Isaac D'Israeli Quotes
The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so much as the rival of the author.
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Learning in a face-to-face human community, as humans have evolved to do over hundreds of thousands of years, may always be the ideal - especially in an endeavor that is as relationship-driven as business.
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I'm a mother of three. I don't really have the time to put very elaborate outfits together, so I keep it casual but dress it up with shoes, a bag, and jewellery.
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You know, for one glorious half hour, I was the mother of the president-elect.
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Chinese consumption, particularly high-end consumption, is booming.
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You can't embarrass Joss Whedon, he's got no pride! He fully admits it. 'Oh, it's me. I'm little and goofy.' You can't wound his pride. He's too self-deprecating.
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I'm not really interested in promoting 'Olive' as a series about depression or mental illness.
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I hope to continue building my acting career and work more on projects that fulfill my artistic thirst.
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On the Day of Atonement, Jews are commanded to seek forgiveness from the people we have hurt.
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In the fallen there is danger of pride and vainglory, since they prefer their own judgment to the judgment of everyone else, usurping what is not their own by setting themselves up as judges in their own cause when the rightful judge is their superior.
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It was lucky for me. It wasn't lucky for the nine people that got killed and the 20 that were injured.
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If you have a particular faith or religion, that is good. But you can survive without it.
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It is not known, now, for what length of time the Tuatha de Danaan had the sway over Ireland, and it is likely it was a long time they had it, but they were put from it at last.
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Custom reconciles us to everything.
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The liberal intelligentsia has allowed its party to become a captive of corporate interests.
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Small paintings can be fantastic. But you can't often get a narrative out of a small painting. In any case, museums are huge places, and you want to take up some space.
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I'm from a country where acting is taken very seriously; it's a very serious profession.
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I started wearing high heels when I first worked with Mario Testino. He is tall; I had to be at his height. And I have never stopped since then.
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Very, very few entrepreneurs who accept a 51 percent partner in a new venture will get rich if they are also expected to run it. Control is mandatory.
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People can't really place me. They're not really sure who I am.
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Those who think religion has nothing to do with politics understand neither religion or politics... The things that will destroy us are: politics without principles, pleasures without conscience, knowledge without character, business without morality.
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Whether you work with a small or corporate press, the important thing is to have realistic expectations in terms of sales, promotion, and the work you have to do as an author promoting your novel.
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The Truth about Leo Strauss is the most balanced and insightful book yet written about Strauss's thought, students, and political influence. It dispels myths promulgated by both friends and foes and persuasively traces the conflicting paths that American thinkers indebted to Strauss have taken.
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The most noble criticism is that in which the critic is not the antagonist so much as the rival of the author.
