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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I still present myself as a New Zealander, answering people's questions about New Zealand and contributing in my own unlikely way to the global perception that Kiwis can and do fly high.
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When companies minimize their costs, they can spend more on R & D and marketing. It's just very logical.
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There is not a single injustice in Northern Ireland that is worth the loss of a single British soldier or a single Irish citizen either.
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There is a passion for perfection which you will rarely see fully developed; but you may note this fact, that in successful lives it is never wholly lacking.
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There is so much else in the world that is more interesting than monarchy.
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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.
