Vaclav Havel Quotes
The real test of a man is not when he plays the role that he wants for himself but when he plays the role destiny has for him.
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In politics people give you what they think you deserve and deny you what they think you want.
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A book is never a masterpiece: it becomes one. Genius is the talent of a dead man.
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The future doesn't matter if I don't enjoy what's going on right now.
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A good lie detector doesn't jump to conclusions but tries to understand the person across the table, her personality, and her motivations. Your goal as a lie spotter isn't to point the finger and say, 'You're lying' - your goal is to get to the truth.
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Don't most of us agree that providing school meals to kids who need them is an overwhelmingly good thing? After all, nutrition is essential to proper cognitive development.
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I need a little bass and I don't even need that crazy bass to break your face. I just want it to sound good when I have my favorite song.
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I'm an artist at heart.
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The more constraints one imposes, the more one frees one's self. And the arbitrariness of the constraint serves only to obtain precision of execution.
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I don't usually watch a lot of TV, but 'Mad Men' changed my perspective. I admire Matthew Weiner who came up with the idea and wrote such a great TV series, and the broadcasting company for being bold enough to air such a series.
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The war on drugs has made government more powerful, citizens less free, and hasn't helped users or addicts.
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Every generation has someone who steps outside the norm and offers a voice for the unspeakable attitudes of that time. I represent everything that's supposed to be wrong, everything that's forbidden.
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I may attempt a novel. I think that no matter what you write, it requires being honest with oneself, and you have to pull yourself out of the whirlwind of daily life.
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I like to play a strong woman, but a strong woman can also be very fragile and vulnerable at the same time.
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I appreciate when people enjoy my work, but I don't like being recognized in public.
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Freedom is never dear at any price. It is the breath of life. What would a man not pay for living?
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It was never the fame or fortune that drove me to act. It was something I love and enjoy doing it. A lot of people identify who they are by what they do and that's not me. It's what I do but not who I am. Who I am is a parent. I'm a family man.
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The NFL is my goal, not my dream. My dream is to have an impact on people.
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I don't think I have the ability or patience to teach badminton to others.
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Margaret Thatcher was very good for the arts in so far as it gave people a real focus for something to be against.
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Every individual soul chooses the significant people in that life. Destiny will place you in the particular circumstance; it will dictate that you will encounter a particular person, at a certain time, place.
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The people that usually have the most trouble with my books are the ones that pick them apart from a theological point of view.
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I am not part of the problem. I am a Republican.
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The real test of a man is not when he plays the role that he wants for himself but when he plays the role destiny has for him.
