Thomas Hobbes Quotes
The law is more easily understood by few than many words. For all words are subject to ambiguity, and therefore multiplication of words in the body of the law is multiplication of ambiguity. Besides, it seems to imply (by too much diligence) that whosoever can evade the words is without the compass of the law.Thomas Hobbes
Quotes to Explore
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I've always had a natural affiliation with nature. If I wasn't an actor, I'd be some sort of biologist working in the field in Africa or something.
Callan McAuliffe -
It's very easy to have slogans and rhetoric that people will follow, but eventually the slogans fall away.
Saad Hariri -
When the peace treaty is signed, the war isn't over for the veterans, or the family. It's just starting.
Karl Marlantes -
Every teenager and everybody around the ages from 10 to 18 has to go through finding out who they are.
Sammi Hanratty -
I am a citizen of the world.
Abbas Kiarostami -
One SF prediction that I would like very much to see: Get solar collectors launched to beam energy back home, and get away from fossil fuels.
Jack McDevitt
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I never watch MTV. I don't have time to watch TV. And when I do, I'm watching the Discovery Channel. 'Deadliest Catch: Crab Fishing in Alaska,' that's my show.
Carly Schroeder -
Yes, I've been in an igloo. They're surprisingly cozy and warm - small, though, you can't really stand up in some.
Gary Paulsen -
I don't want to do only blockbusters.
Orlando Bloom -
Why are numbers so important? I take up a film I like, give it my best, and move on.
Vijay Sethupathi -
Different astronauts sleep in different ways.
Sally Ride -
There's an awareness of fashion in this country, and it's not limited to gay people.
Calvin Klein
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The idea that to make a man work you've got to hold gold in front of his eyes is a growth, not an axiom. We've done that for so long that we've forgotten there's any other way.
F. Scott Fitzgerald -
Acting to me is real life - I don't act.
Bai Ling -
Take pride in exactly what it is you do and remember it's okay to fail as long as you don't give up.
Dan O'Brien -
Nolan has the strangest affect on people. You know, I think there's something very sad and little boy about him, but at the same time the way he goes about everything is so awkward and obnoxious. He can never say the right thing, you know? And I think if he just didn't try so hard and calmed down, people might actually like him a bit more!
Gabriel Mann -
I had a very thorough grounding in music; I'd grown up around songs. My parents listened to a lot of music. My dad was majorly into jazz, which was absolutely a big influence on me, even if it was more subconsciously as a kid.
Laura Mvula -
I love playing a woman suffering, thinking about the choices that she's made and obviously wanting more. It's classic.
Parker Posey
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People who live alone always have something on their minds that they would willingly share.
Anton Chekhov -
If you do something too good, then, after a while, if you don't watch it, you start showing off. And then you're not as good any more.
J. D. Salinger -
The mother-in-law is the centre of a family.
Les Dawson -
In the theatre, if you say 'Macbeth', all the actors will start looking very anxious. I'm so well-trained not to say it in the theatre that I can hardly say it in normal life.
Anna Chancellor -
In 2010 - after raising capital to launch Forerunner Ventures - we aimed to invest in companies targeting digitally savvy customers looking to be delighted by experiences and founded by visionary leaders committed to leveraging data and quantifying the results.
Kirsten Green -
The law is more easily understood by few than many words. For all words are subject to ambiguity, and therefore multiplication of words in the body of the law is multiplication of ambiguity. Besides, it seems to imply (by too much diligence) that whosoever can evade the words is without the compass of the law.
Thomas Hobbes