Vaclav Havel Quotes
Our country, if that is what we want, can now permanently radiate love, understanding, the power of the spirit and of ideas. It is precisely this glow that we can offer as our specific contribution to international politics.
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I think a lot of young girls see actresses, and they think of red carpets, and they think of 'Us Weekly,' and they don't really think about the breaking down of a script and what that requires and what you would need to pull it off.
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I talk every day about doing the right thing.
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It's very juicy to twirl your mustache and figure out why people do the horrible things that they do. It's not just because they are evil, but because that's how they somehow explain the world to themselves and justify themselves. It's always interesting figuring out how that happens.
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Left-wing politicians take away your liberty in the name of children and of fighting poverty, while right-wing politicians do it in the name of family values and fighting drugs. Either way, government gets bigger and you become less free.
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I have more of a desire to write songs about being an independent woman than being in love, songs about getting up and moving on even if I have a broken heart.
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Your private life is really very important for you. You know, all of us, you know.
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When I'm home, I'm Daddy, and everything is completely normal.
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Leaving all the glamour and air-kissing aside, at the end of the day, fashion is about operations and getting things done. The best way to be successful, therefore, is to learn from the people who do it best.
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If you have more money than your lifestyle, then you can either do something stupid or smart. That's not much of a choice. That's like saying, 'You are on the roof. you can either take the elevator, or you can jump.' That's not a choice.
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We are all inclined to judge ourselves by our ideals; others by their acts.
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I admit I do have some drawbacks and limitations as a candidate. Although I am a professional comedian, some of my critics maintain that this is not enough. I cannot deny that I stand before you untested and inexperienced - I only spent two years in television, never as a romantic lead or a song and dance man.
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It's humbling and enthralling to know your legacy when you're alive.
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If everybody, every day, would try to do one thing that pulls them beyond themselves the world will start being a better place.
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I think it's OK to be confident in yourself.
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From early morning to late at night, it's such an interesting life, and I'm healthy and free, and that's not so easy with a family.
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My first book was poetry, but I didn't write it first. I wrote it third. So my first two books were prose.
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I believe that acting in any medium is the same thing, it's discovering the truth in where you are.
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I like jazz, rock n' roll, some hip hop - I can't think of any music I don't like.
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Prejudice hasn't changed to this day, not in golf. Maybe in other sports.
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Weariness is the shortest path to equality and fraternity-and finally liberty is bestowed by sleep.
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I should say that being independent in the modern model means independent in a very interdependent world. An independent Scotland is not apart from the rest of the United Kingdom.
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What sets baseball apart from other sports is the array of skills that every player needs: the speed, the power, the agility.
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I like the idea of interviews where you just talk about stuff instead of where it's my chance to talk to my public through something else.
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Our country, if that is what we want, can now permanently radiate love, understanding, the power of the spirit and of ideas. It is precisely this glow that we can offer as our specific contribution to international politics.
