Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (Niccolo Machiavelli) Quotes
Therefore the best fortress is to be found in the love of the people, for although you may have fortresses they will not save you if you are hated by the people.
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Experience is a funny thing. You don't always have it when you need it.
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I'm just a black hole for stuff. No one should ever hand me anything, because I get so easily distracted. I'll be like, 'Oh, look, something shiny!' I'm glad I never learned how to drive. I would be really dangerous.
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At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.
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I believe the answers to most problems that confront us around the world can and should be approached by engaging both friend and foe in dialogue. No, I don't naively think that dialogue always works, but I believe we should avoid the rigidity of saying that dialogue never works.
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Brands mature over time, like a marriage. The bond you feel with your spouse is different than when you first met each other. Excitement and discovery are replaced by comfort and depth.
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One can't write for all readers. A poet cannot write for people who don't like poetry.
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We had a good time mucking about during 'Band of Brothers' when we were young and single.
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I want to pursue a career in film.
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Generally a chef's book is like a calling card or a portfolio to display their personal work.
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How can it be said we should use only constitutional means in our struggle, when all resistance is illegal and we have no way to change the brutal realities of the racism regime?
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Wrestlers are a little more dedicated than, and are different from, the other people, which may be strange.
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I don't worry about the things I can't change.
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When the Bible was first published, bathhouses were mandatory, no one could read, and only the people in the Church could write.
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A lot of the time when I write about the person that I love, I feel like I'm writing about New York.
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My mother's nickname for me is 'Positive Patrick.' I like to live up to that title.
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My father taught me many important giving lessons, but two stand out. First, always give as much as you possibly can. And second, give equally from among your resources - your time, your mind and your capital. These are principles I live by.
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I'm concerned about my daughter because she will not believe in Santa Claus. No matter what I say to her, she just doesn't buy it, and she's 2. I refuse to give it up. I say, 'There is a Santa Claus,' and she says, 'Okay, Mommy. In pretend world, right?' She really doesn't believe.
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I've felt that if you dwell too much on your errors, you're dealing in the negativity of things. I don't like that. I'd rather work on the positive reinforcement, the things I did well.
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Emmitt Smith is a great running back. One of the things I like about him along with Edgerrin James is that neither one of them 'show out' when they run a touchdown.
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I do condition my hair with honey and beer. I smell like the bottom of a beer barrel for days afterwards, but it's very good for the hair.
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As a political current, Maoism was always weak in Britain, confined largely to students from Asia, Africa and Latin America.
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The BBC sports department when I was there was seriously to the right of Ghengis Khan, and if people think I am strange, they should have met some of the production staff I worked with. Margaret Thatcher and the Queen were the pin up girls for many of them.
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The advancement of coal research will benefit Wyoming, its people, and the coal industry. I fully support it.
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Therefore the best fortress is to be found in the love of the people, for although you may have fortresses they will not save you if you are hated by the people.
