Michelangelo Quotes
Painting and sculpture, labour and good faith, have been my ruin and I continually go from bad to worse. Better it would have been for me if I had set myself to making matches in my youth. I should not be in such distress of mind.
Quotes to Explore
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I've always been proud that my name stands for peace.
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I was very shy and reserved, so it was a bit contradictory to get into politics.
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Here in France, I've seen some very good young designers, but they don't have this ability to be good businessmen, too. I think America gives you this.
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Choreography and creativity - it's my matrix; let's see where we can move.
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I don't make any distinction between a popular TV series or blockbuster film and doing Shakespeare. They're different, but as long as the material is good and the intention is honourable, it's all the same to me.
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We are born believing. A man bears beliefs as a tree bears apples.
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I'm such a big TLC fan, so I love singing 'Waterfalls' in the shower.
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One of the darkest evils of our world is surely the unteachable wildness of the Good.
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When you give a lot of confidence in people and you don't get it back, you are a bit disappointed, but it's life.
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Growing up, I'd just be at home, playing tennis, spending my allowance on an ice-cream truck.
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I wasn't going to make a slick, glossy over-produced piece of entertainment because then I would be doing what the Capitol did. Then I'm actually putting on the Hunger Games and not making a movie of the 'Hunger Games.'
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So many good fortunes have come my way, and I'm trying to pay it forward by helping to raise money to complete 'Bulbul: Song Of The Nightingale,' a documentary that brings attention to the social and human injustices suffered by the Banchara tribe in India.
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Dancing doesn't have a language.
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Adventuring can be for the ordinary person with ordinary qualities, such as I regard myself.
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Our fate is determined by how far we are prepared to push ourselves to stay alive - the decisions we make to survive. We must do whatever it takes to endure and make it through alive.
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No one in my family has been observant for generations, but we all identify with being Jewish.
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The most famous Obama precept is, 'No drama.'
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I cry a lot, and I have no problem with that at all. Listening to your emotions is part of being alive.
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I wanted to make a name for myself.
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I heard that someone asked Mother Teresa what was most important in her work. I thought she'd say the Rosary but she said, 'My nuns and I take very good care of ourselves so we can tend to the lepers and do whatever we need to assist.' If you're strong, or at least not hurting, you can inspire others.
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Just as there's some technologies that jeopardize revenue for traditional products, there are also technologies that can significantly lower costs.
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Griffin, my brother, 11 months younger, was sometimes the victim of my father's fury - once Ryan famously knocked out his teeth.
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I believe that close association with one who refuses to compromise with circumstances he does not like, is an asset that can never be measured in terms of money.
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Painting and sculpture, labour and good faith, have been my ruin and I continually go from bad to worse. Better it would have been for me if I had set myself to making matches in my youth. I should not be in such distress of mind.
