Madame de Stael Quotes
Wit consists in knowing the resemblance of things that differ, and the difference of things that are alike.
Madame de Stael
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When we step out in faith and use the talents He's given us, we show that we trust God, that we believe He will bless our actions and cause us to succeed.
Victoria Osteen
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Growing up in the public eye was really tough. When you're 14 and your body is changing, your life is changing, and people are watching every step you make, it's really hard to deal with. But I was pretty lucky, people didn't watch me that closely.
Mandy Moore
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Billy Jean King could not get credit when her husband was in law school and she was winning the Wimbledon, because he had to sign the cards. You know, you had these cases in the '70s of women who were mayors who couldn't get credit unless their husbands signed for them.
Gail Collins
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It was total naivety that got me to Hollywood. I thought it was going to happen straight away. I told myself 'give it 5 years, there's no way I'll be here after that if it doesn't happen'. Cut to ten years later!
Naomi Watts
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The thing with being on a series that runs that long is that the writers run out of things to do.
Ted Shackelford
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If you think about what folks have been doing for 20 or 30 years, they have been bottling frustration and resentment that the political elites don't understand them, that the political elites don't care about them, that the political elites judge them in various ways. All Donald Trump does is provide the opposite of those things.
J. D. Vance
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Most cities have a centre surrounded by suburbs, but London has numerous centres: it's the model of a twenty-first century metropolis.
Hans-Ulrich Obrist
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If you were to come to the set of Alias, you'd know how silly we all are. And I mean, silly.
Victor Garber
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I still feel that in India we look upon sports as a recreational activity - which it is - but people have to understand that there is a career in sports. It's not just necessary to be a doctor or a lawyer or an engineer, as most of us Indians appear to think that our children should grow up to be.
Abhishek Bachchan
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When you do something with a lot of honesty, appetite and commitment, the input reflects in the output.
A. R. Rahman
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I think the writing skills of actors are sometimes underestimated.
Felicity Jones
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If I were a Negro, I'd be fighting, as Martin Luther King fought, for human recognition and justice. I'd rather go down with my flag flying. If you're weak or crippled, or you can't speak out or fight back in some way, then people don't hesitate to treat you badly.
Abraham Maslow
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I think very few people do find a relationship where, every moment of every day, everything they do comes together. That's why, in a nutshell, everyone loved Barbara in 'The Good Life.' She was the perfect partner. It was a formula. She wasn't glamorous. She wasn't clever. But she was a good partner. That's too easy, too perfect.
Felicity Kendal
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Confidence is the most important single factor in this game, and no matter how great your natural talent, there is only one way to obtain and sustain it: work.
Jack Nicklaus
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You can be on top of everything, and the next minute, you're going to be on the bottom.
Pam Grier
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Most men, after a little freedom, have preferred authority with the consoling assurances and the economy of effort it brings.
Walter Lippmann
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A slice of hot, buttered toast is the perfect meal. It's not too much and not too little, and it gives you just the right buzz.
Naveen Andrews
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Robert Fisk is my hero. In America, they think he's a terrorist.
Ian McShane
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Jesus, music has always been my first love. I use music in my work because it's the fastest way to an emotional place. You hear a song, and that memory comes right back-- you're there... Making music is immediate, and it's all about you. If you're playing guitar, the feeling comes through-- the way you bend the note, the intensity with which you hit the strings. With making films, although it's real emotion, it's false emotion. You're lying.
Johnny Depp
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As long as we are children, we have the ability to experience things around us--but then we grow used to the world. To grow up is to get drunk on sensory experience.
Jostein Gaarder
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It's the historian's job not to ridicule the myths, but to show the difference between myth and reality.
Norman Davies
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Wit consists in knowing the resemblance of things that differ, and the difference of things that are alike.
Madame de Stael
