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.
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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 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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In order to be universal, you have to be rooted in your own culture.
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Mother's father and brothers all took great interest in pugilism, and they knew the game well from much practice of their own. They were never so much delighted as when I visited them with a black eye or a bloody nose, at which time they would be at the trouble to give cunning points as to how to meet an opponent according to his weight and height.
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The imagination disposes of everything. It creates beauty, justice, and happiness, which are the whole of the world.
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Death is not more certainly a separation of our souls from our bodies than the Christian life is a separation of our souls from worldly tempers, vain indulgences, and unnecessary cares.
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Wisdom means that it gives you detachment, detachment from all that is selfishness, self-centredness, self-obsession, ego - all connected with self.
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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.
