Sébastien-Roch Nicolas (Nicolas Chamfort) Quotes
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The most fascinating person is always the one of the most winning manners; not the one of greatest physical beauty.
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No matter what a woman looks like, if she's confident, she's sexy.
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The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.
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People are crying up the rich and variegated plumage of the peacock, and he is himself blushing at the sight of his ugly feet.
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Writing is literally transformative. When we read, we are changed. When we write, we are changed. It's neurological. To me, this is a kind of magic.
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My mum told me to have patience. It's about realising that when things aren't going the way you want them to, or you don't have inspiration, it will come.
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There has been a strong tradition in this country that it is not the function of the military to educate the public on political issues.
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But no, I'm still living in LA and haven't dropped off the face of the earth.
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No sensible decision can be made any longer without taking into account not only the world as it is, but the world as it will be.
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We set up a situation and let you interact with it and see the consequences of your choice. That's what gaming does.
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Learning about factory farms and their horrendous treatment of animals is what made me become vegetarian in the first place. I also support the education of the public on adopting pets from animal shelters or saving homeless animals off the street in lieu of buying them from pet shops.
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On my fifth film, it was then that I stopped dancing.
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When you're winning games, everyone thinks everything the manager says and does is fantastic. Then it goes the other way, and those earlier criticisms of players can backfire.
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You are as old as you look. If you are fit and pretty at an X age, why won't filmmakers want to cast you, whether you are married or not?
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I was excited by the idea of playing a Nazi.
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When I'm not on T.V. or working on a movie, I'm on the road doing stand-up. That's my roots.
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The Bush tax cuts, they ought to be made permanent in my mind so there is certainty out there.
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A rattlesnake loose in the living room tends to end all discussion of animal rights.
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I still feel I'm doing the same work I've always done.
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The wind is rising on the sea,The windy white foam-dancers leap;And the sea moans uneasily,And turns to sleep, and cannot sleep.
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Your destiny is to fulfill those things upon which you focus most intently. So choose to keep your focus on that which is truly magnificent, beautiful, uplifting and joyful. Your life is always moving toward something.
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The attacks on our police, and the terrorism in our cities, threaten our very way of life. Any politician who does not grasp this danger is not fit to lead our country.
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Almost the whole of history is but a sequence of horrors.
