Toussaint Louverture (François-Dominique Toussaint Louverture) Quotes
I shall not remind you, Citizen-Directors, of all I have done for the triumph of liberty, the prosperity of St. Domingo, the glory of the French Republic; nor will I protest to you my attachment to our mother country, to my duties; my respect to the constitution, to the laws of the Republic, and my submission to the government.
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From the night, his solitude, the poet finds day and starts a diary that is lethal to the inert. The dark landscape yields a dialogue.
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Being on Broadway and getting a Tony nomination - this has been an incredible ride, from rather humble beginnings.
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I wouldn't let a biopic be made on me. That's because I don't believe in them. I don't like them.
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I loved Interpol when they came out, but I never wanted to be in Interpol.
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But I was losing so much bone density that I would have been in grave danger. And I mean grave danger. If I had let it go just a few more years I could have broken my hip or spine just picking up my granddaughter.
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A lot of cats in New Orleans, very soulful, very soulful musicians and they assume that they're singers. And they just make that assumption. And so when there's a little intonation problem, people are very forgiving of them because they heard how soulful they play.
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I made a clean version of 'Enter the Ninja' that my mom can listen to.
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Each color lives by its mysterious life.
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In life, I'm pretty low-key and quite non-descript.
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Boy bands should be exploded from a great height. They're just pretty people singing music written by others.
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Maurice would prance into a room, you know, and his presence was immediate.
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'Life Aquatic' was the first movie I did, and it's been an incredible adventure since then.
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I think you have a moral responsibility when you've been given far more than you need, to do wise things with it and give intelligently.
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No person who is enthusiastic about his work has anything to fear from life.
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Eating and reading are two pleasures that combine admirably.
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The Turks would do anything with a captured screaming infidel body - make it chew its own penis, thrust the testicles up the anus, saw the noseless earless head off with slow delicacy.
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Last time I had my hands on you, you felt like a bird - struggling to escape. You'll never escape now...
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I think it's awesome when a woman is in control of everything she's doing, especially in an industry like this where people think that doesn't happen often, but it really does - well, from my knowledge and how I manage my own project.
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I'm heartened by the growing awareness of global warming among important communities and organizations in our nation.
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The worst of having a romance of any kind is that it leaves one so unromantic.
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I have to assume that everybody interprets a piece of art they're exposed to as if it's already perfect in its wholeness, without knowing any backstory.
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I just have a thing in my brain that when I'm about to do something that's genuine or authentic, I think of it in song form. I'll be like, 'Yo, this is a human emotion that no one talks about.'
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I'm not the only one who has ever lost somebody; I'm not the only one who was missing somebody. That's what I love about country music, that's what I love about songwriters, is being able to put out those words, those feelings.
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I shall not remind you, Citizen-Directors, of all I have done for the triumph of liberty, the prosperity of St. Domingo, the glory of the French Republic; nor will I protest to you my attachment to our mother country, to my duties; my respect to the constitution, to the laws of the Republic, and my submission to the government.
