Sébastien-Roch Nicolas (Nicolas Chamfort) Quotes
The art of the parenthesis is one of the greatest secrets of eloquence in Society
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The travel and tourism industry, it's just a huge part of our economy.
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I bought a girl roses once.
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Being famous gets me good concert tickets, good tables in restaurants, good seats at sporting events and that's really about it.
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Walking by water frees your creativity. I don't know how it works - there's something about it that's liberating.
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It's not just the actor in front of the camera. And it's important to have respect for all those people that work behind the camera.
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The reality is the majority of us will not get off this planet. So the long run is, some kind of space exploration has to benefit us here on Earth.
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Bowie is a musician, but he works like a painter. Thom always thought that we should aspire to that.
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I really appreciate people like Rosie coming out and saying I've inspired them.
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I like to play table tennis, spend time with my kids.
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I conceived the original 'Deus Ex' and was the project director on the game.
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On one hand, it seems strange that a country that has suffered so much from violence and war would be debating if they want peace or not. But in Colombia, a part of society is deeply connected with the war as a means of making a living.
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If people don't like me for whatever I do, for being me, then that's too bad. I don't want to change to be something that I'm not for other people to like me.
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There is a story which is not being told strongly enough of the Afghan employees of the UN inside the country who are saving hundreds of thousands of lives everyday by their bravery and nobody talks of them.
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We must not, however, be like the leaders of the great romantic revolt who, in their eagerness to get rid of the husk of convention, disregarded also the humane aspiration.
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Take advantage of the years of pioneering efforts. You might find this boring, as the young want to rush head on, as it were.
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People have decided that career politicians may be part of the problem, not part of the solution.
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First and foremost, it was fun. Everybody involved with it made you feel like they were an important contributor to the process. We were made to feel valued.
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Whenever Granny walks into a room, everyone stands up, stops, and just kind of watches her because, obviously, it's huge when she walks into a room. And I find that incredible. I kind of go, 'Ah.'
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Perfection is the lowest standard of achievement. Doing is the highest.
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In your 40s, you shed those who bring you down and surround yourself with the most positive people you know.
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Literature - Eastern and Western - abounds with stories, myths, legends about the search for youth, for eternal life.
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What are friends? Friends are people you think are your friends but they really your enemies, with secret identities.
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Any theory which causes solipsism to seem just as likely an explanation for the phenomena it seeks to describe ought to be held in the utmost suspicion.
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The art of the parenthesis is one of the greatest secrets of eloquence in Society
