Honore de Balzac Quotes
It is as absurd to say that a man can't love one woman all the time as it is to say that a violinist needs several violins to play the same piece of music.
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What brought mass innovation to a nation was not scientific advances - its own or others' - but 'economic dynamism': the desire and the space to innovate.
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The cadence of life is slower in North Korea.
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As the scripts come in they are sent to the artists, and the artists are either very busy, or ready to start.
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Nobody can be exactly like me. Even I have trouble doing it.
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I really enjoy dancing. When there's music around, I can't help it; I start dancing, especially when I'm with friends.
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Second place is just the first place loser.
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When you are studying jazz, the best thing to do is listen to records or listen to live music. It isn't as though you go to a teacher. You just listen as much as you can and absorb everything.
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If I wasn't five-foot, I wouldn't be who I am! My size is a huge part of me.
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I love and adore being a mother. It's the greatest gift I've ever been given.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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One of the problems with defending free speech is you often have to defend people that you find to be outrageous and unpleasant and disgusting.
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Reverence is fatal to literature.
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Part of my motivation for writing mysteries for young people is that I loved mysteries when I was growing up, and now that I'm on the creative end of things, I'm discovering that they're even more fun to write!
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Chicago is one city. We shall work as one people for our common good and our common goals.
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I like power and I like to use it.
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I am a very selfish person.
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'I Will Follow' is a celebration of life. Sometimes when you lose something, you understand its value more than when you had it. The same is true for life.
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I'm always focused.
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The Beatles are the most credible band in the history of music.
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I don't want to spend the rest of my life in politics. When I'm finished with my term as governor, I'm going back to the life that's waiting for me in the private sector.
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I know people think we drive around in these nice cars and we do whatever we want and our parents will pay our credit cards, but that's not the case. Sure, my parents were generous; I got a nice car at 16, but at 18 I was cut off. I've worked really hard. I opened the store myself.
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It is as absurd to say that a man can't love one woman all the time as it is to say that a violinist needs several violins to play the same piece of music.
