Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (Niccolo Machiavelli) Quotes
Wisdom consists in being able to distinguish among dangers and make a choice of the least harmful.
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What I look at with each vote is that priority of whether it's good for the middle class or not.
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I will sign pro life bills. But what people are interested in is what we can do to create jobs, grow the economy, and keep our costs under control.
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My favorite thing about being famous... it's not really as big of a deal as everybody says it is. Being on the road is tough, doing interviews, and all the stuff. It's still pretty tough.
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People are entitled to the presumption of innocence.
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I think it's unfair to criticise someone for not being Welsh, but the smaller the nation, the more patriotic you seem to be.
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War is the greatest failure of mankind.
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I try to shave at night so my skin has a chance to settle by the early morning call-time.
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There's nothing fun about 30 people standing around watching you, like, pretend to pleasure someone. Nothing enjoyable about it, believe me.
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Houston is kind of a melting pot. There are many different cultures and ethnicities represented out there, even on my team. It's really cool: you'll see so many different things.
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I have the strange ability to shut things out.
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It's like the brooding hen sitting over a china egg.
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A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.
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I am upset and completely disappointed in the government, the millionaires and billionaires in the U.S. See what's happening to the country? Look at all the health problems, the economy, the recession and crime.
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If I want to ban any newspaper, I will, with good reason.
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A constant struggle, a ceaseless battle to bring success from inhospitable surroundings, is the price of all great achievements.
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But I'd say 'How to Make It in America' is the most accurate depiction of the New York hipster community on television for sure.
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I'm not gonna be broke, like my mom was broke, my uncles were broke, my sisters didn't have money, my cousins on down.
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Pain is never permanent.
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. . . Intelligence is not the same thing as wisdom.
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You are not to be guided by your intellect, but by your wisdom, as you are Sahaja Yogis. So, you have a very good instrument of feeling it. Through your vibrations you can make out what is good and what is bad.
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Mama gives you money for Sunday school, you trade yours for candy after church is through.
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Near this spot are deposited the remains of one who possessed beauty without vanity, strength without insolence, courage without ferocity, and all the virtues of man, without his vices. This praise, which would be unmeaning flattery if inscribed over human ashes, is but a just tribute to the memory of Botswain, a dog.
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Wisdom consists in being able to distinguish among dangers and make a choice of the least harmful.
