Stromae (Paul Van Haver) Quotes

I prefer to talk about our problems, to be proud of them, in place of trying to hide them. Because you can't. And I prefer to dance, to smile on it, to laugh on it.

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• Nonviolent tactics can move into action on our behalf men not naturally inclined to act for us.

  

  Barbara Deming
  • Men
  • Action
  • Move

• I have for some time urged that a nuclear abolition summit to mark the effective end of the nuclear era be convened in Hiroshima and Nagasaki on the 70th anniversary of the bombings of those cities, with the participation of national leaders and representatives of global civil society.

  

  Daisaku Ikeda
  • Time
  • Society
  • Anniversary

• Jane Austen's characters for women are always very strong, opinionated and elegantly written, so they're always great for an actress to have a chance to do.

  

  Tamsin Egerton
  • Great
  • Women
  • Strong

• My recipe for life is not being afraid of myself, afraid of what I think or of my opinions.

  

  Eartha Kitt
  • Life
  • Myself
  • Opinions

• People are incredible creatures of habit.

  

  Sam Altman
  • People
  • Habit
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• The spirit of democracy is not a mechanical thing to be adjusted by abolition of forms. It requires change of heart.

  

  Mahatma Gandhi
  • Heart
  • Change
  • Democracy

• According to our estimates, the Hungarians working in the U.K. altogether pay more contributions and taxes than the benefits that they get. So we belong to the world of the fair working people.

  

  Viktor Orban
  • People
  • World
  • Taxes

• Have the courage to say no. Have the courage to face the truth. Do the right thing because it is right. These are the magic keys to living your life with integrity.

  

  W. Clement Stone
  • Life
  • Truth
  • Courage

• I don't read books.

  

  Hansika Motwani
  • Books
  • Read

• I won't be making any friends in the corporate suites.

  

  Carl Hiaasen
  • Friends
  • Making
  • Corporate

• I have parents and family who will never allow me not to be grounded. If I thought for a second that I could possibly lift off the ground, I have a thousand people who will grab my ankles.

  

  Zendaya
  • People
  • Family
  • Parents

• My family, in a way, gives me a reference as to who I am as an individual, and my work gives me a reference as to who I am as a Homo sapiens. I think that's a very perfect match, in my view.

  

  Zeresenay Alemseged
  • Work
  • Family
  • Individual

• I figure you have the same chance of winning the lottery whether you play or not.

  

  Fran Lebowitz
  • Winning
  • Chance
  • Same

• I'm terrible in high heels. I'm so bad.

  

  Lara Stone
  • Bad
  • High
  • Heels

• I was living in Paris for, like, a year and a half, and I couldn't speak French, so it was just hard to get a baguette or a pastry or whatever. All the stores close at 6 o'clock, and they're not very into hospitality, so it's not a convenient city. It's so pretty, though, but I was raised in Tokyo, so it was hard to understand.

  

  Tao Okamoto
  • Pretty
  • City
  • Year

• I didn't really work with Vin on it except we talked about it a little bit. I think it was kind of cool because we didn't think it was going to be that emotional. I don't think Vin knew I was going to be that emotional.

  

  Brittany Snow
  • Work
  • Cool
  • Emotional

• Ironically, I think some of the inspiration around Stitch Fix is really what was great about stores in the heyday of stores.

  

  Katrina Lake
  • Great
  • Inspiration

• Attention. That's all girls want.

  

  Diplo
  • Attention

• I hate hearing in a UFC corner, 'You won the first four rounds; just stay away from him this round.'

  

  Chuck Liddell
  • Hate

• I started over again with an image: Nothing goes right. Then when The Godfather came out, all I heard was, Show respect. With me, you show respect. So I changed the image to I don't get no respect. I tried it out in Greenwich Village. I remember the first joke I told: Even as a kid, I'd play hide and seek and the other kids wouldn't even look for me. The people laughed. After the show, they started saying to me, Me, too - I don't get no respect. I figured, let's try it again.

  

  Jack Roy
  • People
  • Kids
  • Remember

• I used to love to see Willie Pep and Ray Robinson. To me, the epitome of a great athlete is a great boxer. I just love the rhythm of seeing a man dance, slip punches. I loved the dancers and boxers. I would see them and be mesmerized.

  

  Emanuel Steward
  • Great
  • Dance
  • Athlete

• The best thing about working on a movie with dancers is that we would get to have dance parties all the time!

  

  Chloe Bridges
  • Time
  • Movie
  • Dance

• I prefer to talk about our problems, to be proud of them, in place of trying to hide them. Because you can't. And I prefer to dance, to smile on it, to laugh on it.

  

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