Lord Acton Quotes
Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Lord Acton
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I love Jen Meyer - she's a dear friend, and Tabitha Simmons as well.
Karen Elson
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I conveniently was not accepted to film school, which I applied to in 1987, and so I decided I would become a filmmaker instead of a student.
Ira Sachs
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The real problem is not why some pious, humble, believing people suffer, but why some do not.
C. S. Lewis
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I throw a spear into the darkness. That is intuition. Then I must send an army into the darkness to find the spear. That is intellect.
Ingmar Bergman
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We must remember that as the centuries go by, time will pass.
Pat Paulsen
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I feel very comfortable with my trajectory because I do have a life; I can go on the subway, you know? And I've been able to do that my entire career, and I have friends who are huge movie stars and can't go on the subway, and I feel like that sucks.
Lake Bell
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When you get into your car, shut the door and be there for just half a minute. Breathe, feel the energy inside your body, look around at the sky, the trees. The mind might tell you, 'I don't have time.' But that's the mind talking to you. Even the busiest person has time for 30 seconds of space.
Eckhart Tolle
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I look around this room and see a room full of senators, maybe one or two judges. A Conservative government will give jobs to people in other parties only after I've been prime minister for fifteen years and can't find a single living, breathing Tory to appoint.
Brian Mulroney
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Have you considered that these prophecies were not divine revelations, but merely manipulation from some secular power?
Dan Simmons
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No sensible author wants anything but praise.
A. A. Milne
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I love working with big flavors like chiles and smoke. Honey is perfect for softening the edges, mellowing them out a bit. I put it in everything - vinaigrettes, soups, stocks, salsas, so I'm always on the hunt for great honey.
Bobby Flay
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Power tends to corrupt and absolute power corrupts absolutely.
Lord Acton