Stephane Hessel (Stéphane Frédéric Hessel) Quotes
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Almost all the early Christian Fathers were opposed to the death penalty, even though it was of course standard practice across the ancient world.
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Our responsibility for BLM lands is multiple-use, meaning a variety of needs and uses.
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We live surrounded by critics, so let them talk, let them criticize me as much as they want. Ultimately, that makes me a better player.
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I want people to remember me as a full on entertainer and a good person.
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The world gets very small after a while, if you stick around long enough.
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I was in a convent for a year.
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I just try to get away with as much as I can. I don't think that's very radical in the art world.
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I'm understated in my approach.
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In some causes silence is dangerous.
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Many men of genius must arise before a particular man of genius can appear.
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But I'm after medals more than anything. Championships don't get taken away from you but records do, so I think I'd rather have medals at every championships rather than times. A world record would be a bonus, but I'm still only 25 in 17 days.
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I've been reading ghost stories ever since I could read. I'm immensely curious about ghosts and UFOs and all that stuff, but I'm a very hard-headed person.
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I want to try doing sportier things, kite surfing and paddle surfing - I think it would give me that extra confidence.
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Integrity is the essence of everything successful.
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Use the occasion, for it passes swiftly.
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One way or another, Gaza's residents must live in peace with Israel.
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The beauty of Rome is that you can wander into a pizzeria just about anywhere and get a real Italian pizza that's thankfully worlds away from the Super Supreme I used to order at Pizza Hut as a kid.
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I've seen pictures of me, and I look mean and arrogant. That's how I felt on the inside. I think now, 'Is that really me?'
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Create and stir other people to create.
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The only thing of real importance that leader do is to create and manage culture.
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How strange that the nature of life is change, yet the nature of human beings is to resist change.
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I want to wake up every day and feel that I'm training harder than my competitors, that I'm dieting harder, that I'm recovering better. That's what gives me confidence when I'm lining up on the blocks. I've never gone out to prove people wrong. I just want to be the best that I can possibly be.
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To create is to resist, to resist is to create.
