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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During my captivity, I felt abandoned by everyone apart from my family and supporters, because there was no part of the political spectrum that would want me released.
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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 wasn't really excited about doing television, to be quite honest.
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Who cares about the clouds when we're together? Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather.
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A P2P business is a company that creates a platform which allows individuals or 'peers' to directly buy and sell from each other. This activity has sometimes been called the 'sharing economy.' Some are wary of these new companies and the challenge they pose to the established market.
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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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The difference today is that, in both parties, the very extreme elements control the nomination process.
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If it's going to be wrecked, I want to make sure I wreck it.
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I understood that the stories we believe have power over us. They work into our bodies and minds and change us from inside out. What if one day these stories become something stronger, more real, than fairy tales?
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Part of my work is dedicated to artisanship and can only be done by very few people because it requires a specific technique. Being an artist is being at the service of yourself; I am at the service of other people.
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You have been oriented that you must pay a price in order to get somewhere, and in the process, you've come to believe that getting there must be really important, therefore, it must be your purpose. And we say, but if you're not getting to joy, then you've gotten nowhere. Joy is really where you're going.
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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.
