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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I'll give you my worst nightmare. I'm dreaming that I'm onstage, the curtain goes up, and I have no idea what my lines are or what's going on. I think I should know, I kind of know, I remember rehearsing... and the audience is there waiting.
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The people must know before they can act, and there is no educator to compare with the press.
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There's a lot of females that hustle, just like men hustle.
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I never wanted to be one of those 'Where are they now?' kids.
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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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A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.
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If everybody in this town connected with politics had to leave town because of chasing women and drinking, you would have no government.
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It would be curious to discover who it is to whom one writes in a diary. Possibly to some mysterious personification of one's own identity.
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I've always been extremely physical. I was a gymnast for 15 years, and then I was a dancer for nine, so I was kind of looking for these parts. But we have a tendency in Denmark not to do many action films.
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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.
