Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes
Die young, and I shall accept your death-but not if you have lived without glory, without being useful to your country, without leaving a trace of your existence: for that is not to have lived at all.
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I've never seen anyone die. It's hard to imagine what it would be like.
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Many incredible artists die before they were famous.
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To die is different from what any one supposed, and luckier.
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The trouble with young writers is that they are all in their sixties.
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It is the individual who knows how little they know about themselves who stands the most reasonable chance of finding out something about themselves before they die.
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Only put off until tomorrow what you are willing to die having left undone.
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The young are adept at learning, but even more adept at avoiding it.
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One of the first things I picked up when I was very, very young out of a record store was work from Peter Saville - the early things he used to do for Factory Records.
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I don't die in anything!
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I met in the street a very poor young man who was in love. His hat was old, his coat worn, his cloak was out at the elbows, the water passed through his shoes, - and the stars through his soul.
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We are all quick to point out all the differences but not as willing to accept what bonds us as humans.
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'Carousel,' please! I would die to do that.
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I was pretty young, but because of that first record, 'Cole Espanol,' we took our first trip - well, my first trip - to Mexico.
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The goal with a big piece of social legislation is to have a bipartisan result, so the country will accept it.
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Anyone can die. Rule number one is don't get too attached to a character, anyone can go.
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Young readers are the most challenging, demanding, and rewarding of audiences. Adults often ask why I write for the younger set. My reply: 'I can't think of anyone I'd rather write for.'
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One of my favorite guys when I was young... I've always loved Bill Cosby. I've always wanted to direct him in something.
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We can't accept that it's O.K. if only some kids get to go to college.
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Many get the repute of being witty but thereby lose the credit of being sensible. Jest has its little hour, seriousness should have all the rest.
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I can no longer play at a level I was accustomed to in the past.
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I grew up in a city, I'm a city person - I go on holiday and I'm bored.
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The Internet has definitely opened doors and leveled the playing field for musicians.
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I always think about Katharine Graham - she was the publisher of The Washington Post. In her autobiography she talks about the way her parents met. Her father was, I think, in New York just walking by on his way home and looked into a store and saw the lady that became his wife. It was just pure luck. And she said that it once again reminds her of the role that luck and chance play in our life. I really believe that, too.
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Die young, and I shall accept your death-but not if you have lived without glory, without being useful to your country, without leaving a trace of your existence: for that is not to have lived at all.
