Germain-Francois Poullain de Saint-Foix Quotes
The wit of men compared to that of women is like rouge compared to the rose.
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Alan Rickman's Hans Gruber is the greatest bad guy in a movie ever.
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I make mistakes on a very grand scale.
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I'm not interested in closure. Some people just have heart attacks and die, right? There's no closure.
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As a filmmaker, I really want to utilize the tools to carry the voice - my voice, and the voice of the characters.
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The Secretary of the State at the time was James Baker, who had also been Secretary of Treasury and White House Chief of Staff: very powerful guy. And I went to see him in his very ornate office at the State Department to say I wasn't going to cover him anymore. It was just a courtesy call.
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I'm looking at doing things that challenge me.
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When we cover a Chainsmokers song in our live show with ZBB, people are dancing and going crazy.
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Western man is schizophrenic.
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To me, there is nothing but puerility in a tale in which the human form – and local human passions and conditions and standards – are depicted as native to other worlds and universes.
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Bikes and planes aren't about going fast or having fun; they're toys, but serious ones.
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I have seen Colonial churches since I was very small, Colonial painting and polychrome sculpture. And that was all I saw. There was not a single modern painting in any museum, not a Picasso, not a Braque, not a Chagall. The museums had Colombian painters from the eighteenth century and, of course, I saw Pre-Columbian art. That was my exposure.
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I think there is something to be said for not feeling like just because you're a model you have to be dressed up, look amazing, go to every party, and be smiling all the time.
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New ideas should confront old ideas. We must refer to the example of Europe. People have fought to make Europe what it is today. Freedom is not something that is served up on a plate.
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Sometimes if a song hits me really good the first time, I get sick of it. And by the 10th time I've heard it, it's just candy, and I don't like it anymore.
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A theory is a very dangerous thing to have.
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Be realistic: Plan for a miracle.
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I don't want to see Bowie in a tracksuit. He never let anyone see him that way. The outlet for my work is not just the music and the videos, it's every breathing moment of my life. I'm always saying something about art and music and fame. That's why you don't ever catch me in sweatpants.
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You can have your choice of men but I could never love again He's the only one for me Jolene I have to have this talk with you My happiness depends on you and whatever You decide to do Jolene...
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Most leaders are indispensable, but to produce a major social change, many ordinary people must also be involved.
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The modern composer is a madman who persists in manufacturing an article which nobody wants.
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I feel like acts of violence against women are detestable, and they need to be dealt with, and they are important.
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There is an accumulative cruelty in a number of men, though none in particular are ill natured.
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Give a man a fish, you feed him for a day. Give a man a poisoned fish, you feed him for the rest of his life.
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The wit of men compared to that of women is like rouge compared to the rose.
