Honore de Balzac Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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The trouble with young writers is that they are all in their sixties.
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I love sparkly eyes for the holidays, especially New Year's Eve.
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The people are hungry: It is because those in authority eat up too much in taxes.
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The love received is the love that is saved.
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The truth is that I know very few novelists who have been satisfied with the adaptation of their books for the screen.
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I beseech you, in the bowels of Christ, think it possible you may be mistaken.
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I like the fact that I'm involved in a career that gives me so many different mediums to perform in.
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These pages are not my confession; they’re my definition. And I feel, as I begin to write it, that I can write it with some semblance of truth.
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There's something about a pious man such as he. He will cheerfully cut your throat if it suits him, but he will hesitate to endanger the welfare of your immaterial and problematical soul.
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I thought: should I be worried? I was under arrest. In a town where I'd never been before. Apparently for murder. But I knew two things. First, they couldn't prove something had happened if it hadn't happened. And second, I hadn't killed anybody. Not in their town, and not for a long time, anyway.
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The whole concept of this band is to present the ugly truth about society – warts and all, and let the chips fall where they may.
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I'm definitely not pushing to find who can I write with or produce with, but of course I'm open to something if it comes up.
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American failures in Vietnam and Iraq suggest that it's not really possible to create and sustain a proxy government in a country far from our own borders.
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I do remember my first purchase: the Partridge Family's 'Greatest Hits.' I got it for $3.99 at a failed chain of pre-Wal-Mart-type stores called Jamesway. God, I'm old.
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It's about making small changes at first and adding foods to your diet before you take any away; start with one extra vegetable or fruit at every meal, and hey, presto, that's 21 portions a week.
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After Barack Obama won the 2008 presidential election, I was heartened to see him issue an Open Government Initiative on his first full day in office.
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When a political advocacy network hires a former CIA analyst and starts tailing save-our-parks activists, you know there's something terribly dangerous happening to our democracy.
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With 'Shinobi,' we hope to make a film that honors the essence of the games.
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I'm not satirical in a traditional way. What I do is more about creating caricatures and cartoons. I am commentating on the nature of how we live through photography, and how you can twist an angle to create a different perception of a person.
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The English are the people of consummate cant.
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The English are a nation of consummate cant.
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Peace comes when there is no cloud between us and God. Peace is the consequence of forgiveness, God's removal of that which obscures His face and so breaks union with Him.
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As far as guitar goes, it's weird to have such a challenging activity in my life for so long - I love it. It kicks my ass every day.
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By resorting to self-resignation, the unfortunate consummate.
