Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (Niccolo Machiavelli) Quotes
A son could bear with great complacency, the death of his father, while the loss of his inheritance might drive him to despair.
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Fundamentally, footballers don't look around a dressing room and think, 'He's a black player... he's Japanese.' They don't think like that. They think, 'He's a good player; he can help. He's not very good.' I'm not trying to defend anyone's actions, but there are going to be isolated incidents because it's an emotive, passionate sport.
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Beating Pakistan is always special because they are a tough team and we have a bit of a history regarding Pakistan.
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Music is one of the most powerful things the world has to offer. No matter what race or religion or nationality or sexual orientation or gender that you are, it has the power to unite us.
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Kids accept where they are because they don't know the past. They know what they have; they know where they are.
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Between Prince and my dad's fusion-jazz records, I didn't have a choice in being funky.
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I've always been a fan of Fran Drescher!
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In an ideal world, I'd spend every weekend at my home in Zermatt in Switzerland.
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Words, especially when yelled in anger, can be very damaging to a child's self-confidence. The child probably already feels bad enough just from seeing the consequences of his or her behavior. Our sons and daughters don't need more guilt and self-doubt heaped upon their already wounded egos.
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Look at London or Paris: they're both filthy. You don't get that in Tokyo. The proud residents look after their city.
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I put 'Ghost' online hoping to make a couple hundred bucks, but then the next day, I took meetings with five different record companies.
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I definitely have a real self-destructive streak.
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My mother opened a bank account for me when I made $60 on my first day of work as an extra. She's that kind of mother.
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Authenticity is very important - be true to one's self.
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In effect, you cannot stop Iraq from growing nasty bugs in the basement. You can stop them from putting operational warheads on working missiles and launching them at their neighbors.
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I have a very balanced posture about the political situation in my country.
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I love working! I'm a huge fan of TV and will be happy as long as I'm getting to be creative.
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I believe 'love' is very nice to hear, but it's used so much that it's come to a point where it's almost meaningless.
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When I was in seventh grade, I was a scrawny boy with no muscles, so I went out for wrestling. My intention was to develop secret wrestling skills so that if I were jumped by a bully, I'd shout, 'Ha!' and he'd be on the ground in a headlock.
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A constitutional statesman is in general a man of common opinions and uncommon abilities.
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Woman absent is woman dead.
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People have to realize that not having an Ex-Im Bank has a direct impact on U.S. jobs. Not only that, it has a direct impact on long-term competitiveness in a global world.
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Do you want to be safe and good, or do you want to take a chance and be great?
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I do believe that movies are subject to a million interpretations.
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A son could bear with great complacency, the death of his father, while the loss of his inheritance might drive him to despair.
