Sébastien-Roch Nicolas (Nicolas Chamfort) Quotes
One can be certain that every generally held idea, every received notion, will be idiocy because it has been able to appeal to the majority
Quotes to Explore
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Shimeji are those odd-looking clusters of small mushrooms you often find in so-called 'exotic' selections at the supermarket. They have an appealing firmness that is retained during light cooking.
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As an actor, I'm always up for exploring and trying new things.
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I want to show people that there's a side of myself other than just the outrageous comedian.
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I love road trips! My husband and I love that. We bought a truck with a bench seat so we could put the dog in the middle.
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Law grinds the poor, and rich men rule the law.
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I've tried coconut water straight up before, and to me, it's a little funky.
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In trouble to be troubled, Is to have your trouble doubled.
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I always think I have a chance, and I always give it all I've got.
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I would not waste time, as Senator Gillibrand does, on things such as dictating a national minimum driving age and sponsoring a 'National Day of Play.' I'd help New Yorkers understand that we get less in value from Washington than what we send there in taxes.
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I like to travel by myself.
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A producer wouldn't think of making a film about ballet dancers without using real dancers, but they will cast actors who have never held a bat in baseball films.
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They talked about me as if I were Mother Teresa, and that every time I get a paycheck I go and send it to poor people and that we spend every free moment helping out people less fortunate. That was an enormous exaggeration.
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What do you say when someone has truly inspired you? How do you express to an artist how deeply their work has affected you?
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One must marry one's feelings to one's beliefs and ideas. That is probably the only way to achieve a measure of harmony in one's life.
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I and my public understand each other very well: it does not hear what I say, and I don't say what it wants to hear.
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Judicial abuse occurs when judges substitute their own political views for the law.
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It's no wonder that truth is stranger than fiction. Fiction has to make sense.
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I like to say there's certain things you can't take back: One of them is 'I love you,' and one of them is bullets.
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The government will pay certain farmers to not grow corn. Wow. Where's my check? That'd be great. "Hey, what do you do for a living?" "Well, I don't grow corn. Get up at the crack of noon, make sure there's no corn growing. I'm gonna get up early tomorrow. And not plow. You know, we used to not grow tomatoes-but there's more money in not growing corn."
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It is extremely natural for us to desire to see such our thoughts put into the dress of words, without which indeed we can scarce have a clear and distinct idea of them our selves.
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One can be certain that every generally held idea, every received notion, will be idiocy because it has been able to appeal to the majority
