Victor Hugo Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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We are asleep with compasses in our hands.
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Secretly, I think everyone who makes fun of California really does want to be in California.
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I was a child of a tech family. My grandfather was a nuclear physicist and was always a gadget guy.
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Moral authority is never retained by any attempt to hold on to it. It comes without seeking and is retained without effort.
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Maven is very much a haunting presence in 'Glass Sword.' His influence is everywhere, and he dogs Mare and Cal like no other. He's my favorite character to write because he's so complex, but also because he affects everyone else so deeply. He's kind of like the source of gravity. Everyone moves around him and what he's done.
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I do not want to be a long-term CEO.
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It is amazing that it is my destiny to be the first Aussie to win the Masters.
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When a great artist gets my attention, I pursue it. If I don't, someone else will, you know what I'm saying?
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I wasn't naturally drawn to fashion when I was younger but with my work I'm so exposed to what's out there that I'm hoping my style has become a little more sophisticated.
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I just think that if one is going to preach nonviolence and one is going to advocate for nonviolence, one's standard should be consistent.
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I don't think you should limit what you read.
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My father has a general rule. He says if I haven't done it in real life I shouldn't do it on-screen.
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I was physically abused and I retaliated.
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What you wear onstage is a reflection of your artistry.
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To the extent that you can find ways where you're making predictions, there's no substitute for testing yourself on real-world situations that you don't know the answer to in advance.
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Conflict is the beginning of consciousness.
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Misanthropy is born, I think, out of an almost oppressive sense of loneliness, a conviction that there's no one on earth who understands you. I don't think misanthropes hate people: They hate that people hate them.
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Teachability and trust always leads to total obedience.
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Superheroes fill a gap in the pop culture psyche, similar to the role of Greek mythology. There isn't really anything else that does the job in modern terms. For me, Batman is the one that can most clearly be taken seriously.
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Could one die from boredom, she wondered? From complete, oppressive, crushing, unmitigated boredom, the likes of which made all other boredom seem like ecstasy’s sweet thrilling embrace? And in such a case, if one happened to have a life insurance policy, would it pay?
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The most effective leaders of companies in transition are the quiet, unassuming people whose inner wiring is such that the worst circumstances bring out their best. They're unflappable, they're ready to die if they have to. But you can trust that, when bad things are happening, they will become clearheaded and focused.
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Jazz speaks for life. The Blues tell the story of life's difficulties.
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Love, consciousness, and creativity are the highest refinements of the cosmic evolutionary force.
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You who suffer because you love, love still more. To die of love, is to live by it.
