Baron d'Holbach Quotes
To discover the true principles of Morality, men have no need of theology, of revelation, or of gods: They have need only of common sense.

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The mind is but too naturally prone to pleasure, but too easily yielded to dissipation.
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I feel like I flunked at adolescence really badly. I found it really difficult.
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Those who live in a world of human beings can only retrace their steps.
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When you know your intention, you are in a position to choose the consequences that you will create for yourself. When you choose an intention that creates consequences for which you are willing to be responsible, that is a responsible choice.
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Don't confuse being stimulating with being blunt.
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I really hate the term 'historical novel' - it reminds me of bodice-rippers. But I'm hooked on research, and I really, really enjoy it.
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I'm from Houston. I think I was thirty-seven before I ever set foot in Dallas, and that was just in the airport. So I've never really been there. Dad grew up in Port Arthur, Texas and all I can ever get out of him is, 'I wanted my first son to be named Dallas.'
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Sometimes you surf well and still don't win. It happens to everyone. You learn that one big score doesn't mean much if you don't have a backup. I guess every rookie learns that as time goes by. I took some big lessons from my losses.
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The power of intuitive understanding will protect you from harm until the end of your days.
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The American dream is more about opportunity than anything else.
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I think entrepreneurs have a great opportunity to think of how to make things more understandable, simple and beautiful.
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The Latin musical tradition is very rich and gives the singer a lot of freedom to explore a range of.
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Alfred Nobel stipulated that no distinction of race or colour will determine who received of his generosity.
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It was never important for a wedding to be about anything other than me and my partner. A big celebration was never my cup of tea.
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I am extremely left brain dominant, probably 95%-5%. The feeling side of my brain is not really strong.
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What makes maftoul worth celebrating is that it's so easy and forgiving to cook.
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I'm more of a tough girl, and I'm attracted to things that reflect that in my perfumes. That means sandalwood, musk, amber, and vanilla notes.
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All I can say is that I've always felt like a very old soul. When I was 3, I felt 60.
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I don't like actors who try to talk directors into making their part bigger and that's really lame.
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No severe or prolonged bodily illness followed this incident of the red-room: it only gave my nerves a shock, of which I feel the reverberation to this day.
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We cannot make the world safe for democracy unless we also make the world safe for diversity.
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The effectiveness of political and religious propaganda depends upon the methods employed, not upon the doctrines taught. These doctrines may be true or false, wholesome or pernicious-it makes little or no difference.
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I absolutely love writing about the things that scare me, the things that keep me up at night. I don't quite know why. Perhaps because so many things do scare me, and this is my subconscious way of trying to exercise some control over things that go bump in the night!
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To discover the true principles of Morality, men have no need of theology, of revelation, or of gods: They have need only of common sense.