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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I'd love to play Moon Knight. I don't know if anybody's doing a Moon Knight animated series any time soon.
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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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There's a difference between being posh and being rich.
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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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Usually, you lose interest in a story beyond a certain point. But with 'Highway,' there was something very subtle, yet something very influential. I intended 'Highway' to be the first film that I ever made. Didn't happen.
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People have no concept of boundaries.
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Privatisation splits hospital services into increasingly small packages.
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I love all people, whatever race they are.
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I think the problem is when people hear 'arts education,' they think, 'I don't want my son to be some painter that's going to be hanging in some museum after he dies. I don't want my daughter to be a struggling artist making no money.' People don't realize it's more than that. It's beautiful. It brings beauty to our lives.
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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.
