Sébastien-Roch Nicolas (Nicolas Chamfort) Quotes
The majority of the books of our time give one the impression of having been manufactured in a day out of books read the day before.
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I was making comebacks every single year. That makes it difficult mentally. It causes a lot of stress.
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I'd like to scale back the television. I'm constantly told that I'm over-exposed, and I don't want to end up like Carol Vorderman.
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It's quite rare that you find models taken care of backstage.
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Coming up with ideas isn't hard. The real challenge is finding the time to actually build something and then finding a home for it.
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Politics is a herd mentality. Politicians don't really lead. Politicians reflect what they think is consensus opinion.
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I've always gone for the more sensitive, bookish guy, totally. The jock boys, the sporty guys, I don't know... they just didn't do it for me.
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Look at market fluctuations as your friend rather than your enemy; profit from folly rather than participate in it.
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I think diversity is something that should be celebrated because it's who we are as a world, and little kids need to be able to turn on the TV and see real-world representations of themselves. It's very important.
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Everyone's projecting onto you, or you feel like everyone is judging you. I feel like I'm being judged a lot of the time. You become really self-conscious.
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People's blessings give you the power to work tirelessly. The only thing required is commitment.
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You know, you can tell the difference between a terrorist and a toddler. On a terrorist, the diaper is gonna be on the head, all right? That's how you can tell the difference. very loud applause It's upsetting. Unbelievable. They got absolutely nothing in common except both diapers are full of crap.
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Coercion is the least efficient means of obtaining order.
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This obligation to move can be a burden to a player without strategic vision.
Garry Kasparov -
Scientists are very afraid of being proven wrong.
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I don't have a crazy rider clause saying I have to stay at fancy hotels. I don't have a problem with staying at a Marriott. But I will admit that I've gotten just basic, regular service there.
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I was dyslexic and uneducated and left school at 14. I grew up in Finsbury Park, which was a pretty bad place where you had to fight and be beaten. It was just a constant roundabout of violence.
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Certain songs like 'Enjoy the Silence' - to me, it always fits anywhere. There's something about that song that's really timeless, and I never get bored or feel like I have to muster something up.
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I don't like being compared to anyone or being in a class with someone. I'm a teen actress and therefore I'm competing against Hilary Duff. We're different people like everyone else.
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The whiskey is amazing to me. I wonder why I never realized that I would like it. I wonder why I never tried it before. Liking it so much is dangerous now, and so I hold it and look through it, and drink it very slowly.
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Birds are the first and the greatest performers.
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I believe in the power of music. To me, it isn't just a fad. This is a positive thing.
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A woman is seldom merciful to the man who is timid.
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The Hawk and the Dove is a wonderful idea for a book, wonderfully carried out. Nicholas Thompson has used illuminating new material to present each of his protagonists in a convincing, respectful, but unsparing way. Even more valuable, he has used the interactions and tensions between Paul Nitze and George Kennan to bring much of American 20th century foreign policy to life, with human richness ever present but with the big issues clear in all their complexity.
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The majority of the books of our time give one the impression of having been manufactured in a day out of books read the day before.
