Will Durant Quotes
Liberty is a luxury of security; the free individual is a product and a mark of civilization.
Quotes to Explore
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I still draw a lot though. Ballpoint pen is my preferred medium.
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If my love is without sacrifice, it is selfish. Such a love is barter, for there is exchange of love and devotion in return for something. It is conditional love.
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My parents came to see me in a play at Eton when I was 16. And then, when I said I wanted to try for drama school, they knew there was enough passion there for them to be brave and back me.
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I know that when I get stressed, I want to eat junk food. So now I just know - 'I'm stressed, I want to eat junk food, so I'm going to go work out instead, or eat something healthy.' It really works.
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There were times when I was so sick of talking about the Bible.
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Even though I've danced with actors, it wasn't the same with NTR.
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My father's music has always inspired me in many ways... especially to be better at what I do.
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My biggest hero was Roman Gabriel, who was the QB of the Rams, and Roger Staubach. Those were the two guys I tired to emulate when I was little.
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The idea would be in my mind - and I know it sounds strange - is that the most important advances in medicine would be made not by new knowledge in molecular biology, because that's exceeding what we can even use. It'll be made by mathematicians, physicists, computer scientists, figuring out a way to get all that information together.
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World War II has always been of great interest to me. I've known for decades that it was just one more war the politicians suckered us into.
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If the plane moves, some turbulence, I am nervous flyer.
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Before you lay a foundation on the cricket field, there should be a solid foundation in your heart and you start building on that. After that as you start playing more and more matches, you learn how to score runs and how to take wickets.
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One can not impede scientific progress.
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This country is becoming increasingly authoritarian. It's based on capital punishment.
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I always gravitate towards characters that are so opposite of me.
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If you want to be a rock star or just be famous, then run down the street naked, you'll make the news or something. But if you want music to be your livelihood, then play, play, play and play! And eventually you'll get to where you want to be.
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More money has been lost trying to imitate 'Rocky' than 'Rocky' has made.
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That's the great thing about art. Anybody can do it if you just believe. With practice, you can make great paintings.
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The more faithfully you listen to the voices within you, the better you will hear what is sounding outside.
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Our civilization survives in the complacency of cowardly or malignant minds -- a sacrifice to the vanity of aging adolescents.
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Peace is the absence of war, but beyond that peace is a commodity unlike any other. Peace is security. Peace is a mindset. Peace is a way of living. Peace is the capacity to transcend past hurts - to break cycles of violence and forge new pathways that say, I would like to make sure we live as a community where there is justice, security, and development for all members. At the end of the day, peace is an investment; it is something you create by investing in a way of life and monitoring where your resources go.
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Liberty is a luxury of security; the free individual is a product and a mark of civilization.
