Georgi Plekhanov Quotes
There is no historical fact that did not owe its origin to social economics; but it is no less true to say that there is no historical fact that was not preceded, not accompanied, and not succeeded by a definite state of consciousness.
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My whole life, people have been saying, Why are you so angry?
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I'm not sure. I did not set it up. I have never done a polygraph test in my life. I didn't know what to expect. I was just there to answer the questions that they put in front of me.
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For me, the spirit of Christmas means being happy and giving freely. It's a tradition for all the kids in the family to help mom decorate the tree. Christmas is all about family, eating, drinking and making merry.
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I just don't eat too much. That's never been my problem.
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The greatest danger of bombs is in the explosion of stupidity that they provoke.
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I would probably say that being a commissioner in sports is one of the hardest jobs in the world.
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I'm not the hands-on guy. I like writing the check, and I turn it over to the guys that make it happen, much like the way I ran my business.
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Men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more than their words.
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I'm a serial monogamist and would never dream of being as predatory as some of the women I've played. I can actually be a bit shy.
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It sometimes makes people feel better about themselves, you know, to put other people down, or make fun of them, or maybe make mockery of their work and that doesn't make me feel good at all.
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Asian people are very practical and come from a conservative world. The parents want their kids to be doctors and lawyers. There are casting calls for Asian children, but once the parents find out the children might miss school, they're opposed to it.
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You cannot be a leader, and ask other people to follow you, unless you know how to follow, too.
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I just find the people I want to work with and put it all together, and it's a lot of hard work, and all kinds of catastrophes happen, but I don't really get too much resistance. But when you make a movie, it seems like there's nothing but resistance. It's kind of a miracle that any movie ever gets made.
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How you climb a mountain is more important than reaching the top.
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You always have a burning desire to do well, ... It wouldn't matter if it was the first year, second year, third year.
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Unhappiness comes from mirrors. Happiness comes from windows.
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Criticism is a destroyer of self-worth and esteem.
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I want a priest, a rabbi and a Protestant minister. I want to hedge my bets.
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My folks were drunks, and I had a rough childhood - really rough - in fact, rougher than I thought about.
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The big question of our time is not Can it be built? but Should it be built? This places us in an unusual historical moment: our future prosperity depends on the quality of our collective imaginations.
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Many photographers live in a dream world of beautiful backgrounds. It wouldn’t hurt them to get a taste of reality to wake them up.
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There is no historical fact that did not owe its origin to social economics; but it is no less true to say that there is no historical fact that was not preceded, not accompanied, and not succeeded by a definite state of consciousness.
