Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (Niccolo Machiavelli) Quotes
There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.
Quotes to Explore
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The worst situation you can have in a thriller is a lead who looks like he can handle himself.
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I landed the female lead role on 'Chuck' within three days of landing in L.A., so it was a little overwhelming, and I definitely felt like I got thrown into the deep end.
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Australians don't have a preconceived notion of what things have to be... we can go on a fantastic journey.
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I love everything that's beautiful. A lot of things.
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There is no 'natural' order, only the way things are.
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I had a major bug for cities and for paintings and literature and all the things I thought went on in cities.
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I started modelling when I was 13, so I learned a lot of things. I actually love doing make-up on other people, too.
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I would say 'The Master' was one of the most inspiring things I've ever got to work on.
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The idea of music is to liberate the listener and lead him to a frame where he feels he is elevated.
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Do all things with love.
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Beckett had an unerring light on things, which I much appreciated.
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I've got a lot of other things I want to do.
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I really like collections of things. I love antique botanical prints with a bunch of different weeds and seeds.
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There are some seminal things that happened in the '70s for me: Billy Joel and Jackson 5.
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Liberty must be limited in order to be possessed.
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To be honest, accents are one of those things for me, personally, that usually come quite naturally by just listening to the people.
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Love conquers all things except poverty and toothache.
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I just write mechanical things.
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You can keep the things of bronze and stone and give me one man to remember me just once a year.
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God is the efficient cause not only of the existence of things, but also of their essence. Corr. Individual things are nothing but modifications of the attributes of God, or modes by which the attributes of God are expressed in a fixed and definite manner.
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Have things to look forward to: Plan a trip, treat yourself to the spa, make plans in the future so that you can focus on what you're looking forward to versus how unbearable your present is. Understand that your brain is detaching. It's the same part of the brain that is activated as a cocaine user feening for their next fix. You're literally in withdrawal. Understand that it takes time for your brain and neural pathways to detach. You're not going crazy - it's just a process, and that process takes time.
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As much as I love to dive into the action early, I think the hero's journey is important - the idea that the reader needs to experience the protagonist's everyday life before you turn that world upside down.
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What we sometimes consider a stumbling block is rather a rock we can step on.
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There is nothing more difficult to take in hand, more perilous to conduct, or more uncertain in its success, than to take the lead in the introduction of a new order of things.
