Ferdinand de Saussure Quotes
A linguistic system is a series of differences of sound combined with a series of differences of ideas.
Quotes to Explore
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Plastic surgery is a postmodern veil.
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I love roles that don't really have a template or a paradigm and force me to create using my own imagination... that really, really turns me on.
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I only saw one English-speaking person all the way across Siberia.
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Left-wing politicians take away your liberty in the name of children and of fighting poverty, while right-wing politicians do it in the name of family values and fighting drugs. Either way, government gets bigger and you become less free.
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After six years without seeing one, I love just seeing a smile - every smile I see gives me hope.
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The world that you and I live in is increasingly challenged. Population growth, pollution, over-consumption, unsustainable patterns, social conflict, climate change, loss of nature... these are not good stories.
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You know sometimes when you're in a really bad mood and you're not sure why? That's how I get sometimes.
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I've been a fan of Burberry for a very long time and they've been so supportive of me for many years.
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People who are fit are the same as anyone else. The only difference is their level of commitment. If looking good and being fit was easy, everyone would do it! Most people don't want to put in the work or make the sacrifices needed in order to be fit.
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I admit I do have some drawbacks and limitations as a candidate. Although I am a professional comedian, some of my critics maintain that this is not enough. I cannot deny that I stand before you untested and inexperienced - I only spent two years in television, never as a romantic lead or a song and dance man.
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If the plane moves, some turbulence, I am nervous flyer.
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I think it's OK to be confident in yourself.
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The connection that readers have to 'Rookie' has only meant more and more to me as I get older.
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I go back and forth between indie and studio because I feel like it, not because I feel obligated to do one or the other.
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I was raised doing martial arts.
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Acting is a life experience. I'm always learning things when I'm making a movie. So the fame part of it is fine when you consider what you get out of this job.
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I think I have a better sense of my weaknesses - being self-important, selfish and having a big ego probably triggers all the other stuff. I can see myself more clearly.
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Always say 'yes' to the present moment... Surrender to what is. Say 'yes' to life - and see how life starts suddenly to start working for you rather than against you.
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I'm always on the market for a new friend, period. As your success continues to grow, you start to see who your real friends are. But I'm always looking for wonderful people to have in my life that have no agenda and aren't fake friends.
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If happiness is activity in accordance with excellence, it is reasonable that it should be in accordance with the highest excellence.
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Some editors are failed writers, but so are most writers.
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I have become a little more cynical and, I would like to believe, a little wiser. When I first came to Mumbai, I was very idealistic. Now I can look anyone in the face and tell a lie. But I'm in a good place.
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If you believe, you will. If you don't, you won't.
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A linguistic system is a series of differences of sound combined with a series of differences of ideas.
