Baruch Spinoza Quotes
The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.
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But there's no reason why we should abdicate our foundational principles because certain groups don't believe in them. You know, no majority should surrender its deeply held beliefs to those who don't believe in anything.
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One of my strengths is connecting with the players.
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Most people work for the private sector, which cannot exist without profit.
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I don't want to say anything because I know I am unable to protect you from the harm that I see.
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I love Queen Latifah! Queen Latifah is so beautiful! Every time you see her, if it's in a cosmetics ad, or on the red carpet, she's always flawless.
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When the news is good, the BBC view is: 'Get the government out of the picture quickly, don't allow them to say anything about it.' When the news is bad: 'Let's all dump on the government.'
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The lives of African-Americans in this country are characterized by violence for most of our history. Much of that violence, at least to some extent, you know, done by the very state that's supposed to protect them.
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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 would literally have to go meet people so they could see I didn't have big red hair and wear high heels constantly. It was just really ingrained in people.
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I was trying to manage school and training for the Olympics and ended up not doing well at either. That was a big lesson in my life. My mother expected both.
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It's good to be busy on a film set because there is a lot of sitting around, so if you've got two roles to play at one time, then that's great to do.
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'Good English' is whatever educated people talk; so that what is good in one place or time would not be so in another.
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Even though I had been boxing, I had no idea I could beat somebody in the ring. And I had no idea I could really take a punch. When I realized that, I really started taking off.
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Men who are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all their lives.
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I have little routines in the theater. Once I've established something, like the order of putting on makeup and a costume, I have to invariably do it in the same order every time, even if I only did it by chance the first time round.
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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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The voices on the record, that was trying to treat my voice like guitar players treat guitar tones.
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It was cool to meet Cris Carter. That dude has some of the best hands to have played the game.
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“Our data is valuable because that's how we are targeted as consumers. From the moment you turn on your computer or smartphone and begin to browse the internet, you are being invisibly followed.”
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Our decade of change has unleashed the ingenuity, creativity, and character of the most extraordinary people in the world - the people of this state, who come from every corner of the globe.
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I learned everything along the way. I only performed five times before I was in the public eye.
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'Dependent web' platforms such as Twitter, Facebook, Google and Yahoo are where people go to discover and share new content. Independent sites are the millions of blogs, community and service sites where passionate individuals 'hang out' with like-minded folks. This is where shared content is often created.
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I think that when you're queer, you grow up with these kinds of men who might have made you feel small because of who you are. They could be part of your family, or somebody on the street, or a teacher.
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The world would be happier if men had the same capacity to be silent that they have to speak.
