Leonardo da Vinci Quotes
Things severed shall be united and shall acquire of themselves such virtue that they shall restore to men their lost memory:-That is the papyrus sheets, which are formed out of several strips and preserve the memory of the thoughts and deeds of men.
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As a black actress you've got to work doubly hard. But it doesn't ever get me to the point where I give up on myself. It just motivates me to be more prepared, focus and disciplined. That's why I care so much about doing black films and making sure that we represent and are represented correctly.
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In real life, I'm polite and nice all the time. It's fun to play people who aren't. It's escapism.
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In international relations, you don't base your work on hope.
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There's nothing that will change someone's moral outlook quicker than cash in large sums.
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The more we learn about life, the less plausible is any evolutionary theory that relies on blind, undirected, piece-by-piece change.
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But I think we need the international market.
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I always feel I had a very lucky life. For example, I sure didn't want to go in the army: when I was drafted in the Korean War, I wanted to go as a photographer. But luckily, they put me in the infantry - luckily because the official photographer was photographing the medal awarding and all the official situations.
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I feel like it's always about embracing what it is that you think is wrong with you. It's often times your greatest 'flaw' which actually forays into what is also your greatest strength.
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I hardly ever go to the movies.
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Well, put it like this, if you're not a kid, you're a wizard.
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We all know funny people who can't get it down on the page - even funny writers who can't get it down on the page.
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Fortunately, I don't spend too much time reading or worrying about what people have to say, but the goal for me throughout this whole process - throughout my whole life - is to try to be happy.
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I am becoming more radical with age. I have noticed that writers, when they are old, become milder. But for me it is the opposite. Age makes me more angry.
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What you wear onstage is a reflection of your artistry.
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When a man wrote a political screed against the IRS and flew into its building, he was deemed mentally ill, even though it was clearly a political act. There's a double standard, which is: If his name is Muhammad, it's automatically terrorism.
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My three best friends get me through everything: I need cute jeans, my kids are driving me crazy, I'm throwing a party, whatever. They keep me dialed in.
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I am always attracted to the moments when a person who is associated with a certain message, image or sensibility evolves. I am very interested in how audiences respond to that maturation and absorb the evolution.
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Google never knew how successful key words would be.
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The Things to do are: the things that need doing, that you see need to be done, and that no one else seems to see need to be done.
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The joy is in the getting there. The beginning years of starting your business, the camaraderie when you're in the pit together, are the best years of your life. So rather than being so focused on when you get big and powerful, if you can just get the juice out of that... don't miss it.
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I only say this because a lot of people seem to think that if you're a musician you want to be a celebrity. But most musicians in the world aren't celebrities, and pretty much everything about the concept of 'celebrity' is a complete load of bollocks anyhow.
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Things severed shall be united and shall acquire of themselves such virtue that they shall restore to men their lost memory:-That is the papyrus sheets, which are formed out of several strips and preserve the memory of the thoughts and deeds of men.
