Alexandre Dumas Quotes
As a general rule...people ask for advice only in order not to follow it; or if they do follow it, in order to have someone to blame for giving it.
Quotes to Explore
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Justice is never given; it is exacted.
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The Doobie Brothers are one of my favorites of all time.
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I've been told I have an aggressive driving style.
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The joining of the whole congregation in prayer has something exceedingly solemn and affecting in it.
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Mostly people are ignorant, what is the language of painting. You know, they're ignorant. It is so difficult to make them aware, but time will teach them.
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I discovered television is a great way to deal with the chaos of new motherhood. I would put the babies to bed and get lost in a trashy reality show.
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My neighborhood didn't really encourage women, though it didn't prevent women from progressing, either.
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If you're a novelist, as I am in real life, you're usually so desperate for any kind of feedback.
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No one can become fully aware of the very essence of another human being unless he loves him.
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We are long before we are convinced that happiness is never to be found, and each believes it possessed by others, to keep alive the hope of obtaining it for himself.
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Do you know that people fall in love in war and go to school and go to factories and hospitals and get divorced and go dancing and go playing and live life?
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I create from a place of passion. It's like a pregnancy, where you create from a place of passion, and then it grows, and then before you know it, you want to push that baby out.
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I think it's always a good idea to dress as someone you like, as long as it's done in good taste. That's the key.
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99.5 percent of the people that walk around and say they are a social media expert or guru are clowns. We are going to live through a devastating social media bubble.
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From a spinner's perspective, in India it was never easy for me to judge where to stand: how far forward, how far back, because on Indian wickets the ball does not carry as much as abroad. That is true of slip fielding in general. I wouldn't say only for spinner – even for a fast bowler, that holds true.
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I have no doubt I was someone very interesting in a past life.
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I lived the first five years of my life on a farm in Union City, Michigan, with my mom and grandparents. It was the most magical time of my life.
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When we were making KONG, I went into the sound room and made an aria of horror sounds. I was in charge of it; there was no one there to listen to me. I was totally in charge of what I wanted to do.
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El hombre, cuando es solamente lo que parece ser el hombre, casi no es nada.
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I think the reason I'm an actor is the joy I find from escaping and going to be somebody else. That's what I have fun doing.
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Perhaps here we have a clue to the reason why royal rule used to exist formerly, namely the difficulty of finding enough men of outstanding virtue.
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Unsolicited advice is always self-serving.
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Just like an animal, when you want to survive, you don't think anymore.
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As a general rule...people ask for advice only in order not to follow it; or if they do follow it, in order to have someone to blame for giving it.
