Lao Tzu Quotes
Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.
Quotes to Explore
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Life in California is beautiful.
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Timidity does not inspire bold acts.
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A new untruth is better than an old truth.
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I was very influenced by movies; I was very influenced by a world that had a sense of dream.
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Movies are a director's medium, and they end up getting less credit than actors. They get the flak if the movie doesn't do well, and the actor walks away with most of the credit if the film does well.
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I'm kind of sarcastic. Not cynical but sarcastic.
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Each morning when I awake, I experience again a supreme pleasure - that of being Salvador Dali.
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At the end of the day, I'd love to see children stop begging their parents to go to the circus. That's what would make me most happy.
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If you put people up on pedestals, there's only one way for them to go, and that is down.
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To expect the unexpected shows a thoroughly modern intellect.
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My dad would pick me up every other Friday at 6 o'clock and drop me off every Sunday at 6 o'clock, and I remember those last couple hours, like around 4 o'clock, my dad would get kind of sad because he knew that he was about to not see me for two more weeks.
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Man can never be a woman's equal in the spirit of selfless service with which nature has endowed her.
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I prayed like a man walking in a forest at night, feeling his way with his hands, at each step fearing to fall into pure bottomlessness forever. Prayer is like lying awake at night, afraid, with your head under the cover, hearing only the beating of your own heart.
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I don't look at myself as suffering.
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I phoned Joe Roth, who was head of the studio at the time, and told him how beautiful the film was, and that I was fully ready to support it, that Michael's work was wonderful and I imagined that Daniel would feel the same. He listened quietly and read between the lines.
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Tom Foley was a statesman, and it was a privilege to serve under him when he was the Speaker of the House. He loved our country. He was a gentleman. I had the privilege of seeing him a couple days before he passed away.
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Christianity doesn't demand that we worship our ancestors. If we don't remember our ancestors, then, in all likelihood, we cannot also recall the distant past.
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Keep in mind that no matter how perfectly you get your life in order, you will never be rid of all your problems. Problems are a way of life, always have been, always will be. But how you elect to view those problems is all up to you.
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I do think that I can sing, though I actually like voices I can't imitate.
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Versace has always been a brand that I've loved, a brand that has supported me. I've been wearing Versace for so long, I come in here and I have friends here, and they really support what it is that I do. Our partnership has been great.
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One year after the United States led the invasion of Iraq, the country remains extremely dangerous not only to our troops, but also to the stability of the world.
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My characters aren't chess pieces. I don't move them around some big board. I actually care about these fictitious people.
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Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac buy mortgages from banks and other lenders, providing those financial institutions with capital to make new loans.
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Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.
