Vaclav Havel Quotes
People who live in the post-totalitarian system know only too well that the question of whether one or several political parties are in power, and how these parties define and label themselves, is of far less importance than the question of whether or not it is possible to live like a human being.
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You are rich if and only if money you refuse tastes better than money you accept.
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Advertising is what you do when you can't go see somebody. That's all it is.
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Even though I am the daughter of a poet, and my stepmother is also a poet, growing up, I didn't think I could understand poetry; I didn't think that it had any relevance to my life, the feelings that I endured on a day-to-day basis, until I was introduced to the right poem.
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My health is fine.
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I'm a four-down guy. I can rush the passer and stop the run. I know I can be a difference-maker.
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If people get to the end of the record, then that is a treat.
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Obstacles, of course, are developmentally necessary: they teach kids strategy, patience, critical thinking, resilience and resourcefulness.
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The older I get, the more I understand that the only way to say valuable things is to lose your fear of being correct.
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Working with Bruno Mars would be really awesome. I'm such a fan of his, and I love that he's a real artist.
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The history of our country is not the history of any other country in the world which is either practicing advanced democracy or struggling to lay the foundation for democracy.
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When men I have dated over the years whined about, 'Oh, you make no time for me' - see ya! I just dumped them. I don't need that pressure in my life.
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As you get older, you get different, and I'm a mushier, softer person as I get older.
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Temperamentally I'm not a natural producer, because I don't have the patience.
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Perfect is very boring, and if you happen to have a different look, that's a celebration of human nature, I think. If we were all symmetrical and perfect, life would be very dull.
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Women's stories have been neglected for so long - unless they were queens. Exploring the history of women is a way of redressing that imbalance.
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I learned you can't trust the judgment of good friends.
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Energy has become a national security issue and as technology continues to improve, there will be more debates like the one on Keystone.
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The great champions were always vicious competitors. You never lose respect for a man who is a vicious competitor, and you never hate a man you respect. I don't like Rod Laver because he's such a vicious competitor, but I don't dislike him.
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The 90's are the 60's standing on their head.
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You are what you eat, and you make what you hear.
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Be fond of the man who jests at his scars, if you like; but never believe he is being on the level with you.
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My writing has to support more than my research habit, but I love to curl up with a book about some dusty corner of history.
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When you're an established name, you know that a children's book will have a pretty good chance of getting picked up. Like Madonna. It's not that I had this great idea. Actually, in my case, it was a great idea.
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People who live in the post-totalitarian system know only too well that the question of whether one or several political parties are in power, and how these parties define and label themselves, is of far less importance than the question of whether or not it is possible to live like a human being.
