Honore de Balzac Quotes
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The white man made the mistake of letting me read his history books. He made the mistake of teaching me that Patrick Henry was a patriot and George Washington – wasn't nothing non-violent about old Pat or George Washington.
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God only expects man and woman to be together and to be legally married, only if they so are in love with each other.
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I am kind of the front man for a team of people behind the scenes who are working just as hard as me and are putting in just as much time to make this all happen. I'm not trying to be humble. I just want everyone to get credit where credit is due.
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In China, because Chinese is a tonal language, it can be kind of hard to follow people's emotional tracks. There was one moment where a woman I was interviewing just sort of burst into tears, and I can usually sort of tell when things are coming on, and in that moment, it was very unexpected.
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I had no student friends to talk to about literature. My tutor was a really nice man, very charming - but he had no literary judgment.
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Conscientious objection is an intrinsic part of being a soldier.
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The loneliest Chinese man I ever met lived halfway up the Three Gorges, in Sichuan Province.
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It's such a Bore Being always Poor.
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Conrad Ludlow was an extraordinary partner... We just called him the greatest partner because he just knew what a woman's balance was.
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How can you not love a man banging on the drums? He knows how to keep a rhythm.
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The man does not beat your head because you got a Cadillac or because you got a Ford; he beats you because you're black!
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To be a poor man is hard, but to be a poor race in a land of dollars is the very bottom of hardships.
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When you're the youngest and the only boy, you get spoilt but you get told you're spoilt so you don't get to enjoy it very much. I was the only man in the house because my parents divorced and my dad moved away when I was 13.
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The laws of God, the laws of man he may keep that will and can; not I: let God and man decree laws for themselves and not for me.
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But generally I am fine with a capital F; probably in extraordinary shape for a man of my age.
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Every four weeks I go up a bra size... it's worth being pregnant just for the breasts.
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No man or woman who tries to pursue an ideal in his or her won way is without enemies.
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Whenever you hear a man speak of his love for his country, it is a sign that he expects to be paid for it.
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Man must be disciplined, for he is by nature raw and wild.
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I do not think that I could ever really love a woman who had not, at one time or another, been up on a broomstick.
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I'd always wanted to be an action heroine. That's a chick dream, getting to wear a leather bodysuit and be blonde and kick ass. But, what really attracted me to 'Dredd' was the script. It was fantastic! It was about people and characters, and not just about explosions and fighting.
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Confession of errors is like a broom which sweeps away the dirt and leaves the surface brighter and clearer. I feel stronger for confession.
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Want him to be more of a man? Try being more of a woman!
