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.
Quotes to Explore
-
We have to stop rewarding bad behavior.
-
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.
-
I would see anything by Antony Gormley.
-
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.
-
I always enjoyed acting. My aunt was actually an actress.
-
Everyone wants to be a stylist. If you know that's your calling, then you need to intern as much a humanly possible. You need to go to fashion school if you can.
-
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.
-
You've got to understand, people are motivated by fun. And they should be.
-
I've seen the future and it's much like the present only longer.
-
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.
-
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.
-
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.
-
Everybody that's trying to get anything progressive done in this country knows that the biggest barrier is getting money out of politics.
-
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.
-
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.
-
In the end, abortion is an issue of fundamental human rights. To force women to undergo pregnancy and childbirth against their will is to deprive them of the right to make basic decisions about their lives and well-being, and to give that power to the state.
-
I wouldn't like to be a character in one of my books!
-
My comedy isn't going to solve problems; I'm not that deep.
-
The only way to have a friend is to be one.
-
I should be concentrating on writing pages.
-
Since Eve negotiated Adam, I am the most disadvantaged negotiator in history of mankind. I have no army, no navy, no air force, no economy.
-
Once we played at the Fillmore opposite The Cream. Eric Clapton was there and he played his ass off that night ... backstage Michael Bloomfield introduced me to Eric, and Eric was so nice. He came up to me, put his arms around me and said "Barry, it's such a pleasure to meet you" ... I couldn't figure it out... then Michael told me that he had told Eric I had cancer and two months to live...
-
Money can come and go, and fame comes and goes. Peace of mind and a relationship with God is far more important, so this is the precedent that we've set in our lives. The bottom line is, we all die, so Jesus is the answer.
-
Necessities can be many, but the one that is stronger is that which constrains you to win or to die.
