Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (Niccolo Machiavelli) Quotes
The nature of man is such that people consider themselves put under an obligation as much by the benefits they confer as by those they receive.
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Once you make it to your point of making it, you'll appreciate the struggle.
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I get a lot of influence from pro wrestling. People are like, 'Oh, it's fake.' But it's not about whether the guy wins or loses, it's about how he entertains you the whole time you're watching.
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Any guy that's not working with the same amount of intensity and passion that I do, I don't want to know.
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I think the biggest part of a good party is the host and then going around making sure nobody's left alone and knows enough about the people in the room to know who to introduce to whom.
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I'm not afraid of special effects, but I see them very much as a means to an end.
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Chile's mines are very dangerous; the country has a lot of earthquakes.
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During my adolescence, our family dwelt in rural Alaska. We were dirt poor, Depression-era poor. Tarpaper shack and kerosene lamps. In those days I read because that's all I had. I wrote because that's all I had.
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Life is so impermanent that it's not about somebody else or things around me, it's about knowing you are completely alone in this world and being content inside.
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My mom has every issue of 'Billboard' I've ever been in.
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I personally have a pretty open philosophy about trying to talk to the press, and so does Dan Bartlett.
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However, while we should certainly celebrate the demise of overt official racism, we must also critically examine where we are at this historical moment, recognize the many challenges ahead and reaffirm our commitment to making Brown v. Board a reality.
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Even if the music industry simply gave away all their music people would complain that they don't have the bandwidth to download all the stuff - the problem would merely shift from availability to distribution.
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There have always been arguments showing that free will is an illusion: some based on hard physics, others based on pure logic.
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I'm obsessed with those old romance films. I also would love to venture into the silent film world. I think that's extremely compelling and interesting and really relies on the acting, even more so than when you have an actor speaking.
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I very much looked up to Janet Evans and Summer Sanders.
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I have to plead basic ignorance of most new jazz artists here.
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When you're good at controlling your own emotions, you can disguise your true feelings. When you know what others are feeling, you can tug at their heartstrings and motivate them to act against their own best interests.
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People think that, when you're doing comedy, nothing means anything, that people run around and act crazy. It's quite the opposite. The stakes are life-and-death.
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A weaker currency is a national tariff. After we get a weaker currency, we have to take advantage of that. Or else, we will waste it once more in inflation and in the inability to raise competitiveness.
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I think Charles Manson was a hair's breath away from just being a terrorist. He wanted to start a war, too.
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I like to write in coffee shops in countries in which languages I do not speak are spoken. That way, you're surrounded by the buzz of humanity, but you aren't distracted by people's conversations.
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It's fair to say that white America wouldn't have elected an African-American president without the integrating effect of black music - from Louis Armstrong to hip-hop - and black drama and fiction, commercial as much as 'serious.'
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The notion of 'reduce and refine' is one I've pursued. I truly believe that by making things less complex, by finding innovative ways to make sustainability affordable, we can advance the notion that it is possible.
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The nature of man is such that people consider themselves put under an obligation as much by the benefits they confer as by those they receive.
