Tacitus Quotes
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People still don't appreciate how ephemeral success is.
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There was a strange atmosphere on the set because we were filming in this large house, which was used for troubled children. You'd go in and find walls had been burnt down. The building was charged with this history and it stayed with us throughout the filming.
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I have an abundance of enthusiasm; however, it would be foolish to think I can predict a future that doesn't exist.
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What happens to a dream deferred? Does it dry up Like a raisin in the sun? Or does it explode?
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The rapprochement of peoples is only possible when differences of culture and outlook are respected and appreciated rather than feared and condemned, when the common bond of human dignity is recognized as the essential bond for a peaceful world.
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I have some security that could protect me against provocations but of course there are more terrible actions that could not be stopped by any security.
Garry Kasparov
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The minute I put my leg on a horse and say, 'Come on, let's go,' I absolutely believe that the horse and I can do it and that we will do it. And I am always shocked when we actually don't do it. If the analytical mind ever overrode that optimist in me, I'd be in some serious trouble.
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The gift I have to give to my fellow countrymen and people around the world, the facts are the Muslim community are our gift. They are the fabric of what makes America great.
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My mom insisted on multigrain bread and never allowed soda in the house.
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Tonight I'm going to shower and then just walk for about four hours and look at the moon.
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I have always been clear that cinema is not my priority and that my family is.
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I started stand-up in 2007. I'd done a couple of gigs before that, but not much, and I was in a sketch group at Uni from 2005 as well.
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I play the keyboard, piano - I like making beats.
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At least I can write.
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What again I tell my people is that no matter how much you know, it's never enough. You will always discover, after the fact, that you've missed something.
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It is only when men begin to worship that they begin to grow.
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I think that women are more sensitive to emotional infidelity than men. I think men are more scared of physical infidelity.
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It's a funny thing, but today the Titanic is probably much more - that is people are much more aware of it than they were in 1954, when I was doing my research.
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You always have that moment where you grow up and you're like, "Oh, my god, I'm being exactly like my mother." I think that's everyone's greatest hope and worst fear.
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The problem, when comparing contemporary television to television in 1974, is that TV has become not just bad but sad.
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Joyfulness keeps the heart and face young. A good laugh makes us better friends with ourselves and everybody around us.
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In sum, all actions and habits are to be esteemed good or evil by their causes and usefulness in reference to the commonwealth, and not by their mediocrity, nor by their being commended. For several men praise several customs, and, contrarily, what one calls vice, another calls virtue, as their present affections lead them.
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As for me, the silence and the emptiness is so great, that I look and do not see, — Listen and do not hear — the tongue moves but does not speak … I want you to pray for me — that I let Him have free hand.
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