Hippolyte Taine Quotes
The production of a work of art is determined by the material and intellectual climate in which a man lives and dies.
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It wouldn't be fair to drag a child round the world, touring.
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Interviews make me so nervous - I can't get a sentence out of my mouth.
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Marriage has made me safer.
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The beauty of kids is they don't care who you are, which is why people like the Obamas like them so much - they treat them like normal people.
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Whatever I do, I hope it's quality, I hope it's something that's class.
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You can talk about and think about Muslims as you want, but you can't stop Muslims from building a mosque. You can hate Muslims from the comfort of your house or publicly, but when that becomes stopping Muslims from building a mosque or worshipping, then we are crossing the line into something else.
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With about a dozen assorted ongoing conflicts in the news every day, and with the stories becoming more horrific, the level of sadness becomes unbearable. And what becomes of our planet when that sadness becomes apathy? Because we feel helpless. And we turn our heads and turn the page.
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If I could start with anybody, I would initially draft Tom Brady. Then I would go get Ray Lewis, and then maybe an offensive lineman, or somebody like Adrian Peterson.
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I just think something about being in front of a live audience when you've finished a big dance that you've been working on for so long - I don't think anything can really beat that.
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I am not a great theologian. I know there is a theological concept called invincible ignorance in which a strong enough faith binds you to any facts to the contrary.
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Rejuvenation of younger players should be the job of the Indonesian Badminton Association. But local competitions will help identify new talent.
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There's a lot of females that hustle, just like men hustle.
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I always try to learn a few words from a new language wherever I go.
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It is better that one's customers come to one's shop than to have to look for them abroad.
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I'm on the front line and I am a rapper.
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I just hate one-dimensional portrayals of religion; it's too cheap and easy to do, and ignores the nuances that go into having a belief system.
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Indeed, there is an eloquence in true enthusiasm that is not to be doubted.
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Everybody loves vampire stories, and if there's one show in particular that's done really well, it just opens the door and the opportunity for more of those kind of stories to get through.
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I knew at university that medicine was just not for me. I saved many lives by not being a doctor!
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Felicity, the companion of content, is rather found in our own breasts than in the enjoyment of external things; and I firmly believe it requires but a little philosophy to make a man happy in whatever state he is.
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Just once I would like to persuade the audience not to wear any article of blue denim. If only they could see themselves in a pair of brown corduroys like mine instead of this awful, boring blue denim.
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As a writer, I've always been somebody who's been productive and hustled hard.
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Rock and roll is about having a good time, so no matter where you are right now blast some music and forget about lifes problems.
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The production of a work of art is determined by the material and intellectual climate in which a man lives and dies.
