Madame de Stael Quotes
If it were not for respect for human opinions, I would not open my window to see the Bay of Naples for the first time, whilst I would go five hundred leagues to talk with a man of genius whom I had not seen.Madame de Stael
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I was a little hesitant at first because there's so many ways you can get 'Straight Outta Compton' wrong. You know, it's such a great story; it's such a classic tale. I was a little nervous 'cause it's like a very narrow road to success with that type of story - you got to get it right - but when I read it, I was pleasantly surprised.
F. Gary Gray -
If you have a government that is elected, they need to do the hard work - because if they don't, they won't be around the next time the ballot box is open.
Abdullah II of Jordan -
I clearly believe a lot more than some of my coalition colleagues - Tories - in redistribution and using the tax system for that purpose. I also believe in the government having an active role in the economy, which is having an industrial strategy. I'm not a believer in laissez-faire.
Vince Cable -
Pregnancy is a very creative phase for me.
Natalie Massenet -
'Shameless' was such a weird time in my life because I never really experienced any kind of role that put me that much in the spotlight before.
Laura Slade Wiggins -
Who would set a limit to the mind of man? Who would dare assert that we know all there is to be known?
Galileo Galilei
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For the first six months of my stand-up career, I was talking like Danny Dyer. I was doing a lot of 'alright guvnors?' It wasn't true to who I was.
Jack Whitehall -
Solar power is clean, renewable and cost effective, but it also needs time to develop.
J. D. Hayworth -
I was born technically in D.C., and then my family moved to the Columbia area when I was in elementary school. It was right on the line between Clarksville and Columbia in Howard County. I remember it being just like a peaceful, safe atmosphere. I always felt connected to the woods and that whole suburban feel.
Gallant -
I loved politics and, I confess, I enjoyed politicians immensely.
Jack Germond -
I've got that Beethoven energy, that Stravinsky energy. And it's all a gift from the Creator.
Wadada Leo Smith -
Conflict is the beginning of consciousness.
M. Esther Harding
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Well, I'm a professional.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -
For me to be as effective as possible, I intend to sharpen those skills I need to successfully lead an organization that is growing in size and complexity with each passing year.
Pamela Nicholson -
Poor privileged white men. Their stranglehold on power is slowly being loosened.
Madeleine M. Kunin -
I've got a great eye for color. I'm like a chick.
Adam Carolla -
I have always moved by intuition alone. I have no system, literary or political. I have no guiding political idea.
V. S. Naipaul -
Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all they have.
H. Jackson Brown, Jr.
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I pass, at length, to the third and perfectly absolute dominion, which we call democracy.
Baruch Spinoza -
It is galling to see such mendacious hypocrites as Kennedy and Biden at the Senate Judiciary Committee sitting in judgment on distinguished jurists.
Conrad Black -
I'm generally slow to anger, quick to forgive, and I take in information before making decisions. So no matter how controversial the decision, my general demeanour is to put on white lab coat and gloves and look at the evidence, weigh the arguments and see what makes sense.
Peter Blair Henry -
Democracy is difficult and demanding. So is history. It can crack your voice; it can stir your soul; it can break your heart.
Jill Lepore -
I always call 'Billy Elliot' a fantasy autobiography because I never wanted to be a dancer, but I got a lot of stick from the other kids about wanting to be a writer and being interested in drama.
Lee Hall -
If it were not for respect for human opinions, I would not open my window to see the Bay of Naples for the first time, whilst I would go five hundred leagues to talk with a man of genius whom I had not seen.
Madame de Stael