Sébastien-Roch Nicolas (Nicolas Chamfort) Quotes
Conscience is a dog that does not stop us from passing but that we cannot prevent from barking.
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There are lots of different reasons to choose roles.
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I knew that God put me on this earth to be on the radio.
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I love Frank Ocean. I think he's so talented and his music is so great. So, I would love to do one of his songs like 'Bad Religion' or 'Pink Matter.'
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I don't want my children to have any kind of ego or entitlement because of what I do. I want them to be good people, and we fight every day so that they'll be that way.
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Some say Hollywood movies that are made about boxing are just metaphors for other things, I think I've made one that's actually about boxing and not a metaphor.
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I didn't hang around films. I don't know if I'd ever seen Hitchcock's The Lady Vanishes.
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Bailing out every bank that fails makes the system riskier, not safer.
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My hope is that shows like 'Fresh Off the Boat' open the door for even more of those kinds of characters for Asian actors and actresses.
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I'd like mostly stuff for design, because I like to design clothing.
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My parents had normal jobs, and I didn't just want to work all day, and so I thought if I could break into music I wouldn't have to work all day. And I had an uncle who was on Broadway, so I was like, 'I have to be able to sing.'
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At times as a performer they segregated us in some of theatres.
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The increased presence of Muslims in Italy and in Europe is directly proportional to our loss of freedom.
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My favourite game is Postal because it is so politically incorrect.
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Some people don't like my songs because they think they're too simple or easy or not that thought-out. I feel like the way I write is pretty simple, in some ways, because I'm trying to connect. I want a lot of people to hear it, and be moved in some way.
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Why not be oneself? That is the whole secret of a successful appearance. If one is a greyhound, why try to look like a Pekingese?
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But Lord! to see the absurd nature of Englishmen, that cannot forbear laughing and jeering at every thing that looks strange.
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There aint but one truth, said John Grady. The truth is what happened. It aint what come out of somebody's mouth.
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If I had foreseen Hiroshima and Nagasaki, I would have torn up my formula in 1905.
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Californian artists are kind of willing to push the limits a little bit further just because that's kind of our mentality in that state.
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Nudity is undignified and an error of taste.
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Paul Bearer was very influential in the early stages of my career. He constantly hounded me and I just think he realized the potential that was there. He convinced me that I was in the right place and doing the right thing.
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Usually bad guys are much more fun to play and much more interesting to watch.
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I'm a little bit wary of people. It freaked me out when a fan connected with me on social media, then had plastic surgery to look like me, dyed his hair the same colour, and got a pug dog like mine. He was also a hacker, so I had to change all my passwords.
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Conscience is a dog that does not stop us from passing but that we cannot prevent from barking.
