Napoleon Bonaparte Quotes
The greatest ornament of an illustrious life is modesty and humility, which go a great way in the character even of the most exalted princes.
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I think I felt compelled in a way because if I hadn't written the part, I never would have been offered the part. There are at least 10 guys who would have been offered the part before me.
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The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.
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I play-acted and started performing, which just logically led to doing it in school, which led to studying it in college, which led to auditioning to the showcase in New York. And then I had an agent, and I was an actress.
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I know how to make the difference. When I make the difference, I often do it at the end of the match, and that shows that I am fresh.
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I'm the most Colombian of the Colombians, even though I've lived 47 years outside of Colombia. I've lived 13 years in New York, and I never did a painting about New York. I've lived in France more than 30 years, and I've never painted Paris.
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I played with Michy for Belgium. He is still young; he can finish and is very good. He just needs to adapt to English football, and he will. He is intelligent and a good player.
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You know something, if you're not acting, you're not an actor - you've gotta work. No way around it.
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You only lie to two people in your life, your girlfriend and the police.
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I had a moment where I was like, 'I'm so tired of waiting for other people to accept me.'
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Unless you work for '60 Minutes', your life is: You do stories about things, and nothing happens as a result.
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I could do a franchise for the end of everything. 'The End of Dogs,' 'The End of Cats.'
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Steve Jobs changed my life. He also changed the life of every designer.
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I now possess the tools as a producer and a songwriter to really just go out and make smashes all day long. I could make an album full of smash records that got pop appeal. But my heart is in hip-hop. My heart is in telling stories. And it's like therapy for me.
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I appreciate a lot in this life; the things you cannot buy. Life is only once.
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In my opinion, Christian Dior was never, ever theatre.
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I just don't drink alcohol. I never have; I never will.
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Nashville was totally different than I ever dreamed. I had only seen the music business on television and been to a couple of concerts. I had no clue.
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The only successor to President Putin is President Putin himself and we could of course dream about President Putin stepping down voluntarily and picking out successor which would be probably as bad as him.
Garry Kasparov
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The wise ones fashioned speech with their thought, sifting it as grain is sifted through a sieve.
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I get uncomfortable and kind of scared sometimes of certain public situations because, since I've been on TV or I've appeared in some films, people think this boundary between us has been removed, and I owe them something.
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Tell the negative committee that meets inside your head to sit down and shut up.
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I hope my kids understand that they're not operating in a normal world. And yet there are principles they have to adhere to that are normal - like decency, choosing between right and wrong, and honesty. That's important stuff, whether you're flying first-class or not.
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The greatest ornament of an illustrious life is modesty and humility, which go a great way in the character even of the most exalted princes.
