Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (Niccolo Machiavelli) Quotes
A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair.

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No matter how much money I make, no matter how many hit songs. I still perform like a street performer.
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The path of least resistance is the path of the loser.
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I think I was given a gift to play golf and to be mentally strong.
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A teacher should have a creative mind.
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I would never share my daughter's wardrobe. Every five years you have to go through your wardrobe and say, 'This is possible, this is not possible.' But you have to be happy with yourself.
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You can take any one of our stories that we use right now, put western clothes on us, stick us out in the west and they'll work just as well - any single one of them - because they're stories about people, they're stories about things.
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I have superfine, superoily hair, so my struggle is always trying to get the volume I want. I end up not doing much with it ever.
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When I arrived to study at Oxford in October 1963, the bohemian style was black plastic or leather jackets for women and black leather or navy donkey jackets for men. I stuck to cavalry twills and a duffle coat, at least for a few months.
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I feel like a mirror reflecting back everyone's perception of me.
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It's easy to forget the ever-plodding eBay with all the noise made by the more lithe and lively Web 2.0 companies.
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The difference between the Bush I war against Iraq and the Bush II war against Iraq is that in the first one, we appealed to the sentiments and interests of the different groupings in the region and had them with us. In the second one, we did it on our own, on the basis of false premises, with extremely brutality and lack of political skill.
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I'm an emotional guy.
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You must work very hard to become a natural golfer.
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I looked at but was not allowed to touch Ai Weiwei's 'Sunflower Seeds' at the Tate. The film of making them was really moving.
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And I think that's why I was going to be a musician. I was very rebellious. And I didn't want to be an actor. My father used to say to me you should be an actor if you want to be in the arts.
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I see potential in everything. It's about opening your mind to what you can do to the garment: because they're cheap, you can cut them or stitch them, and if you stuff it up, it's fine - it's only two dollars.
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Because I was once a reporter, I've always felt a sense of estrangement inside the newsroom. The field is alive and interactive, while the newsroom is quiet and stereotypical.
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My sister is my sister regardless - has always been and always will be and has no choice about it. This is a love quite distinct from that of a lover, with whom we fall in love, in part, because they are free and have a choice.
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When I began, I thought that the way one should work was to do all the research and then write the book.
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I rarely think about myself that much. I really don't.
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I think the idea of participation trophies has gotta be a really, really great thing. Kids are under enough pressure as it is without encouraging them to be the best too early.
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What a mistake rage is ! anger should never go beyond a sneer, if it really desires revenge.
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Architecture has been male-dominated forever, and I am a grateful beneficiary of the women's movement.
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A son can bear with equanimity the loss of his father, but the loss of his inheritance may drive him to despair.