Honore de Balzac Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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Nothing graces the Christian soul so much as mercy; mercy as shown chiefly towards the poor, that thou mayest treat them as sharers in common with thee in the produce of nature, which brings forth the fruits of the earth for use to all.
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When someone asks about a career in fashion, I say start at the bottom. If you want to start a business, you have to know it from the ground up.
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Rememberest the gods, and that they wish not to be flattered, but wish all reasonable beings to be made like themselves; and... rememberest that what does the work of a fig-tree is a fig-tree, and that what does the work of a dog is a dog, and that what does the work of a bee is a bee, and that what does the work of a man is a man.
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Should you revisit usStay a little longerAnd get to know the place...On local life we trustThe resident witnessNot the royal tourist.
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...Louis Fourteenth Street furniture...
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My other car is a bright green city.
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Every new baby is a blind desperate vote for survival: people who find themselves unable to register an effective political protest against extermination do so by a biological act.
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I believe one of the reasons we went through such a remarkable growth period was that we had this atmosphere of free discussion.
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With most good scripts and good shows, they expect the actor to bring some of their ideas to the backstory of the character. It's always a good collaboration between the actor and the writer and the director to try stuff out during the process.
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I'm very conscious of trying to make something epic out of something small and ordinary.
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Juggling being a mom and an entertainer is a challenge I face every day.
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I think it is easier to hear my voice than see myself onscreen, particularly as the years progress. Watching myself onscreen becomes less and less enthralling.
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I shoot an arrow into the air, where it lands I do not care: I get my arrows wholesale!
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Minor league umpires are evaluated in their respective leagues each year and rated numerically. This enables umpires to know where they stand and helps them make prudent career decisions.
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Television and film are our libraries now. Our history books.
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I'm happily single.
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I'm a very slow screenwriter. It takes time for me to write a screenplay. Also, I feel it's not my strength.
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On climate change, we often don't fully appreciate that it is a problem. We think it is a problem waiting to happen.
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Leading unbelievers to Christ is a greater cause than insisting on justice in human relationships. Believers are to defer their craving for justice until the last day, trusting God as Jesus did.
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The job of mayor and Governor is becoming more and more like the job of university president, which I used to be; it looks like you are in charge, but you are not.
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And then something truly bizarre happened. I could feel his touch through our eyes. I couldn't look away from him.
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We went through so much, I had to give up. If you win too often, your discipline slips. We became too friendly. You suffer and cry together, you laugh and win together. And you can’t have that for too long.
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Too great a display of delicacy can and does sometimes infringe upon de-cency.
