Thomas Hobbes Quotes
In a Democracy, look how many Demagogs that is how many powerful Orators there are with the people.
Quotes to Explore
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All the evidence shows very clearly that if you are a member of a trade union you are likely to get better pay, more equal pay, better health and safety, more chance to get training, more chance to have conditions of work that help if you have caring responsibilities... the list goes on!
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All human beings are, in fact, born with dozens of mutations their parents lacked, and a few of those mutations could well be lethal if we didn't have two copies of every gene, so one can pick up the slack if the other malfunctions.
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I'm trying to sell every audience something; that something is me.
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I am busier now than I ever imagined I would be, but I feel blessed in that I have found what I am supposed to be doing with my life. It's wonderful to tell stories and have people listen to them.
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The underdog winning is the romantic position.
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You never realise that you have an impact on people's lives. There are so many girls that go through so many problems and who come to me. I really try and take time to speak to as many people as possible.
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My favorite affirmation when I feel stuck or out of sorts is: Whatever I need is already here, and it is all for my highest good. Jot this down and post it conspicuously throughout your home, on the dashboard of your car, at your office, on your microwave oven, and even in front of your toilets!
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I'm not that ambitious any more. I just like my privacy. I wish I really wasn't talked about at all.
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I work too much to be an appropriate parent. I feel like a bad mom to my dog some days because I'm just not here enough. I just feel like I would do a bad job if I took the time to literally give birth to a kid right now and try and juggle everything I'm doing.
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We excuse our sloth under the pretext of difficulty.
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Well, I think again, the worst part of it was just leading up to it, before we got on set, at least for me... dreading this idea that I was just going to suck and I really had strong feelings about that. I just didn't want to be that weak link.
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Common sense is compelled to make its way without the enthusiasm of anyone.
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Last four months were great for me, was probably one of the best four months of my career, playing unbelievable in the clay court season.
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Medicine rests upon four pillars - philosophy, astronomy, alchemy, and ethics.
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I'm one of the luckiest people on earth.
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Unless you look like Brad Pitt, it's really hard to have full control of your character.
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I don't want to do romantic roles where I have to lip sync to a song. A role that explores romance on a new level would suit me.
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The press is like the peculiar uncle you keep in the attic - just one of those unfortunate things.
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The Christian Sunday should be a festival, gathering up all the life of the week and offering it to God in worship and then spending the day in a way which most truly promotes joy and happiness and refreshment for oneself and for other people.
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At thirteen, when I arrived in Hong Kong after leaving China, I made a living by working in a restaurant.
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Democracy involves that old-fashioned thing called working it out.
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Democracy ... is never won but always to be won.
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In a Democracy, look how many Demagogs that is how many powerful Orators there are with the people.
