Sébastien-Roch Nicolas (Nicolas Chamfort) Quotes
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I had decided that if I was going to be a singer, I had to earn it. I had to learn how to play an instrument.
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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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Don't try to convince your partner you are right. Instead of trying to win arguments, try to have a winning relationship!
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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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Middle English is an exciting field - almost uncharted, I begin to think, because as soon as one turns detailed personal attention on to any little corner of it, the received notions and ideas seem to crumple up and fall to pieces - as far as language goes, at any rate.
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Ethical fashion is the future of fashion. Gucci's decision to ban fur is a smart step in the right direction - for the environment, for animal rights, and for its massive base of young brand fans who will soon represent the largest consumer base in history.
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I experimented with my own one-man show a couple of years ago in Aspen when HBO used to have their comedy festival there. I called it 'A History of Me.'
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History turns me on. I was terrible at it at in school, but as I get older, I get more and more into it.
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I threw away the whole of my working history, my photograph albums, diaries and stage clothes. Shoving big, ugly discs on walls is a bit like rubbing people's faces in it, saying 'I am considerably richer than you.' It is completely unnecessary.
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Almost the whole of history is but a sequence of horrors.
