Alexis de Tocqueville Quotes
They certainly are not great writers, but they speak their country's language and they make themselves heard.
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I have thought a sufficient measure of civilization is the influence of good women.
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We've learned a lot about how information needs to flow effectively amongst a group of people. They need to be fed information, and it needs to be on this constant conveyor belt.
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The reason a poet is a poet is to write poems, not to advertise himself as a poet.
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Your private life is really very important for you. You know, all of us, you know.
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I'm not the most technical producer, so the weird mixes and blown-out sound happen naturally.
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Music was your real passion, this thing you held dear even above family. It was this relationship that never betrayed you. Once it became your job - this thing that was highly visible, this thing that became about commerce - that's when you were holding onto music like it was a palm tree in a hurricane.
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I detest flying anywhere. Left to my own devices, I'd never leave my keyboard.
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A big thing that gets people in trouble in the kitchen is not reading the recipe from start to finish before you cook it. Before you start anything, read through the entire recipe once.
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Someone once told me I looked good in red, so I bought every piece of clothing in red and bright-red lipstick. I had huge hair, as big as I could tease it and spray it.
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The last few years of my life have been a little like a long ride in a Poop de Ville with the bottom down.
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Not everyone can be successful selling fashion at $25,000 for a wedding outfit. Certain designers are able to do that. And there is only a certain amount of consumers who can do that. The real opportunity is in that $25 garment.
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Russia is an amazing country to be an entrepreneur.
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As soldiers in Israel's army, one of the most grueling training regimens we had to endure was a long march while carrying a comrade on a stretcher.
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I like having a bunch of different experiences. I don't want to do just one thing for the rest of my life.
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I love punching the ceiling with my fists when I'm lost or I can't find a parking space.
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I intended to be famous by the time I was 16 and rich by the time I was 20. Curiously, it didn't pan out!
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My mum is my beauty icon, because she represents what I think beauty is.
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We're not Seattle East. We're our own Atlanta, and there are definitely things I learned from Coach Carroll. He had probably the single biggest influence on my coaching career.
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But in view of the constitution, in the eye of the law, there is in this country no superior, dominant, ruling class of citizens. There is no caste here.
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You never get fans hanging out on movie sets. It just never happens.
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I'm just very wary that once you start military operations in any country, it's very difficult to predict what the outcome is.
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You can read 50 great things about yourself, but the one bad thing will be what you remember most.
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They certainly are not great writers, but they speak their country's language and they make themselves heard.
