Saint Francis de Sales Quotes
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If a Chinese student does not know Chinese learning, it's like a person without a surname, a horse without a bridle, a boat without a helm. The more Western learning he possesses, the more hateful of China he will become. Even if he becomes a capable man of vast learning, how can he be of any use to the state?
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A lot of people don't get second chances.
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I don't know who Little Richard is.
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I am not in politics to make more money.
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I decided to be heterosexual because I felt like that's the life God intended me to live.
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I believe in social dislocation and creative trouble.
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I don't do anything political on Sundays.
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I was actually pretty shy in school. My defense mechanism was to be the class clown. I remember getting into a lot of trouble for being disruptive, and I was brought in front of the headteacher, who said: 'What's going to happen to you; what are you going to do when you grow up?' and I said: 'Well, I'm obviously going to be a comedian.'
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My favorite actresses were Geraldine Paige, Anne Bancroft and Kim Stanley.
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To suggest that you can't be both a mother who is completely in love with her babies, and a professional who is tough and tenacious, is ridiculous.
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I usually get up between 7 A.M. and 8 A.M., have coffee, and go right to work. It's really important not to get sidetracked in the morning so I'm still in that dreamy state for my writing.
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I was lucky to have my allergist who diagnosed me with CIU.
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Winston Churchill was not entirely British. His mother was American, making Sir Winston part Iroquois Indian.
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Pre-Internet, maybe it took six months for a fashion message to get across to a customer base. Fashion messages are now being sent out overnight, simultaneously, to every market in the world.
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When I remember my life in Russia it is in totally dark colours.
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Intimacy is something to be cherished, and intimacy is not something to be afraid of.
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Today, we're still loaded down - and, to some extent, embarrassed - by ancient myths, but we respect them as part of the same impulse that has led to the modern, scientific kind of myth. But we now have the opportunity to discover, for the first time, the way the universe is in fact constructed as opposed to how we would wish it to be constructed.
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Indeed, many of life's most fun and pleasurable choices come with potential dangers. It's important for my son to grow up recognizing that what might appear exciting or inviting at first glance could also have eventual negative consequences.
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Shun all vice, especially card playing.
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So long as the product is sold, everything is taking its regular course from the standpoint of the capitalist producer.
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If x is the population of the United States and y is the degree of imbecility of the average American, then democracy is the theory that x × y is less than y.
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We all know that there are different scripted programs out there, and we're all facing the same challenges in terms of ratings and everything else, but I think that there is a lot of opportunity to be had as well, and what I'm excited to do is to get to explore that.
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Russia has gone through eight years of continuing economic pain.
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True progress quietly and persistently moves along without notice.
