Baruch Spinoza Quotes
None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not.Baruch Spinoza
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God grant you the strength to fight off the temptations of surrender.
Walter Annenberg -
I'm over the word 'like' in conversation, and 'you know' seems to be the placeholder of choice, but when I'm writing dialogue, I tend to use those phrases because that's how people talk.
Karin Slaughter -
I try and take the commonplace - and some of it is writ large, like death - take the commonplace and make it universally resonant, revelatory, and beautiful at the same time.
Sally Mann -
I am a passionate civil libertarian.
Ted Cruz -
I've got quite a good poker face. I'm known for being able to keep my emotions very much in check: no one knows how I'm feeling. I can be winning or losing but keep it very much the same.
Rajiv Ouseph -
'The more expensive the better' is kind of the American way, and if you spent $600 for a sweatshirt, then that makes it better.
Benjamin Hammond "Ben" Haggerty
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Our international success started out first because we became the No. 1 casual wear brand in our home market of Japan. Then, we set up stores in the world's major fashion centers of New York, Paris and London.
Tadashi Yanai -
Each of our 900 shows so far was different - maybe that's what makes the fans come back to our gigs time and again. And that they're always part of the show. Phish concerts are a communal experience.
Page McConnell -
I live a very normal regimented life that focuses on my training and my private life so I squeeze the insane stuff in around that.
Gabrielle Reece -
I discovered that wearing the veil is not suitable for a woman who wants to work in activism and the public domain. People need to see you, to associate and relate to you. It is not stated in my religion to wear the veil; it is a traditional practice, so I took it off.
Tawakkol Karman -
I wrote 'Buried Child' in a trailer at an old ranch house we had in California.
Sam Shepard -
How often do we see a Muslim woman who is intelligent and independent, and has a voice of her own and is career-driven, on American TV?
Nazanin Boniadi
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I don't think of reflection on dark things as necessarily dark.
C. K. Williams -
I really like the collaboration of doing movies and television. But I like the sort of solitary work of doing music.
Zooey Deschanel -
I miss driving to Goodison Park. I miss just the positive energy of the fans walking into the stadium and how much they care about that club and the team. And I miss the players a lot.
Landon Donovan -
I was a foggy, erratic teenager: a fifth child, the last in the queue for conversation or attention.
Eavan Boland -
I like 'Sponge Bob' and 'The Last Airbender.' I like shows where people get creative to do the impossible.
Jackie Evancho -
I cannot be made into the commentator for the unspoken black masses.
Aaron McGruder
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I don't expect executives to be creative but I do expect them to have courage.
Rita Mae Brown -
When climate change supercharges weather patterns, the disadvantaged often suffer first and most.
Frances Beinecke -
I am very proud of being part of a very fine piece of melodic rock and I hope that many people will like and love it the same way we do. Everything came together very naturally and I had the feeling, that our flow of creativity never seemed to run dry, just like it should be.
Claus Lessmann Bonfire -
Brandon's super important to us and what we decided was it was probably best for the team and for him to put him on IR instead of rushing him back.
Joe Gibbs -
None are more taken in by flattery than the proud, who wish to be the first and are not.
Baruch Spinoza