Honore de Balzac Quotes
It is a singular fact that most men of action incline to the theory of fatalism, while the greater part of men of thought believe in providence.
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The only way I can be there and really get into the character is if I'm her.
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I wish there was a painter who could paint as well as Ted Williams could hit.
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I'm from New York, so I'm not a big driver.
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Why would I want a place of my own? Then I would have to things worry about, like doing laundry and having food in the fridge.
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Entrenched scriptural literalism is, in my opinion, completely out of touch with reality.
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I never had crushes on anybody when I was younger; I really didn't.
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Mankind's feeling of responsibility to create a decent life and make it worth living with dignity has always been stronger than the will to kill life.
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Never eat spinach just before going on the air.
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I was doing things that weren't good for me. So I checked into the Churchill Priory clinic. It was the best thing I've done for ages.
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Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities.
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We're more familiar with what economists call an English auction - prices start low and rise as people bid. However, there is also the Dutch auction, where prices start high and go lower until somebody bites. Movies are sold to the audience via a very slow Dutch auction, where each phase between price drops can last weeks or months.
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I went to my mum at about seven or eight and said I want to start acting, but the week before, I had said I wanted to do ballet. She said if I took acting classes for a full year, she would look further into it, and that's how it started.
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I've always wanted to do charity stuff. I'm such a nurturer and love taking care of people.
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I spent a lot of time in boarding school. This is something I will never do to my kids. I think if you're having kids, then you have to take care of them; otherwise, what's the point? There are many things that parents say are good for the kids, but the truth is they say that because it is good for the parents.
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How could man rejoice in victory and delight in the slaughter of men?
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Kids, don't be too big to accept advice.
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Being good is just a matter of temperament in the end.
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I always say show me a storyteller who doesn't embellish, and I'll show you a bad one.
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I'm not really one for fancy, big words and poetry, and the scriptwriters worked very hard on 'Paradise Lost' to translate it.
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History is a way of interpreting, rather than, say, knowing, the past. It is usually a set of disputes between those who have access to the same sources. It depends on ideology as much as voting in an election does.
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In England, I suppose I have been known to once or twice tune into 'Big Brother', which is a pretty terrible guilty pleasure.
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From Freedom of the Body comes Freedom of the Mind and then Ultimate Freedom!
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Truth is a thing immortal and perpetual, and it gives to us a beauty that fades not away in time, nor does it take away the freedom of speech which proceeds from justice; but it gives to us the knowledge of what is just and lawful, separating from them the unjust and refuting them.
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It is a singular fact that most men of action incline to the theory of fatalism, while the greater part of men of thought believe in providence.
