
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Though justice be thy plea consider this, that in the course of justice none of us should see salvation.
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One can live at a low flame. Most people do. For some, life is an exercise in moderation (best china saved for special occasions), but given something like death, what does it matter if one looks foolish now and then, or tries too hard, or cares too deeply?
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In the past, it was only in science fiction novels that you could read about ordinary people being able to go to space... But you laid the foundation for space tourism.
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I've loved every minute I've spent in television. And I've had much more failure, as traditionally measured, than success in television. I've done four shows, and only one of them was the 'West Wing.'
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Perhaps there is no greater test of a man's regularity and easiness of conscience than his readiness to face the postman. Blessed is he who is made happy by the sound of a rat-tat! The good are eager for it; but the naughty tremble at the sound thereof.
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There are noble tones, ordinary ones, tranquil harmonies, consoling ones, others which excite by their vigour.
