Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (Niccolo Machiavelli) Quotes
The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.

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Scratch a Yale man with both hands and you'll be lucky to find a coast-guard. Usually you find nothing at all.
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I have always been an avid reader of chemical literature, eager for what is new.
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All my life, the naysayers have told me that I can't win because I'm a progressive... because I'm a woman... even because I'm a lesbian.
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A mom can't afford to be sick.
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Every teenager and everybody around the ages from 10 to 18 has to go through finding out who they are.
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People always say 'humbling,' but I actually think it's quite inflating being nominated for an award. It's wonderful; it's a great feeling.
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I learned that when you stand up for what you believe in, you'll get a lot of support. But there are always going to be negative things said about you.
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Even an animal, if you show genuine affection, gradually trust develops... If you always showing bad face and beating, how can you develop friendship?
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Sometimes I can be misunderstood. I'm really competitive.
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The truth, it is said, is rarely pure or simple, yet genetics can at times seem seductively transparent.
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Animals are companions on this planet, not necessarily our feedbags.
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Fashion anticipates.
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My first languages are German and Spanish because I was brought up by a Spanish mother and a German father, so I always spoke both languages at home. I'm very thankful that I was brought up in a bilingual house.
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The local music community here was dying for a place to record, so we started doing acoustic, folk and bluegrass and then did rock projects for other bands, as well as for my son Tal and my own work.
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Jesus' own witness of sacrificial love and forgiveness, and his work to heal the sick and care for those in need, represent God's ways and vision for us.
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I'm kind of embarrassed by how quickly I adjusted to L.A. I really love it. It's so pleasant.
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Truth is not a matter of personal viewpoint.
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It's hard enough condensing 500 pages into a movie, and it would have been impossible to condense 800.
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Twenty-first century war adds new risks: more and more often there are no front lines, no central command, no rules of engagement - only a chaotic collision of politics, power, faith and bloodlust. Victims are as likely to be civilians as soldiers.
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I read a little bit of nonfiction and a lot of poetry. I think of poetry as my shot of whiskey when I don't have time to savor a whole bottle of wine.
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Mutual respect is very important in a relationship, and since my work is part of my life, he would have to respect it.
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I got married about three years ago again to a wonderful German woman. Her name is Monika and she is beautiful. She is one of the biggest women Zappa fans I have ever met in my life.
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I think that we come to love not by finding the perfect person, but by learning to see an imperfect person perfectly. Raise kids. Have a good life. Be a good friend. And try to be completely who you are.
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The more sand has escaped from the hourglass of our life, the clearer we should see through it.