Isaac D'Israeli Quotes
It is a wretched taste to be gratified with mediocrity when the excellent lies before us.
Quotes to Explore
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My style is very inspired by both my parents, so we all have the same taste.
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Modi is an excellent orator - sure, anybody who spouts untruths is an excellent orator.
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The point - the power to hurt - of all figures lies in the truthfulness of their application.
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What lies behind you and what lies in front of you, pales in comparison to what lies inside of you.
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They say you can rap about anything except for Jesus, that means guns, sex, lies, video tapes, but if I talk about God my record won't get played Huh?
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Between friends differences in taste or opinion are irritating in direct proportion to their triviality.
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I believe our legacy will be defined by the accomplishments and fearless nature by which our daughters and sons take on the global challenges we face. I also wonder if perhaps the most lasting expression of one's humility lies in our ability to foster and mentor our children.
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Personally, coming out was one of the most important things I've ever done, lifting from my shoulders the millstone of lies that I hadn't even realized I was carrying.
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I covered the Vietnam War. I remember the lies that were told, the lives that were lost - and the shock when, twenty years after the war ended, former Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara admitted he knew it was a mistake all along.
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Even if you flippin' fries at McDonald's, if you are excellent, everybody wants to be in your line.
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Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment, full effort is full victory.
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Proficiency in a craft is essential to every artist. Therein lies the prime source of creative imagination. Let us then create a new guild of craftsmen without the class distinctions that raise an arrogant barrier between craftsman and artist!
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Governance is complex, difficult, and on the whole, thankless - why ever should the Bright Young Things leave the management of their hotels, newspapers, banks, TV channels and corporations to join, like fleas on a behemoth, the government? Wherein lies the difference between the two worlds?
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I see myself as an arbiter of taste.
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To defend our country we need to gather intelligence on the enemy, but when the intelligence lies to Congress, how are we to trust them? The phone records of law abiding citizens are none of their damn business.
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People do not believe lies because they have to, but because they want to.
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I always say the strength of democracy lies in criticism. If there is no criticism, that means there is no democracy. And if you want to grow, you must invite criticism. And I want to grow; I want to invite criticism.
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And remember, it's also very funny, because side by side with grief lies joy.
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I come from an acting family, my father was an actor, and I had to fight my way and just create my own identity.
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The goal of spiritual practice is full recovery, and the only thing you need to recover from is a fractured sense of self.
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I trust no one totally.
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When I was younger, playing piano and guitar were all things that I wanted to do for a short period of time, like any kid.
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I feel that if I'm going through something, I'm sure someone else is, too. I try to be as honest with myself and others as I can be.
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It is a wretched taste to be gratified with mediocrity when the excellent lies before us.
