Bernard-Henri Levy Quotes
For me, dressing is always a question of principle, respect, a sense of order, not to disguise myself, even in rotten places.

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The phrase 'mad as a hatter' was coined because hat makers were poisoned by the high levels of mercury used in felt processing; these workers developed a strange, uneven gait as well as strange alterations in their personalities - traits that resembled mental instability.
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It is easy to see what many people, women especially, admire about Sarah Palin. Here is a mother of five who can see the bright side of having a child with Down syndrome and still find the time and energy to govern the state of Alaska.
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It's an error in judgment to bounce into starting a small business before you cash in on building a strong foundation.
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I lived in America for a long time before I started working as an actor. Some actors show up on set and have never done an American accent before, so they rely on a slew of technical mechanisms. Part of what makes an accent is understanding why people speak that way - you have to understand the culture.
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Whenever I'm free, I spend time with people I love, people that inspire me in many different ways.
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A strong accountability system needs to broaden, not narrow, the curriculum. That cannot happen if you only have accountability without adequate school funding. Until Tallahassee understands the need to raise the bar as well as the financial investment, Florida will continue to celebrate mediocrity at the expense of true achievement.
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Everything we do, even the slightest thing we do, can have a ripple effect and repercussions that emanate. If you throw a pebble into the water on one side of the ocean, it can create a tidal wave on the other side.
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Each person feels that he is an 'expert' in one or two fields and just the 'public' in all the others. But you know, probably, from experience that no one is really able to appreciate any display of ability in any field if he himself has not, to a certain degree, taken part in its problems and difficulties at some time.
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So I'm truly an actor who sings, and not a singer who acts.
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I sort of understood that when I first started: that you shouldn't repeat a success. Very often you're going to, and maybe the first time you do, it works. And you love it. But then you're trapped.
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I'm anti-cheese in a salad.
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I make work a bit like how you mix cocktails - with ingredients like budget, history and location.
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Korean cinema is very improvisational, and there is a unique power that stems from this.
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Alan Greenspan is unskilled; you don't take the unskilled seriously.
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I believe I am a moderate Democrat: I am pro-business and also progressive.
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The ordinary surroundings of life which are esteemed by men (as their actions testify) to be the highest good, may be classed under the three heads - Riches, Fame, and the Pleasures of Sense: with these three the mind is so absorbed that it has little power to reflect on any different good.
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Every fool knoweth that hatreds are the cinders of affection.
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Love's whole world on us doth wheel.
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When I went to Vietnam in 1971 with Bob Hope, we went to Da Nang, which was a Marine base. I just have to say it was one of the biggest thrills I have ever had.
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I believe passion is the sword of love that pierces through the wall of fears that hold us back.
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Life is short, art long, opportunity fleeting, experiment uncertain, and judgment difficult.
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A sudden bold and unexpected question doth many times surprise a man and lay him open.
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I always question myself, but I always say, 'Come on, we can do something good.'
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For me, dressing is always a question of principle, respect, a sense of order, not to disguise myself, even in rotten places.