Niccolò di Bernardo dei Machiavelli (Niccolo Machiavelli) Quotes
In respect to foresight and firmness, the people are more prudent, more stable, and have better judgement than princes.
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I don't really know why I care so much. I just have something inside me that tells me that there is a problem, and I have got to do something about it. I think that is what I would call the God in me.
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I always start the day by washing my face and moisturizing.
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I play Nitin Sawhney's 'Letting Go' repeatedly, nonstop. I find it transformative. I'm so glad iPods were invented so I didn't have to drive everyone around me mad with the repetition.
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We had a good time mucking about during 'Band of Brothers' when we were young and single.
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If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.
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If you really want something, it's nerve-racking, but at the same time, I try not to stress myself out about it too much because there are also so many arbitrary things that go into being cast for something - you know, like the color of your eyes, all these things that are kind of out of my control.
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I don't go into a fight mad. I go into a fight like it's my birthday. I love what I'm doing.
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I actually started playing in little cafes around New York, and I have a lot of good friends of mine who are musicians who are struggling in New York.
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Young people really want you to give them a road map, and they will follow it to a tee. If you tell them, 'These are the eight steps you have to take to be successful,' they will do all eight very earnestly.
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Take, for example, the African jungle, the home of the cheetah. On whom does the cheetah prey? The old, the sick, the wounded, the weak, the very young, but never the strong. Lesson: If you would not be prey, you had better be strong.
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I could battle rap forever, but it's a joke to me.
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I don't think the Republicans care much about minorities.
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Working with Bill Cosby was incredible. I was lucky to be a part of that.
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I started dancing when I was about 15 or 16 in my high school drama club, and then I liked it so much that they offered dual enrollment classes. So my senior year, I ended up taking college dance courses while I was in high school because I had good grades.
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The 3-point shot has created a situation in the game akin to 'Lotto' fever.
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My mother, Robin Bell, is the master of balancing the finite line between classic and creative when it comes to fashion. Mom has no qualms about unleashing the pinking shears on a vintage Givenchy dress if it means she'll wear it more once it's sleeveless.
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We midwives and physicians have a lot to teach each other.
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Drama was all I ever wanted to do. There was no plan B!
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It is good to see two women from Britain's minority ethnic communities fighting in seats that Labour won at the last election.
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From writing rapidly it does not result that one writes well, but from writing well it results that one writes rapidly.
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A massive state and federal effort, the likes of which we've never seen is going to be needed. We can do it for tsunami victims half a world away. We can do it for our own citizens.
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Do you struggle with confusion? Not knowing which way to go? Here's why: We turn to means (help of creation, our own mind) before turning to God.
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I noticed that difference early on, like if you were successful in rock 'n' roll, that was a really bad thing, you almost had to hide it. You had these guys selling 200 million records with dirty T-shirts on. I was like, 'Come on, man. Come on. We know you're successful.' Hip-hop is more about attaining wealth. People respect success. They respect big. They don't even have to like your music. If you're big enough, people are drawn to you.
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In respect to foresight and firmness, the people are more prudent, more stable, and have better judgement than princes.
