Francesco Guicciardini Quotes
As it is our nature to be more moved by hope than fear, the example of one we see abundantly rewarded cheers and encourages us far more than the sight of many who have not been well treated disquiets us.
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I know one man who was impotent who gave AIDS to his wife and the only thing they did was kiss.
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If the conditions were right there could be great acceptance. Often it is only when they pose an economic or political threat that it turns really ugly.
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To be truthful, Jay-Z wouldn't have a quarter of the records sold today if it wasn't for the white people buying his records.
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I always went with my agenda, I just couldn't execute it.
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Democrats should insist that a pluralistic democracy such as ours rely on bipartisanship in formulating a foreign policy based on moderation and the nuances of the human condition.
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I think some people think I'm, like, anti-label, and I'm not. I just wanted to sign a deal when the time was right. I'm anti being shot out of a rocket when you're not ready and the songs and image aren't there.
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I do constantly get to change the way I look, which is sort of an old-school idea of acting.
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I only buy a computer when it's two years old, after the glitches have been worked out.
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It's no easy task to either make money online as a publisher or to advertise your product in a world where attention is so fleeting and divided.
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What I do, basically, is look at things from different angles. That is what I do on stage comedically, and that is what I do in art. I was always fascinated by the structure of things, why things work this way and not that way. So I like to see how things behave if you change the point of view.
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I'm really into Greek yogurt, fruit and almonds. Those are my 'go-to' snacks.
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The most precious things in speech are pauses.
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The only way of knowing a person is to love them without hope.
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I love the crowds at festivals because they're so chilled out.
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I'm sure I'm perceived in a more glam way. This is my breakout if you will.
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When we have lost everything, including hope, life becomes a disgrace, and death a duty.
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I busted my butt all my life building companies.
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I love working with women.
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When I look back at the record and listen to it, I can sort of see where I was at when I was making it - these brief little moments, different places I was at emotionally.
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There's a reason women are pregnant for nine months; by the end, you're ready to have this baby.
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Political work is the life-blood of all economic work.
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Reason has discovered the struggle for existence and the law that I must throttle all those who hinder the satisfaction of my desires. That is the deduction reason makes. But the law of loving others could not be discovered by reason, because it is unreasonable.
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Actions rare and sudden do commonly proceed from fierce necessity, of else from some oblique design, which is ashamed to show itself in the public road.
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As it is our nature to be more moved by hope than fear, the example of one we see abundantly rewarded cheers and encourages us far more than the sight of many who have not been well treated disquiets us.
