Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (Niccolo Machiavelli) Quotes
Many have imagined republics and principalities which have never been seen or known to exist in reality; for how we live is so far removed from how we ought to live, that he who abandons what is done for what ought to be done, will rather bring about his own ruin than his preservation.
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I'm pedantic about lip balm. I've been chomping through Lip Smackers since age 11. So the lip balm called Lips! is a personal favourite. I also really love the Properly Clean cleanser. Women are wearing primer, sunscreen and makeup, so a cleanser needs to work hard these days.
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I think there's a time to be private and a time to be public, and I think that companies like Facebook and Groupon are basically transformational companies. You don't come across them very often, and I'm pretty sure that they can continue to grow for a long time even being public.
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Once, there was a time in Jerusalem of brotherhood and peace: cultures and languages lived side by side and not one at the expense of the other.
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There was a real conflation of hero and victim in the wake of 9/11, in our perverse desire to create a triumphant myth out of pure tragedy.
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I like to open new doors and blaze new trails through the jungle and all that whatnot. What keeps me goin' all these years is changin' it up.
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The still must tease with the promise of a story the viewer of it itches to be told.
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I'm big on setting goals, but I also think that if you have too many lofty ambitions and set goals for everything, you can sabotage your efforts by overextending your brain.
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Grief doesn't have a plot. It isn't smooth. There is no beginning and middle and end.
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The beauty of voice-over work is that maybe you come in and record once every two weeks for a couple of hours and do a couple episodes a session. It's awesome! You spend an afternoon playing in the booth, and there you have it. It doesn't interfere with much.
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The street is a room by agreement.
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Direction is something that interests me. Even while shooting, I always have conversations with the director to get a better understanding of shooting technicalities.
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A model needs to know how to project herself into the camera.
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I love 'Guitar Hero' because I love music, but I have no musical ability whatsoever. So I love a game that makes you feel like you're a rock star.
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I feel in my heart it is right to continue to kneel during the national anthem, and I will do whatever I can to be part of the solution.
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Well, the good Lord and good luck must have been with me because I did exactly what I said I was going to do.
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Coolidge is the best living demonstration that, if you keep silent long enough, something fortunate may happen to you.
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The ego is that ugly little troll that lives underneath the bridge between your mind and your heart.
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Masculine republics give way to feminine democracies, and feminine democracies give way to tyranny.
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All the States and Governments by which men are or ever have been ruled, have been and are either Republics or Princedoms.
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You've gotta be slightly stupid.
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Many have imagined republics and principalities which have never been seen or known to exist in reality; for how we live is so far removed from how we ought to live, that he who abandons what is done for what ought to be done, will rather bring about his own ruin than his preservation.
