Honore de Balzac Quotes
Virtue, my pet, is an abstract idea, varying in its manifestations with the surroundings. Virtue in Provence, in Constantinople, in London, and in Paris bears very different fruit, but is none the less virtue.
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You realise that having a number one record and being loved and adored isn't the most important thing in the world. But at the same time, I don't have a problem with it. What I'm trying to say is, I'm not a reluctant pop star.
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I have always loved and appreciated the Giants organization, my Giants teammates, and the fans of San Francisco.
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The characters are always the focal point of a book for me, whether I'm writing or reading. I may enjoy a book that has an intriguing mystery or a good plot, but to become one of my real favorites, it has to have great characters.
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That attitude and toughness that we want to play with, that, to me, is the most critical thing.
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We love those who know the worst of us and don't turn their faces away.
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I regard sports first and foremost as entertainment, so dry documentary narration is not for me.
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I've been told by journalists that Facebook is upset anytime we're mentioned.
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I like the sudden shock of non-sequitur color. Color, in fact, is my weakness.
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I ask the rights to pursue happiness by having a voice in that government to which I am accountable.
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I like a mannish man: a man who knows how to talk to and treat a woman - not just a man with muscles.
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England and Denmark have a sense of irony and a darker sense of humour that you don't necessarily find in Germany and Sweden.
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The older I get, the more I'm prepared to do things for the money.
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It's time Hawaii answer doubters and produce documents proving that it is a state. What are they hiding? And why haven't we seen these documents?
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I'd just like to be in films that I would like to see.
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I am fortunate enough with my career that I can speak out to the masses and hopefully be a part of initiating change.
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There was a moment when we were casting 'Groundhog Day' when Bill Murray was not at the top of my list. He'd been getting crankier and crankier. By the end of 'Ghostbusters II', he was pretty cranky. I thought, 'Do I want to put up with this for twelve weeks?'
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Getting your screenplay right is the most important thing you'll ever do on your film.
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What Guitar Hero has done is to turn music inside out. Whereas the iPod made music very personal, very singular - you put your ear-buds in and you listen to it - Guitar Hero turned it around and made it very social. So it is fun to play. It's fun to play against people.
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Those unmindful when they hear, for all they make of their intelligence, may be regarded as the walking dead.
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I read about two young ladies that went to Parsons, and when they graduated Elizabeth Taylor opened a store for them in Paris and I thought okay-that's all I have to do!
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Goodie-goodies are the thieves of virtue.
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We don't necessarily always agree, but hopefully we make each other think, and that's what matters.
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You'd be surprised how condescending people can be.
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Virtue, my pet, is an abstract idea, varying in its manifestations with the surroundings. Virtue in Provence, in Constantinople, in London, and in Paris bears very different fruit, but is none the less virtue.
