Madame de Stael Quotes
Why shouldn't man be as angry about not having always been alive as about having to stop being alive?
Madame de Stael
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I'm a pretty girl who's a model who doesn't suck as an actress.
Cameron Diaz
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I'm 43. I'm not ready to sit down in a chair with my name on it yet.
Damien Hirst
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Those men who, in war, seek to preserve their lives at any rate commonly die with shame and ignominy, while those who look upon death as common to all, and unavoidable, and are only solicitous to die with honour, oftener arrive at old age and, while they live, live happier.
Xenophon
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I never thought of Kim Basinger in terms of age. For me she embodies woman with her subtleties and intricacies. She's sensual and intellectually engaging, elegant with a very strong personal style.
Camilla Belle
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Basically, after an ABC sitcom I did, I ended up with a holding deal with 20th Century Fox. Absolutely cool. It pays you to be unemployed. And the bigger the entity that gives you the deal, the better.
Nathan Fillion
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You don't want people thinking you're a cheat just because you're really fast and have broken the world record by a second.
Adam Peaty
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For some people, cigarette smoke absolutely disgusts them.
Andrew Brown
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Let us have an education, that shall practically develop our thinking faculties and manhood; and then, and only then, shall we be able to vie with our oppressors, go where we may . . .
Martin Delany
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I don't know how you talk about the founding of America, and what became of the United States, without talking about religious doctrine.
Bill Haslam
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Work is what structures adults' lives: it gives us purpose, focus, a set of responsibilities, and an identity. So when people are not participating in the labour market, all sorts of other things often start to go wrong.
David Autor
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Meditation practice begins by sitting down and assuming your seat cross-legged on the ground. You begin to feel that by simply being on the spot, your life can become workable and even wonderful. You realize that you are capable of sitting like a king or queen on a throne. The regalness of that situation shows you the... dignity that comes from being still and simple.
Chogyam Trungpa
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Why shouldn't man be as angry about not having always been alive as about having to stop being alive?
Madame de Stael