Francesco Guicciardini Quotes
Let no one trust so entirely to natural prudence as to persuade himself that it will suffice to guide him without help from experience.
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All my life, the naysayers have told me that I can't win because I'm a progressive... because I'm a woman... even because I'm a lesbian.
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I'm not a collector of clothes. I've got clothes to wear.
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And it seems to me in that experience may lie at least some of the clues for policy development perhaps constitutional changes as well that Labour will need to make at the national level too.
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Food doesn't necessarily have to suck in order to be healthy. It doesn't have to be terrible to be healthy anymore.
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By taking responsibility for how you choose to respond to anything or anyone, you're aligning yourself with the beautiful dance of life.
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I think it would be bizarre to pick somebody to speak at the convention based on their sexual preference, because once you go down that road, why don't you pick a transvestite?
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You are God's own masterpiece! That means you are not ordinary or average; you are a one-of-a-kind original.
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How do you create chemistry? If only I knew that! Some people say it's a natural thing that you have with someone, and maybe it is to do with that, but I think you can work on it.
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'The Voice' was the first real job I've ever had that wasn't just messing around with music.
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The mere fact that so many continue to rise, year after year, out of just such conditions as you may think are fatal to your advancement, ought to convince you that you also can conquer your environment.
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Freedom is secured every day by our men and women in uniform. We must build a future worthy of their sacrifice.
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It's important for people to understand where things come or what they represent.
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You were not wanted. You were, at best, tolerated. You had to be constantly on your guard, like an animal in a jungle full of beasts of prey. You experienced it all within the short distance of five miles from the gates of St. Peter's to Park Station in the city.
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I want to be different and have a good story. If it's a good story, then everybody is trying to tell it, everybody is better for it, and it's just more fun.
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I feel a physical happiness when spring is coming.
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I only hope that one day, America will recognize what the rest of the world already has known, that our indigenous music - gospel, blues, jazz and R&B - is the heart and soul of all popular music; and that we cannot afford to let this legacy slip into obscurity, I'm telling you.
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The real 1960s began on the afternoon of November 22, 1963. It came to seem that Kennedy's murder opened some malign trap door in American culture, and the wild bats flapped out.
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Set realistic goals, keep re-evaluating, and be consistent.
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Rich is he who thinks he is rich and poor is he who thinks he is poor.
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I believe the true function of age is memory. I'm recording as fast as I can.
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I don't trust President Obama with our records. I know you gave him a big hug, and if you want to give him a big hug again, go right ahead.
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The best therapists can do with sadness, anger, and anxiety is to help patients live in the more comfortable part of their set range.
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I was born near a station. The first things that I saw in my life were the moving locomotives and trains, and I drew them as a three-year-old. Perhaps it is because of this that observations of movement are my impetus for my inspiration to create. Out of this I receive a creative experience of life, which is the source of creativity.
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Let no one trust so entirely to natural prudence as to persuade himself that it will suffice to guide him without help from experience.
