Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (Niccolo Machiavelli) Quotes
Necessities can be many, but the one that is stronger is that which constrains you to win or to die.
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We have to stop rewarding bad behavior.
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I've always thought that a good book should be either the entry point inward, to learn about yourself, or a door outward, to open you up to new worlds.
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I would see anything by Antony Gormley.
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I'm relieved that after all these years of doing atrocity work, I still cry my eyes out every time I read the paper in the morning. It's surprising, actually.
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I always enjoyed acting. My aunt was actually an actress.
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Whatever we do from government, we need to do what's best for America. If we do that, that's bringing power back to the people.
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You've got to understand, people are motivated by fun. And they should be.
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I've seen the future and it's much like the present only longer.
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I never look at how many songs I have or how many girls are there in a movie. If I like my character, I play it.
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Too often in our communities many families have not even been aware that certain charities exist; and at the same time, there are many who are willing to volunteer their energy and their resources to help these charities, yet they do not know these charities even exist.
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Anything I sing is supposed to be genuine. It's not supposed to be make-believe or I'm making something for the crowd to jump or to hold up their hands.
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Everybody that's trying to get anything progressive done in this country knows that the biggest barrier is getting money out of politics.
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I was going to be the head wrangler at a ranch in Wyoming, and the reason I didn't take the job is because I couldn't have my family there - the family had to stay in town. I just wasn't willing to do that.
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I just think old old movies, they make you concentrate and pay attention so much more. They feel so warm. A lot of modern digital videotape, it's just too bright. Don't know why, it's not warm.
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I wouldn't like to be a character in one of my books!
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My comedy isn't going to solve problems; I'm not that deep.
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I know I always had a lot of energy growing up and I had to put it somewhere. Theater allowed me to really feel things, to laugh, to cry, to explode outward. I could do anything and it was totally accepted and appreciated. If I hadn't gone into the theater, I probably would have been a psychotic killer.
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Nature is the most beautiful thing we have. It's better than art because it's from the creator.
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In other periods of depression it has always been possible to see some things which were solid and upon which you could base hope, but as I look about, I now see nothing to give ground for hope - nothing of man. But there is still religion, which is the same yesterday, today, and forever. That continues as a solid basis for hope and courage.
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I'm always going to use music, use culture as a tool to engage people to have this dialog, to enable others. That's very important.
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In history, the millions win; that is democracy.
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Live or die, sink or swim.
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Don’t wear what you question, wear what you think is right for you.
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Necessities can be many, but the one that is stronger is that which constrains you to win or to die.
