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.Honore de Balzac
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The only way I can be there and really get into the character is if I'm her.
Lacey Chabert -
I wish there was a painter who could paint as well as Ted Williams could hit.
Jack Levine -
I'm from New York, so I'm not a big driver.
Dan Fogler -
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.
Rafael Nadal -
Entrenched scriptural literalism is, in my opinion, completely out of touch with reality.
Malcolm Boyd -
I never had crushes on anybody when I was younger; I really didn't.
Kate Winslet
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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.
Tawakkol Karman -
Never eat spinach just before going on the air.
Dan Rather -
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.
Kate Moss -
Men take only their needs into consideration - never their abilities.
Napoleon Bonaparte -
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.
Nathan Myhrvold -
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.
Hailee Steinfeld
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I've always wanted to do charity stuff. I'm such a nurturer and love taking care of people.
Paige Butcher -
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.
Vincent Cassel -
How could man rejoice in victory and delight in the slaughter of men?
Lao Tzu -
Kids, don't be too big to accept advice.
Hack Wilson -
Being good is just a matter of temperament in the end.
Iris Murdoch -
I always say show me a storyteller who doesn't embellish, and I'll show you a bad one.
Rabih Alameddine
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My purpose is to help people look at themselves and begin to shift their concepts. Remember, we are not our country, our race, or religion. We are eternal spirits. Seeing ourselves as spiritual beings without label is a way to transform the world and reach a sacred place for all of humanity.
Wayne Dyer -
Ibn al-Haytham was the first person ever to set down the rules of science. -S01E05
Neil deGrasse Tyson -
We believe, in fact, that the one act of respect has little force unless matched by the other - in balance with it... The acting out of that dual respect I would name as precisely the source of our power.
Barbara Deming -
The old believe everything, the middle-aged suspect everything, the young know everything.
Oscar Wilde -
I believe that that's why you see all these Pew studies that come out that a lot of people are walking away from the faith. A lot of people are changing what they believe because they really feel lied to. I think that it's very important for people to know what they're signing up for.
Kirk Franklin -
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.
Honore de Balzac