Alexis de Tocqueville Quotes
It is the dissimilarities and inequalities among men which give rise to the notion of honor; as such differences become less, it grows feeble; and when they disappear, it will vanish too.
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Suffering turns men towards their creator.
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In winter, the Icelanders told the tales of the brave men of old in their families, and so the tradition was handed on from father to son, the same stories told every winter, till all the particulars became well known.
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There are only two forces that unite men - fear and interest.
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Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood and probably themselves will not be realized.
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I have said this many times, that there seems to be enough room in the world for mediocre men, but not for mediocre women, and we really have to work very, very hard.
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Great men marry great women.
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The race of mankind would perish did they cease to aid each other. We cannot exist without mutual help. All therefore that need aid have a right to ask it from their fellow-men; and no one who has the power of granting can refuse it without guilt.
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Basically hated everything made in the '80s, music television - it was really about the '90s for me. 'Encino Man' was a big hit. 'Robin Hood: Men in Tights.'
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But more wonderful than the lore of old men and the lore of books is the secret lore of ocean.
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And I think maybe all women, if they just had a chance, would be romantic and believe in love and not sex. And men believe in sex and not love.
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Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.
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Like all weak men he laid an exaggerated stress on not changing one's mind.
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Men are separated by so many petty things.
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Adversity makes men, and prosperity makes monsters.
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People refer to me as part of the MCU, as opposed to just being this actor. Honestly, it's an honor.
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Professional men, they have no cares; whatever happens, they get theirs.
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He who is cruel to animals becomes hard also in his dealings with men. We can judge the heart of a man by his treatment of animals.
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'Honor in the Dust' is less about the freedom of the Philippines than the soul of the United States.
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There is a boundary to men's passions when they act from feelings; but none when they are under the influence of imagination.
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Let us hope especially that the enthusiasm and exaggerations, which so easily seize men congregated in large groups - affecting human passions and leading the crowd against its own interest, sweeping up in their whirlwind the sage and philosopher as.
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The Broken Bow group is such a great family and seem like a group of tight-knit people. When I looked for a new label, I wanted to feel I could trust everybody. I wanted motivation to be at an all-time high.
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I feel about Keaton the way an organist thinks of Bach.
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Telling stories has been a compulsion of mine since I could physically say, 'Once upon a time...' But in high school, I realized I could study creative writing in college and actually pursue it as a viable career.
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It is the dissimilarities and inequalities among men which give rise to the notion of honor; as such differences become less, it grows feeble; and when they disappear, it will vanish too.
