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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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 guess every character has a little bit of the actor - I guess for every character you play, the actor has to allow a little bit of their own character to show through.
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There's something about music that makes me feel like a different person, that feels like an escape.
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Live stand-up is my thing. I love being on stage and just messing around.
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I believe that singing is the key to long life, a good figure, a stable temperament, increased intelligence, new friends, super self-confidence, heightened sexual attractiveness, and a better sense of humor.
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I was very aware of performers who have a persona, whether it's Siouxsie Sioux or Patti Smith or Lydia Lunch, and I'm just this middle-class girl coming from a more conventional upbringing, this California person. But in a way I felt like it's important to represent the normal.
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In young adult novels and children's books, you stay in moment. The story goes through a school year or a weekend. You never get a sense of a future self because the young person has not lived that yet.
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My style of music is the great American songbook meets the pop world of the Seventies and Eighties.
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To execute great things, one should live as though one would never die.
