Ernest Renan (Joseph Ernest Renan) Quotes
Forgetfulness, and I would even say historical error, are essential in the creation of a nation.
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I look for my opportunities, not trying to go outside of my genuine realm, because leadership has to be genuine and authentic.
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'Scott Pilgrim' is something that was a little bit more difficult to put in one box. But, to me, that's not necessarily a bad thing about the movie.
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I've made these films, and I'm really proud, but my lifestyle hasn't changed.
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You've got to separate the singer and the songs.
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It's a really natural thing: The people closest in your life are the people you want the first opinions from. At the end of the day, if you're not trying to impress those people first, then I think there's something wrong there.
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I have enough money to last me the rest of my life unless I buy something.
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We need prisons because there are some hardcore criminals, but I never met a guy who has been in jail that came out with a smile on his face thinking, 'Right, that's it - now I am going to be good!'
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During the campaign [Donald Trump] talked about reaching out to African- American voters in particular. He talked about inner cities in a way that did offend some people. Lot of Democrats. Some African- Americans of saying what have you got to lose.
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Writers don't often say anything that readers don't already know, unless its a news story. A writer's greatest pleasure is revealing to people things they knew but did not know they knew. Or did not realize everyone else knew, too. This produces a warm sense of fellow feeling and is the best a writer can do.
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Get into the habit of singing a tune. It will give you new life and fill you with joy. Get into the habit of dancing. It will displace depression and dispel hardship.
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Nothing was ever created by a human being that was not first created in the imagination through desire and then transformed into reality through concentration.
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Be original. That’s all that matters........Take inspiration from others, but always make something new.
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Money and good life had never been my goal.
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I have succeeded in getting my actual work down to thirty minutes a day. That leaves me eighteen hours for engineering.
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Forgetfulness, and I would even say historical error, are essential in the creation of a nation.
