Victor Hugo Quotes
God manifests himself to us in the first degree through the life of the universe, and in the second degree through the thought of man. The second manifestation is not less holy than the first. The first is named Nature, the second is named Art.
Quotes to Explore
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Mr. Fitzgerald, I believe that is how he spells his name, seems to believe that plagiarism begins at home.
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In the past, in the '60s and '70s, genres were much more segmented. You had action guys who were deadly serious about it, and I think you had comics that were comics.
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The 'Agent X' set was never boring. During the first few days, I had to adjust to the loud noise on set, which included gun shots and explosions. After we finished filming the season, I realized I missed hearing all the noise and driving on empty freeways.
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There aren't traditions of freedom in a place like Iraq. They're going to have to come to grips with a concept that they hadn't been allowed to conceive before.
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My dad always said that hard work beats talent when talent doesn't work hard enough.
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I am a self-critical perfectionist.
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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 work all day, do research, sketch my ideas, prepare for performances.
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I follow my own head. And if I'm determined to do something, then I'll make sure that I make it happen.
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If we lose sight of the fact that writing is entertainment, then writing is doomed.
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I never eat in a restaurant that's over a hundred feet off the ground and won't stand still.
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There isn't a flaw in his golf or his makeup. He will win more majors than Arnold Palmer and me combined. Somebody is going to dust my records. It might as well be Tiger, because he's such a great kid.
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Dancers, many dancers today can do so much technically. You can give them steps that are complicated, then more complicated, pyrotechnical - and they can execute these steps to perfection. But to do simple steps with a pure classical line, that is truly difficult.
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A great ratatouille is one in which the vegetables interact with each other but are still discernible from each other. The trick is to cook them just right: not over, not under.
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Even if the coverage is leaning toward you or whatever it may be, there's ways to beat it.
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I told Mr. Nader today that a vote for Ralph Nader is really a vote for George Bush.
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There's a kind of numbness, a sameness, a lack of motivation in 'good job' culture.
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We believe strongly in transparency and accountability, which is why Teach For America encourages rigorous independent evaluations of our program. Our mission is too important to operate in any other way.
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If you can contribute 45 minutes - one hour a day a week exercising, you're going to be a healthy person. You can cut down on diabetes and all of these manmade problems we have. I do embrace the fact that I can maybe be a voice for people to realize that it's not as hard that people think. I'm a pretty passionate person.
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Nobody lives up to the norms that God had in mind when he first created human beings.
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A winner is someone who recognizes his God-given talents, works his tail off to develop them into skills, and uses these skills to accomplish his goals.
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When you conduct opera, you control the stage. But with a film, the film controls you.
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God manifests himself to us in the first degree through the life of the universe, and in the second degree through the thought of man. The second manifestation is not less holy than the first. The first is named Nature, the second is named Art.
