Numa Denis Fustel de Coulanges Quotes
History is not the accumulation of events of every kind which happened in the past. It is the science of human societies.
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I always struggle auditioning, actually, because I'm so obsessed with era-appropriate clothing.
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Human technology has made it to Mars. We are transmitting gorgeous pictures from it. Yet we have not explored our own planet. Two-thirds of it is covered with oceans that are still mysterious places.
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My first name, with the rare two-r spelling, came from a sportswriter named Garry Schumacher. My parents didn't know him personally, but my mother liked the spelling.
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It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.
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We, too, must change as circumstances evolve.
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To make a couple putts to win the Masters is just an amazing feeling.
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I think I'm an okay parent, but I'd put myself in the category of a musician-who-happened-to-become-a-father. I'm definitely not a father-who-happened-to-be-a-musician.
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My favorite albumn ever is Jeff Buckley's GRACE. I feel a weird unexplainable connection to him.
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To work without attachment is to work without the expectation of reward or fear of any punishment in this world or the next. Work so done is a means to the end, and God is the end.
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We are today, in this country, convulsed by the situation in Iraq. It is an extraordinary crisis. It is taxing our men and women in uniform, and it is certainly taxing our resolve.
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In the '60s, I did many satirical portraits of dictators.
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A bad peace is even worse than war.
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I'm pro Union.
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Whenever a toddler sees a pile of blocks, he wants to tear it down.
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The only thing that matters to me is getting to the work - getting to do the work. And I don't really care where it is: whether it's on stage or on television or in film.
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I don't like expeditions where it is a total lottery whether you live or die. You have to keep those sort of good luck cards for rare occasions!
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I have been traveling to every corner of the great state of Florida. I've met some great people and we've had an honest discussion about the failures of Washington.
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A million years went by quick.
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I had gotten one of the first Korg synthesizers with 300 presets.
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The ideal attitude is to be physically loose and mentally tight.
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Envision possibility. Don't worry who else believes in it; the universe is only looking for instructions from you.
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People sometimes mistake being serious with being taken seriously.
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A good organizer is key to anyone with a busy social life.
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History is not the accumulation of events of every kind which happened in the past. It is the science of human societies.
