Sébastien-Roch Nicolas (Nicolas Chamfort) Quotes
What one knows best is ... what one has learned not from books but as a result of books, through the reflections to which they have given rise.
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I don't want people to know what I'm actually like. It's not good for an actor.
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My original idea was to produce and not make records myself.
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I can assure you we are all strong-willed, forceful personalities and the president encourages vigorous debate.
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I have a fascination with Flight 93. My emotions are mixed: awe, gratitude, fear, heartache, pride - even, in some ways, guilt.
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When James Bond gets old, you get rid of him and bring a new James Bond in.
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The point of jazz is, you do something and then you go on.
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I survived because I never took on big responsibilities in my private life. In the early days, I lived on two or three pounds a week and learned to cook - and I'm a good cook - because I had to. Even when I went on holiday, I stayed in other people's houses.
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If we are to be good stewards of the ocean, we need to understand what lives there and how the animals interact with each other and with their environment, which means we need to be constantly seeking new and improved methods for exploration and observation.
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Sentimus experimurque, nos aeternos esse.
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Spectatum veniunt, veniunt spectentur ut ipsae.
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The artist makes art not to save mankind but to save himself. Every benevolent comment by an artist is a fog to cover his tracks, the bloody trail of his assault against reality and others.
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To me, torture would be watching sports on television.
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There is sadness and confusion in our hearts / And the world prepares to fight / as it tears itself apart, it isn't fair
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You can sometimes learn more working with less talented people, because you learn to survive.
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My favourite day is like when it's raining, and I can just lie on the couch.
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I remember talking with a friend. He asked me a question. He said, 'What's your end game? What's your goal with this?' And I said to him, 'You know, I want to win the Academy Award one day.' And he said, 'OK'.
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Great companies are built in the office, with hard work put in by a team.
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In 'Kinky Boots,' I looked for moments to be bold, showing Lauren's gutsiness and smarts. She's a little bit kooky now, too, and I love me some kooky.
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I am honored to be here as co-chair of President Obama's re-election campaign.
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One of the strangest results of having your name on a book jacket is the proliferation of people who know one narrow aspect of your life and are suddenly surprised to learn there's more.
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There's no point in making a film out of a great book. The book's already great. What's the point?
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All the goodness, beauty, and perfection of a human being belong to the one who knows how to recognize these qualities.
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I would be your wife most gladly!(Here she twirled her fingers madly,). But in England I've a mate!Yes! you've asked me far too late, For in England I've a mate.
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What one knows best is ... what one has learned not from books but as a result of books, through the reflections to which they have given rise.
