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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Socrates was famously executed for his philosophical and political beliefs. I wondered what would happen if you had a similar character, who was so relentlessly questioning of everything? In a modern society, would we be any more or any less tolerant of that kind of character?
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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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When I was back to 100 per cent fitness, I was able to show what I was capable of. I like to think I will bring a freshness into the Euros, and now that I am captain, I am going to do my best to take responsibility.
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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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Since every man desires happiness, it is evidently no small matter whether he conceives of happiness in terms of work or of enjoyment.
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We were raised very colour blind. I had gone to school and to camp for so long with white people, I think I was like 15 years old before I realised I was black.
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That's what my life is, writing songs.
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I was the son of a publican and a master builder. He ran the Empire Hotel in North Hobart. His name was Max, too. Big Max.
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A king there was once reigning, Who had a goodly flea, Him loved he without feigning, As his own son were he!
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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.
