Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (Niccolo Machiavelli) Quotes
Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society.
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When people embrace character, there's latzie. It's the stuffing of a scene that's not written. It's not in the stage direction and it's not in the words. When people embrace character, it informs their living, breathing moments in a scene so well.
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To the real artist in humanity, what are called bad manners are often the most picturesque and significant of all.
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I always loved being fat, obviously. I'm Fat Joe.
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Detroit is saying that the hydrogen vehicle is the vehicle of the future. But it's 15 years from now.
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I remember when people actually wore coats and ties to theatre every night. They don't anymore. It's very different.
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Knowing policy does help make the gossip more understandable.
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I come from a generation that suffered school lessons in portacabins and crumbling hospitals. I tell you one thing, for the eighteen years they were in power the Tories did nothing to fix the roof when the sun was shining.
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I don't think about whether it's gonna be a dance record or a ballad or anything when I'm making music. I sit in the studio and I think, 'How am I feeling today?' and I write how I feel. It's really, really simple.
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I have an affinity for the law. I like looking at the small type on contracts, and if I could have afforded law school, I probably would have gone.
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I'm an Oscar nominee. I love saying that. Whatever happens, I'm going to sing that 'I'm an Oscar nominee' part.
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The real problem is not why some pious, humble, believing people suffer, but why some do not.
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We always saw ourselves in careers as entrepreneurs or angels.
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Continuous persecution of widows and orphans is a crime. Even the Bible says there is a specific place in hell for those who oppress widows.
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There's definitely something transformative about clothes.
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Pro-lifers have long been castigated for bringing private values into the public square. But actually it is the pro-abortion position that is based on merely personal views and values.
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We are constantly competing with the monsters from the id.
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New markets could be created by rural potentials, which could lead to rise in the employment.
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When I give notes on a script, I say, 'Guys, I may drift, but it's part of the process.' So I'm aware that I'm drifting, but I'm grabbing a lot of stuff.
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Freedom comes from strength and self-reliance.
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White artists have made millions of dollars off music they stole from black artists. I don't blame all the white artists. I'm a huge Stevie Ray Vaughn fan, and he was always very gracious about where he learned his music. But a lot of the time, you'd think the white guys thought it up. Hey, hasn't anyone heard of Muddy Waters?
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I watched the first episode of 'Survivor' in the spring of 2000, thinking I would hate it. My natural inclination steers me toward the indoors not only in my actual life but also in the settings of the entertainment I read and watch.
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This is the strange thing about existing in time. As [Philip] Larkin puts it, "truly, though our element is time, we are not used to the strange perspectives open at each moment of our lives" - something like that.
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But what I'm very interested in, whether it's writing, whether it's hosting a show, whether it's cooking food, I'm just into the discussions of identity, culture and the politics of culture.
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Princes and governments are far more dangerous than other elements within society.
