Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (Niccolo Machiavelli) Quotes
For the mob is always impressed by appearances and by results, and the world is composed of the mob.
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I want to be an animated character. I'm also doing more writing and directing.
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I've been working on this feature script for Master Class, a play by Terrence McNally that won a lot of Tonys.
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I don't want to give people the impression that I'm an almost perfect human being.
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I think I'm a guy who loves to play defense. I have a great time in the outfield. I think it's fun robbing guys on hits - there are plenty of times you're gonna be robbed as a hitter.
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If you play good cricket, a lot of bad things get hidden.
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Devo and The Cramps didn't get big until they went to New York City. Chrissie Hynde didn't get big until she moved to London. When I was growing up, there wasn't even a place to play - just one little bar. If we wanted to have a gig, then we had to drive 45 minutes up to Cleveland.
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There is only one step from the sublime to the ridiculous.
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It is not important what Rahul Gandhi thinks, its important what a billion Indians think.
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Here in America we're doing the most wonderful crafts.
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I'm very interested in the idea of a large group of people who come together quite suddenly, but not illogically, for reasons that could not have been anticipated.
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Circumstances are the rulers of the weak; they are but the instruments of the wise.
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I crave attention and adventure.
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Many people think fairy tales and retellings of fairy tales are only for children, but I'm not the only writer to take an old tale and retell it for a sophisticated adult audience.
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A person isn't who they are during the last conversation you had with them - they're who they've been throughout your whole relationship.
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Some musicians I know are incredible fathers. Like Keith Richards. A fantastic dad.
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It's really a misconception to identify the writer with the main character, given that the author creates all the characters in the book. In certain ways, I'm every character.
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There are no quick fixes to Indigenous poverty and social disaster.
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We are not going back to the failed policies of the past. We are fighting for the middle class!
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To hear of a thousand deaths in war is terrible, and we 'know' that it is. But as it registers on our hearts, it is not more terrible than one death fully imagined.
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Success is where preparation and opportunity meet.
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I've stayed focused on the job at hand representing the people of the 5th district... a voice for everyone rich or poor or male or female.
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We have perfected the art of finding problems without fixing real-world issues. We focus too much on complexity, not harm.
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When I have the beard on I have people behind me in traffic honking their horn. I'm thinking "how in the world?" But it's the beard - it's kind of the stand out thing.
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For the mob is always impressed by appearances and by results, and the world is composed of the mob.
