Victor Hugo Quotes
The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.
Quotes to Explore
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It's expected of novels that they should explain the world and create the illusion that things are ultimately logical and coherent. But that's not what I see around me. Often, events remain mysterious and unresolved, and our emotions reach no catharsis.
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Most of the producers don't know what they do. The misconception of the producers' function is really not a misconception. Most producers don't do a very good job.
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They talk about the failure of socialism but where is the success of capitalism in Africa, Asia and Latin America?
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You know, I'm kind of a wild crazy workaholic guy.
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My purpose as a writer is to communicate in such a way as to challenge the thinking of readers and touch their hearts.
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What Washington needs is adult supervision.
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Do you follow American politics? They hate Obama. Hate him. He's a black man. That's what it is: it's racist. This guy is no bleeding-heart liberal. He's a centrist.
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Is it not by love alone that we succeed in penetrating to the very essence of being?
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Basically, I have a gift as an actress, and I want to present the sophisticated side of me as an actress and a person.
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You will never cease to be the most amazed person on earth at what God has done for you on the inside.
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If you put people up on pedestals, there's only one way for them to go, and that is down.
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Seeing a catering truck feels like home.
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I don't want to be 'Halsey: America's Sweetheart,' or 'Halsey: Bad Girl.' If you can sum up my career in a clickbait headline, I've done something wrong.
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In chess, you should be as cool as a cucumber.
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I am trying my best to strike a balance. How many hours a day can I work? I work for 12-15 hours a day; it gets very strenuous. I balance between Telugu, Tamil, and Hindi.
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There is evidence that some of al Qaeda's nuclear efforts over the years met with swindles and false leads.
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We can only restore faith in government if the state itself becomes an efficient, effective and transparent ally of the people. Bureaucratic inefficiencies, abuses of power and the misappropriation of public funds must end.
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I'd never kill myself for a man. I wouldn't do it for anybody.
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Circumstances give in reality to every political principle its distinguishing color and discriminating effect. The circumstances are what render every civil and political scheme beneficial or noxious to mankind.
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I would be hard-pressed to look back at anything that I have done in my career and not say, 'I would have done that a little different' because hindsight is 20/20.
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Listen! There will be no more offerings, neither child nor parent. There will be no more sacrifices for anyone other than our fellow human. The time of obedience and atonement is past.
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It takes a very strange person to enjoy fame, with all the by-products that come with it. It's not necessarily a thrill.
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I hate to lose, and I do whatever I can to win, and if it is ugly, it is ugly.
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The greatest happiness of life is the conviction that we are loved; loved for ourselves, or rather, loved in spite of ourselves.
