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.
Quotes to Explore
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I'm profoundly lucky. I really like it. I really like my work. I've liked it since I was 5 years old.
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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 have an appetite to always learn.
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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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I'm not really clear what the whole deal is with flags. I like my flag, but I wouldn't die for it. There's issues of identity, of course. That's going to always come in. I, for example, don't want to be called a 'North Britisher.' I want to be Scottish.
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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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I find that most of wake up day, not because we genuinely 'want' to, but because we have to. We have to be somewhere, do something, answer to or take care of someone. But when you shift your intention and create a genuine desire - event enthusiasm - for waking up in the morning, your entire life changes.
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Heart of oak are our ships,Heart of oak are our men;We always are ready.
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I'm here because I stand on many, many shoulders, and that's true of every black person I know who has achieved.
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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.
