Luc de Clapiers Quotes
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Without philosophy, history is always for me dead and dumb.
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The average man's judgment is so poor, he runs a risk every time he uses it.
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Playing the priest on 'Oz' was a fantastic experience. I was very lucky.
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I feel privileged that I've been able to get anywhere, with my quote-unquote limited mainstream appeal, given my race and subject matter. Of course, I always have my masters to fall back on.
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I refuse to confide and don't like it when people write about art.
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In the name of the constitution of Texas, which has been trampled upon, I refuse to take this oath. I love Texas too well to bring civil strife and bloodshed upon her.
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I'm very ambitious, but I also love myself - which means I try to take care of myself.
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I read about human psychology, practise balance, and accept that everything and everyone in our lives is transient. One day, people will criticise you, and the next day, they will praise you.
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Great writing is great writing. It's as simple as all that.
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I am disappointed and disturbed by both the NFL and the Dodgers - but much more by the Dodgers.
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There is no birth of consciousness without pain.
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Everyone should be good at what they do.
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I like them all - I don't always approve. I see myself as a sort of benevolent uncle to these characters, and I can see why they do what they do; sometimes they make some mistakes, but at heart I think they're decent.
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OK, I'm happy. I'm happy. All right? I'm happy.
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Actively deciding to give to causes that move you deeply is far more fulfilling than the momentary gratification derived from signing a check and mailing it to a nonprofit about which you know little more than what's on the brochure they sent you.
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I absolutely have not spoken to Marvel. It doesn't mean that my team hasn't spoken to Marvel.
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Someone is sitting in the shade today because someone planted a tree a long time ago.
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I'm more of a tough girl, and I'm attracted to things that reflect that in my perfumes. That means sandalwood, musk, amber, and vanilla notes.
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It's in my wheelhouse to be creepy, as a person.
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My sisters and my mum taught me how to be a woman: the way they carry themselves, the way they talk to people, the way they know how to put their foot down. They're not having any nonsense from no one. I can see traces of that in me.
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The only time I see the truth is when I cross my eyes.
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We are living longer, and we need to live better.
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I am a design chauvinist. I believe that good design is magical and not to be lightly tinkered with. The difference between a great design and a lousy one is in the meshing of the thousand details that either fit or don't, and the spirit of the passionate intellect that has tied them together, or tried. That's why programming - or buying software - on the basis of "lists of features" is a doomed and misguided effort. The features can be thrown together, as in a garbage can, or carefully laid together and interwoven in elegant unification, as in APL, or the Forth language, or the game of chess.
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To execute great things, one should live as though one would never die.
