Lao Tzu Quotes
Those who have the courage to dare will perish. Those who have the courage not to dare will live.
Quotes to Explore
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The test of courage comes when we are in the minority. The test of tolerance comes when we are in the majority.
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And also, I know I have this responsibility or mission to show people, to encourage them to live their dream, too.
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Real education enhances the dignity of a human being and increases his or her self-respect. If only the real sense of education could be realized by each individual and carried forward in every field of human activity, the world will be so much a better place to live in.
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I stayed three weeks in Paris, fell in love with the city, and decided that I was born to live in Paris.
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I received my money from the treasury, I used to very early to go the clubs, but when the burden of looking after my children came upon me I tried to live a quite life, and save as much as I could.
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I'm more of a 5 Live man. But I might listen to a bit of Coldplay or The Smiths.
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But living in uncertain times does not mean San Franciscans must live in fear.
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I live in Rome and five minutes from my flat is a church where you can walk in and see this beautiful Caravaggio. Just the way this man uses dark paint: dark to create dark to create dark, the layering of the darkness in his work. I just race home: I want to create!
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In the biographical novel, there's only one person involved. I, the author, spend two to five years becoming the main character. I do that so by the time you get to the bottom of Page 2 or 3, you forget your name, where you live, your profession and the year it is. You become the main character of the book. You live the book.
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Every day that I live, I try to find the beauty in things.
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We have a vision of South Africa in which black and white shall live and work together as equals in conditions of peace and prosperity.
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I think people who live in New York don't realize just how much time they spend talking about the subway.
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We live in a culture that's been hijacked by the management consultant ethos. We want everything boiled down to a Power Point slide. We want metrics and 'show me the numbers.' That runs counter to the immensely complex nature of so many social, economic and political problems. You cannot devise an algorithm to fix them.
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You can think what you like of Madonna - about her political choices and her PR - but you have to respect her courage not to let the critics stop her exploring her potential.
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I think if we wish to live in any kind of a moral universe, we must hold the perpetrators of violence responsible for the violence they perpetrate. It's very simple. The criminal is responsible for the crime.
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All you need is the plan, the road map, and the courage to press on to your destination.
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I have matured with the realization that I can live without a man!
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Remember, a dead fish can float downstream, but it takes a live one to swim upstream.
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My dreams were always small and puny. All I ever needed was a little house with a little picket fence by the sea. Little did I know that I would live in Malacanang Palace for 20 years and visit all the major palaces of mankind. And then also meet ordinary citizens and the leaders of superpowers.
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Stand-up, I find it really difficult. It's not really my thing.
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At midlife, you're pregnant with the best self you can be - someone who has learned enough from both successes and failures to add up to a fine human being.
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There were a number of people who helped me get there, and the one I always mention is Michael Byrne, the great master swordsman and brilliant stunt double.
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No invader has ever conquered the heart of Poland, that spirit which is the inheritance of sons and daughters, the private passion of families and the ancient, unbreakable tie to all those who came before.
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Those who have the courage to dare will perish. Those who have the courage not to dare will live.
