Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (Niccolo Machiavelli) Quotes
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My father was a very gregarious, very open guy. So every weekend, the house was full of people.
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A professor must have a theory as a dog must have fleas.
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Like many writers, I started by writing short stories. I needed to learn how to write and stories are the most practical way to do this, and less soul-destroying than working your way through a lengthy novel and then discovering it's rubbish.
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We should be too big to take offense and too noble to give it.
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As a brand, Ahla is one of Strauss-Elite's strongest. But we need to do a lot of marketing in order to regain market leadership. I have no doubt that we will do that, even if it takes time.
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I've set the bar quite high in terms of storytelling.
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To be a great actor, you really don't need to go to acting school or learn dance classes or work on your body. You have to be intelligent. You have to draw on a lot of emotions that you go through in life that you can tap into once you work on a set.
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In private, I'm a hippie who follows Buddhism, does yoga, meditates and loves to dance wildly.
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By the time I got to Bournemouth Art College, I'd been so inspired by Sam Raimi and Robert Rodriguez and their tiny, no-budget films that I decided to do a feature-length version of 'Fistful Of Fingers.'
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One of the biggest misconceptions that has been thrown out there is the fact that I started on Vine.
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Gautham was a premature baby. I remember when doctors said that his health condition was critical, I was tense. I could afford the treatment, but a lot of commoners can't. I believe more children's lives can be saved if we work towards it.
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We all know Illinois has big challenges. And under Gov. Rauner, things have only gotten worse.
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I make a lot of soups, and I love stews. My mother's a big foodie. She went to culinary school in New Orleans and has an oyster-artichoke soup recipe that has no cream in it but it tastes so creamy.
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Beauty is our weapon against nature; by it we make objects, giving them limit, symmetry, proportion. Beauty halts and freezes the melting flux of nature.
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I don't have to be a size zero anymore. But I still want to feel and look good.
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I loved what I did. I could've been secretary of state for ever.
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When you love something, it doesn't feel like work.
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Religion is a matter of the heart. No physical inconvenience can warrant abandonment of one's own religion.
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By definition a sequel can't be original. So you've got to figure out what worked the first time around.
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I could stuff a pillow with the amount of confetti I have had thrown at me. And could I sleep easily on that? No.
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Personally, I prefer working in the background.
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When I was in New York, I got to see Joan Rivers do an hour of material, and it blew my mind. I don't remember how old she was at the time, but she just had this edgy hour that had so much funny stuff in it, and she was so fearless. If you only watch her on the red carpet, you don't get a sense of what a legendary standup comedian she is.
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Every time you pass a law, it is a little bite out of freedom.
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The Swiss are well armed and enjoy great freedom.