Sébastien-Roch Nicolas (Nicolas Chamfort) Quotes
Nearly all men are slaves for the same reason that the Spartans assigned for the servitude of the Persians -- lack of power to pronounce the syllable, "No." To be able to utter that word and live alone, are the only means to preserve one's freedom and one's character.Sébastien-Roch Nicolas
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What we really need is compassion of the mind - compassion for others that is directed intelligently and produces truly compassionate results.
Harry Browne -
The justice delivery system needs structural change. It needs fresh vision and innovative solutions.
Kapil Sibal -
I'm from Brooklyn. In Brooklyn, if you say, 'I'm dangerous', you'd better be dangerous.
Larry King -
I'm a little angry in life.
Vincent Cassel -
The president has been more than willing to challenge the National Rifle Association, but that is like a Republican president standing up to labor unions - not a move that risks anything with his core supporters. Mr. Obama could show some real bravery by taking on Hollywood.
Brown Campbell -
The work environment on 'Battlestar Galactica' is unbelievable, and it's something that doesn't come along very often.
Katee Sackhoff
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Americans resident in China inform us that the ballot box in their country is greatly abused for personal ends, and Chinese admirers of the American Republic have not minutely examined its defects.
Zhang Zhidong -
John Mayer and Jack Johnson are two of my all-time favorites. I love Colbie Caillat and really cool, beach-y, guitar, acoustic type music.
Halston Sage -
No matter who the prime minister is, incremental changes take place. The economy moves on.
Kapil Sibal -
When I was in university, my dream was to be a coach, like a high school track coach. Not to teach.
Victoria Pratt -
How many authors are there among writers? Author means originator.
Karl Wilhelm Friedrich Schlegel -
Globalization is a fact of economic life.
Carlos Salinas de Gortari
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I felt that if I'm serious about acting, I would like people to see me as an actress. It's less of a stretch if I'm singing, unless I'm playing a character who sings.
Natalie Cole -
Most things still remain to be done!
Ingvar Kamprad -
My argument against God was that the universe seemed so cruel and unjust. But how had I got this idea of just and unjust? A man does not call a line crooked unless he has some idea of a straight line. What was I comparing this universe with when I called it unjust?
C. S. Lewis -
I was thinking of writing a little foreword saying that history is, after all, based on people's recollections, which change with time.
Frederik Pohl -
Well, you know, with every character, if you're going to expose yourself, you've got to figure out every detail that you're going to play. So there's no character that you can just go put on his shirt and be fully prepared.
Albert Brooks -
One that I like and I think could play here is Coutinho. He has the style of Barcelona.
Neymar
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Before I leave this Earth, I would like to know they have given women the same benefits and promotions as men.
Martha Griffiths -
My M.O. over the years is that I make things better, where people give me that freedom.
Michael Ironside -
The whole character of Justin and the club life he lives - I have no experience with it. It's really foreign to me, which is annoying, but that's just how it is.
Randy Harrison -
Perhaps the most revolting character that the United States ever produced was the Christian Businessman.
H. L. Mencken -
Never judge a person if you don't know him.
Zlatan Ibrahimovic -
Nearly all men are slaves for the same reason that the Spartans assigned for the servitude of the Persians -- lack of power to pronounce the syllable, "No." To be able to utter that word and live alone, are the only means to preserve one's freedom and one's character.
Sébastien-Roch Nicolas