Honore de Balzac Quotes
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Nearly everywhere monarchs raised themselves further above the level of the greatest nobles and buttressed their new pretensions to respect and authority with cannons and taxation.
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My favorite movies growing up were things like 'The Wizard of Oz,' but as I got older, I really began to admire people like Steven Soderbergh.
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I knew that life isn't always just about the Olympic gold medals and the sponsors.
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We owe it to our children to equip them with all the capabilities they'll need to thrive in the limitless world beyond the classrooms.
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In fact, there was general agreement that minds can exist on nonbiological substrates and that algorithms are of central importance to the existence of minds.
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You get used to the rejection and you don't take it personally.
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I think that if you make a strong statement of principle, even if the folks disagree with you, people will respect you for it.
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When I'm done fighting, I want to look to get some sort of driving career somewhere. My goal is to eventually get into the Mint 400 and do the trophy truck stuff.
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I think most actors are insecure and scared of rejection.
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I don't feel sorry for people in the public eye getting eyed by the public.
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There is a 'sanctity' involved with bringing a child into this world: it is better than bombing one out of it.
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I think my time on 'Australian Idol' really helped train my voice for a lot of genres.
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There are some rights that are so fundamental to our society that you'd think the public debate would be closed on them. The right of every American citizen to vote - regardless of age, race, or income level - is one of them.
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As an actor, you have an accumulated knowledge base. But there's also something about it that every time you really feel like you're doing it for the first time; you have no idea whether you're capable of it.
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A good horror movie should have peaks and valleys, a good horror movie should move you emotionally; a good horror movie should be exciting to watch and energizing in a weird kind of way.
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Although I am losing my Soviet citizenship, I do not cease to be a Russian poet.
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I think the media needs a little criticizing now, as it did in the '80s, don't you?
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My wife was diagnosed with lupus 16 or 17 years ago, and that's how I kinda got involved in it. I just finished my fifth annual Bobby Hatfield Classic Golf Tournament, and happily I can report that we raised over $52,000. Through the years we've raised not only through the golf tournament, but through other charitable concerts, we've raised over $600,000.
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Deacon Jones grew up a street over from my grandfather, where I was raised.
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I was thinking a lot about music, about how music is mixed and how everything is happening at the same time; it just amounts to how the sound is lowered or raised. I was trying to get that with writing.
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I was raised in the environment where it really wasn't about sittin' around dreaming all the time, it was about practicing and workin' really hard and if a dream ever came to you, you'd be prepared for that opportunity.
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The foundations of our national policy will be laid in the pure and immutable principles of private morality, and the preeminence of free government be exemplified by all the attributes which can win the affections of its citizens, and command the respect of the world.
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Few men are raised in our estimation by being too closely examined.
