Yamamoto Tsunetomo Quotes
A faultless person is one who withdraws from affairs. This must be done with strength.
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Khomeini was not a puppet like Arafat or Qaddafi or the many other dictators I met in the Islamic world. He was a sort of Pope, a sort of king - a real leader.
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If a political opponent has different approaches than mine, that doesn't make them a bad person. It means they have different backgrounds, experiences, and ideas.
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The work that is truly productive is the domain of a steadily smaller and more elite fraction of humanity.
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Everyone enjoys doing the kind of work for which he is best suited.
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We must plan for freedom, and not only for security, if for no other reason than that only freedom can make security secure.
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It's such a weird self-confidence that an artist has - to conceive of this thing that serves no function and say, 'I'm going to really work hard for it and give it and it's just going to matter to people.' You really have to believe it all on your own.
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I love things that are indescribable, like the taste of an avocado or the smell of a gardenia.
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I will never answer that question of what are the challenges I face. You speak it into existence, and I choose to use that air for other things.
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Afghanistan has moved forward and Afghanistan will defend itself. And the progress that we have achieved, the Afghan people will not allow it to be put back or reversed.
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The only positive finding which could be drawn from the first series, was the conclusion that the relationships obviously had a more complicated lay-out than had been thought, for the effects were so varied that no obedience to any law could be discovered.
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What I am going to tell you is this: Although it is commonly believed that the War on Terrorism is a noble effort to defend freedom, in reality, it has little to do with terrorism and even less to do with the defense of freedom.
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For whatever be the knowledge which we are able to obtain of God, either by perception or reflection, we must of necessity believe that He is by many degrees far better than what we perceive Him to be.
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I wake up every morning and I wish I were dead, and so does Jim.
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From compassion springs humility. The ego is verily a gateway to hell. The person who is egoistic is far from being religious.
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I'm fine, except, you know, I broke my pelvis. And that's not much fun.
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The man who has won millions at the cost of his conscience is a failure.
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But I have fun with the fright, work with it. You have to - that's your timing, that beat of excitement. And when I go on stage, it's just like taking a step into heaven. Poof, you know? Poof - and there I am.
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I love watching Hollywood movies - I just don't know if I'd be happy doing a 'Jurassic Park.'
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I've always been a good imitator. I love music. But I'm just not that original.
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Once both gay marriage and marijuana are finally legal, those of you against them are not invited to the really fun parties I'm gonna throw.
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The problem with Hollywood is that nobody works. They have meals. They go to Pilates. But it's not enough. So they do drugs. If everybody had a pile of rocks in their backyard and spent every day moving them from one side of the yard to the other, it would be a much happier place.
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Code is followed by commentary, and commentary by revision, and thus the task is never done.
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Given so much, What have I done to Deserve it? Nothing, Absolutely nothing. No wonder my heart Dances.
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A faultless person is one who withdraws from affairs. This must be done with strength.
