Bernard Le Bovier de Fontenelle Quotes
It is high time for me to depart, for at my age I now begin to see things as they really are.
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The press in India, I believe, is more free, and happily so, than perhaps media anywhere in the world. Right? Which is a good thing.
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To my real estate agent, Chernobyl is a fixer-upper.
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My mother helped me identify myself the way the world would identify me. Bloodlines didn't matter as much as how I would be perceived.
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Yeats, protected to some extent by the Nationalistic movement, wrote out of a somewhat protected world, and so his work does not touch life deeply.
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I think that what happens for many Christians is, they accept their particular faith, they accept it to be true, and they stop examining it. Consequently, because it's already accepted to be true, they don't examine other people's faiths... That, I think, is not healthy for a person of any faith.
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Pleasure does not equal happiness; it's part of happiness.
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Every European goes on the streets and sees medieval churches. Not if you live in Indianapolis. The most exciting letters I received were from people in places like that.
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I've always loved Scotland, and I'm not a huge fan of big cities, to be honest. I like them to dip into for a bit, but I'm not sure I would want to live in one again.
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If you're not cheating, you're not trying.
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Call Him by whatever name you will, and He will respond.
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I'll always have something to prove.
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I expected it to be overwhelming and all-encompassing, but having a kid brings you into the world in a whole different way.
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In both the world of fashion and politics, what's required to succeed is passion, dedication, and vision.
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Hygiene is important. That's one of my failings. So I'm always being called on that.
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Like most people I can be lazy, so it's nice to have a goal or deadline or reason to work out. I feel better when I get to exercise, or when I'm outdoors. I like to hike, swim and run, and I love to play soccer.
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There are moments when we are incapable of exchanging a single word with anybody…it’s beyond us…
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I believe firmly in the efficacy of religion, in its powerful influence on a person's whole life. It helps immeasurably to meet the storms and stress of life and keep you attuned to the Divine inspiration. Without inspiration, we would perish.
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Western media only intensified the climate of fear and insecurity
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You must always work not just within but below your means. If you can handle three elements, handle only two. If you can handle ten, then handle only five. In that way the ones you do handle, you handle with more ease, more mastery, and you create a feeling of strength in reserve.
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I have a cosmetics line in Walgreens. It's exclusively at Walgreens. It's called Circa and it's basically prestige cosmetics that are at drug-store prices.
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I can't say I'm not guilty of age discrimination when it comes to animals. Like most people I've walked into a shelter more than a few times and a magnetic force has pulled me toward those fluffy little puppies in the corner cage.
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In fiction, you know, there are no borders. You can go anywhere.
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It is high time for me to depart, for at my age I now begin to see things as they really are.
