Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (Niccolo Machiavelli) Quotes
Wisdom consists of knowing how to distinguish the nature of trouble, and in choosing the lesser evil.
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The modern economy is becoming a place where women hold the cards.
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I absolutely welcome a full investigation into the for-profit schools because I think a majority of them are predatory.
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Being a 911 operator means balancing seemingly contradictory skills. On one hand, operators have to be fanatically precise and well-organized. On the other, they must be able to establish rapport with panicky callers.
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I was a bit odd. I read books and wanted to draw and go to art school.
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I think some people forget sometimes I do have to go to the grocery store; I do enjoy going out to dinner. I have to get my oil changed from time to time. I do all the normal things. I cut my grass. People kind of forget that normal part, that we do a lot of the stuff that everybody else does, but we all have our talents, and mine is in football.
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The position is: the Gaelic language is no longer the native language; it is dead, yet food is being brought to the graveyard.
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Charity is a very personal equation, like we say charity begins at home. It starts with your immediate help in the house: the people who work for you.
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The less food, the more time to talk, the more to talk about.
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I knew I wanted to do something creative. I didn't think I'd have the luxury of doing something like that, because I didn't know anyone who had pursued anything they really adored, but I had dreams for singing or writing.
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To have success in your professional life is not so hard. To succeed as a man is more difficult.
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All of us grow.
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The two most important things that can be done to promote democracy in the world is first, to bring moral clarity back to world affairs and second, to link international policies to the advance of democracy around the globe.
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I busted my butt all my life building companies.
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The relationships we have with people are extremely important to success on and off the job.
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The black community in Hollywood is very small and close-knit. Everyone has a common goal: to make a two-hour movie in 30 days.
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If I lose, I lose. I'll do it on my terms.
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Having children is exciting. Life puts the past into perspective.
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Being the leader of a division is a pressure, but it's one that I feel I am ready for.
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I read on my iPad. But honestly, I prefer print.
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Marriage hasn't been my thing. But gay people, knock yourselves out!
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It's such a thrilling part about being in a relationship at a young age, and all your feelings are apocalyptic, all your emotions are so huge.
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He who does not become familiar with nature through love will never know her.
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Amid this life based on coercion, one and the same thought constantly emerged among different nations, namely, that in every individual a spiritual element is manifested that gives life to all that exists, and that this spiritual element strives to unite with everything of a like nature to itself, and attains this aim through love.
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Wisdom consists of knowing how to distinguish the nature of trouble, and in choosing the lesser evil.
