Ilya Ehrenburg Quotes
People seldom learn from the mistakes of others-not because they deny the value of the past, but because they are faced with new problems.
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My concept of government's role in people's lives is that it is limited but legitimate, and essential when people have nowhere else to turn.
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I don't like people cleaning my room.
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People are not wrong in observing Caste. In my view, what is wrong is their religion, which has inculcated this notion of Caste. If this is correct, then obviously the enemy, you must grapple with is not the people who observe Caste, but the Shastras which teach them this religion of Caste.
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It's hard to give advice. There are so many people, how do you give major advice to a group of people, it's very presumptuous.
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I've always wanted to do a travel show for people who never thought they could.
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By patting somebody on the back, a boy or a girl, a professional dancer, male, female, it really makes people feel good and I know it certainly made me feel good.
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Some people are instantly brilliant. The Kenneth Branaghs of this world are ready-formed actors at 23 - he has used his success in lots of different ways - but there are people out there for whom acting is: 'Ooh, I can get on the telly and be famous.'
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Eddie Murphy was my guy for a long time. My first exposure to 'SNL' was his 'Best Of' VHS, and I would watch it over and over again. He was one of the few people on the show to play with the live elements and engage with the audience.
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I may be helping to bring harmony between people through my music.
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When the dollar was separated entirely from gold in 1971, it ceased being the official IMF world currency and finally had to compete with other currencies... From that point forward, its value increasingly became discounted.
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People don't blame the act of driving for auto accidents.
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The conflict between the creatures of Native Lore and the immigration of the European preternatural hosts is hinted at in 'Blood Bound' and reflects the conflicts between the human immigrants and the Indian people who were already here.
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Humour allows people to exhale a little.
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My store, Wine Library, outsells big national chains. How do you think we do it? It started with hustle. I always say that our success wasn't due to my hundreds of online videos about wine that went viral, but to the hours I spent talking to people online afterward, making connections and building relationships.
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Some musical directors have more chutzpah. They pick up the phone and talk people into giving. I prefer to call and say 'thank you' after the money has been contributed.
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In France there are, I think, less than one per cent of people who are too skinny.
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All these police treating our people wrong, man. Black lives matter, but we got fans of all different colors, so all lives matter.
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The Japanese people are usually very prudent, even when they are convinced change is necessary.
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The spirit and determination of the people to chart their own destiny is the greatest power for good in human affairs.
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Many things which are called 'secrets' are only things withheld from people until they can understand or effectively experience them.
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I'm neurotic in the sense that I can have a crowd of 300 people cheering you, applauding you, standing O, but one guy come out of the audience and go, "Hey man, you should have cut 20 minutes. That wasn't so good." And I'll just obsess on that one guy. After all this love, I'll obsess on him and want to smash his face in and strangle him and kick him down the stairs and I'll be pouting about that one guy all night.
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Truth never was indebted to a lie.
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I can't imagine having a spouse who is not an architect. It's hard to put myself in the shoes of other couples where each partner brings totally different things from their day to the table.
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People seldom learn from the mistakes of others-not because they deny the value of the past, but because they are faced with new problems.
