Francesco Guicciardini Quotes
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I keep returning to the central question facing over-50 women as we move into our Second Adulthood. What are our goals for this stage in our lives?
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I remember a tour where we played 50 cities in 56 days. We also went to Europe a couple of times.
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There was one man in the Labour government, Robin Cook, whom I had a very high regard for. He had the courage to speak out and to resign over Iraq. He was an admirable man. But resignation over a matter of principle is not a very fashionable thing in our society.
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I'm trying to break any chain of negative parenting that I might have survived.
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In these times, in this harsh, rude, warring world that we live in, where most of the bloodshed is 'My god is greater than your god,' and we're fighting in the name of our god, we have to find a way to peaceably coexist, spiritually.
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We are breaking new ground in the territory of dumb with 'Shooting Fish.' Dumb, but in good taste. Silly, but not ridiculous.
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Even the most malignant gods would not continue to inflict life upon humanity, time without end.
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The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.
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Factoring in millions of people when I'm writing a song is not a good idea. I don't ever do it.
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Whenever people ask me what the story is for my next film, I won't tell and people feel it's because I'm being secretive or something, but it's actually because I'm ashamed to sum up a film in three sentences.
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When I'm not a politician, I'll be dead.
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Between saying and doing, many a pair of shoes is worn out.
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My fear is that if we don't take remedial steps to control polio in the tribal areas, we will be faced with international sanctions.
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The big thing in my family growing up is that everybody had to play a musical instrument. We were like the von Trapps.
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My concerts are about me being very private in public, but I'm very protective.
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I want to be remembered as the football player I was. The private person is nobody's business.
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To fix India's healthcare scenario, what is most needed is 'systems thinking.' For far too long, India has followed a vertical approach in its health sector, which translated into disease-specific national programmes being set up.
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And I just remember, you know, breaking into tears and feeling so empty because, as long as Elvis was in the world, you always knew something was going and he always had something that kept everybody mesmerized.
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Tolerance, like any aspect of peace, is forever a work in progress, never completed, and, if we're as intelligent as we like to think we are, never abandoned.
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Well, the sugar guys have been dealing with NAFTA ever since it passed. Now we've got Mexico dumping sugar that's subsidized by the Mexican government into our market in violation of the World Trade Organization, because NAFTA gave them open access to our sugar market. They claim they're not subsidized, but the government owns half the industry in Mexico.
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I am putting pressure on myself to do my best and perform to my potential.
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Gli ambasciadori sono l'occhio e l'orecchio degli stati.
