Stephane Hessel (Stéphane Frédéric Hessel) Quotes
Let us not be defeated by the tyranny of the world financial markets that threaten peace and democracy everywhere.
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I have an inner satisfaction of having done what I thought was right at the time which I thought was propitious.
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My mother had a premonition and she felt that hairdressing would be very very good for me.
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The modern economy is becoming a place where women hold the cards.
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It is well known that Beauty does not look with a good grace on the timid advances of Humour.
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I like science fiction, I like fantasy, I like time travel, so I had this idea: What if you had a phone that could call into the past?
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I did every job under the sun from bartending to ushering to temping.
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It's very difficult for my body to recover after workouts now that I'm older, so we have to keep them short, which means they're extremely difficult and intense. It sucks.
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Today, I marvel at the vegan foods in the supermarket, at the cruelty-free clothing choices in stores, and at the fantastic alternatives to dissection in schools, the modern ways to test medicines without killing rabbits and beagles, the many forms of entertainment involving purely human performers.
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God has just given me such an amazing journey and able to play; it's been so much fun. I'm having a blast!
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There is a crisis involving reading in certain communities.
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Every gesture is a revolutionary act.
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Tread the track of life with utmost caution. But let this not deter you from taking giant leaps towards your goals. Excessive caution may reduce your speed to move ahead in life.
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My great comfort is, that the temporary celebrity I have wrung from the world has been in the very teeth of all opinions and prejudices. I have flattered no ruling powers; I have never concealed a single thought that tempted me.
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I've been very lucky in my life.
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I'm surrounded by great friends and family. I don't know what I would do without them.
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I find it a very, very powerful thing to be yourself and not to try and be something else and to use that as your biggest shield and your biggest attack in the world - to just be you.
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Now, what we are not talking about, what you're really coming to, is what compromises one makes so that the listener understands somewhat of what you're doing, what you're trying to express.
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No emperor has the power to dictate to the heart.
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You can't be afraid to be honest and to be yourself. We all have imperfections and fall short at some point. Showing your human side creates a sensitivity, openness and trust. That's the beginning of the demise in a relationship - not being honest and not being you.
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Father was a good driver and enjoyed driving, but the sight of a female in charge of a vehicle was sometimes too much for him. If a car came to close or made the smallest mistake with the rules of the road he shouted, "blasted woman driver", to which my mother was often able to say, with truth, "Funny thing, she's dressed as a man."
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I think as you get older and things don't work as much as they used to, you've got to have a tendency to do what's right for your body.
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The kids from the streets don't want preaching or messages. They want what they can identify with. They want to hear about the reality of their situation, not fairy tales. They don't care if it's ugly; they just want reality.
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I cannot choose one hundred best books because I have only written five.
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Let us not be defeated by the tyranny of the world financial markets that threaten peace and democracy everywhere.
