Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (Niccolo Machiavelli) Quotes
...the incredulity of mankind, who do not truly believe in anything new until they have had actual experience of it.
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I consider myself as a free spokesman for the people.
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I'm confident in who I am. I've come to a place in my life where I've accepted things that are me, as opposed to feeling pressure to explain myself to people around me. That's just the way I've always tried to be. It didn't change when I became a star.
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All who consult on doubtful matters, should be void of hatred, friendship, anger, and pity.
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One of my favorite vacation memories was the Thai foot massage and Internet access salons in Bangkok, followed up by my testing cellphone coverage while wading in Provincetown Harbor on Cape Cod.
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Wong Kar-wai and Ang Lee are two Asian directors I'm really fond of.
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I don't think taunting chants at players on the other side of the ice is intended to be sexist in the slightest. It's like when you call a goaltender a sieve, they chant that. Is that now inappropriate also?
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You need to make a trip to Des Moines in August, because the Iowa State Fair really is a sight to see. The Iowa Fairgrounds are usually packed for those 11 days, and you get a real sense of what a classic Midwest fair is all about.
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I began to study martial arts because it was a great form of exercise, and I knew it would help my acting career. Martial arts reminded me of dancing. It has helped me learn fight sequences quicker.
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If you know you are giving your best effort, you'll never have any reason for regrets.
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There is no force so democratic as the force of an ideal.
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There's a difference between being posh and being rich.
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People in their handlings of affairs often fail when they are about to succeed. If one remains as careful at the end as he was at the beginning, there will be no failure.
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I think my first thought on reaching the summit- of course, I was very, very pleased to be there, naturally - but my first thought was one of a little bit of surprise. I was a little bit surprised that here I was, Ed Hillary, on top of Mt. Everest. After all, this is the ambition of most mountaineers.
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More and more, cultural groups are cross-pollinating, and we're getting much more interesting art as a result.
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I figured out early on what I wanted to do.
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I'm fine, except, you know, I broke my pelvis. And that's not much fun.
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I graduated from the University of Oklahoma, and I got the opportunity to take some on-camera classes while I was in school and met a casting director who informed me quite a bit before my move out to L.A.; it made L.A. feel possible, coming from Oklahoma and not having a family that was in the industry.
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I'm younger than Rod Stewart and Bruce Springsteen, but I'm still getting up there in age.
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Brain surgery is a terrible profession. If I did not feel it will become different in my lifetime, I should hate it.
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I learned hard lessons, and I've taken that lesson and it's helped me become a better business person and a better leader.
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Cinema is my religion. It is a way to make people sensitive, through emotions. To make them feel, experience empathy. People are touched and act ethically when they are emotionally touched.
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There is nothing that anyone can say to prepare you for childbirth. Each woman's experience is so different; you never know how it will be for you!
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...the incredulity of mankind, who do not truly believe in anything new until they have had actual experience of it.
