Madeleine de Souvre Quotes
Those who foolishly pride themselves on their nobility mistake that which makes them noble, for it is only the virtue of their ancestors that gives them noble blood.
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You really are being quite foolish to smoke.
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We need a wireless mobile device ecosystem that mirrors the PC/Internet ecosystem, one where the consumers' purchase of network capacity is separate from their purchase of the hardware and software they use on that network. It will take government action, or some disruptive technology or business innovation, to get us there.
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A good lie detector doesn't jump to conclusions but tries to understand the person across the table, her personality, and her motivations. Your goal as a lie spotter isn't to point the finger and say, 'You're lying' - your goal is to get to the truth.
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My real guru are my experiences in life - the realisation that you are alone in this world came very early to me.
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There's nothing that will change someone's moral outlook quicker than cash in large sums.
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Anything that is wasted effort represents wasted time. The best management of our time thus becomes linked inseparably with the best utilization of our efforts.
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It's very difficult to raise money, especially in the United States, for independent movies.
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Going to parties usually makes me feel depressed, just because I have such social fear after meeting people.
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No matter how bad you think you have it, there's always - always somebody who's got it way, way worse.
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Unless you work for '60 Minutes', your life is: You do stories about things, and nothing happens as a result.
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I spend a lot of time balancing between faith and disbelief.
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No flying machine will ever fly from New York to Paris.
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I don't watch TV.
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Sometimes when you think you are done, it is just the edge of beginning. Probably that's why we decide we're done. It's getting too scary. We are touching down onto something real. It is beyond the point when you think you are done that often something strong comes out.
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How hard can it be to walk up and down in a straight line? You just need to put one step in front of another; most people do it all the time. What's the worst that can happen? You fall over. Sometimes that happens to non-models, too; it wouldn't be the end of the world.
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Sales don't always have anything to do with good or brilliant or original. Sales are about appeal.
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No man fails who does his best.
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I admire an actor that can do a lot with doing nothing really, for the most part. I like doing a lot by doing so little.
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This book has been a catalogue of mistakes by politicians, moral and practical disasters which led to wars, enslavement and wretchedness on a scale which no previous age could have dreaded or dreamed of.
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I don't know what I'll be like when I'm 60. I already have the traits of a retired gentleman.
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Why do we make so much of knowledge, struggle so hard to get some little skill not worth the effort?
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Those who foolishly pride themselves on their nobility mistake that which makes them noble, for it is only the virtue of their ancestors that gives them noble blood.
