Blaise Pascal Quotes
People almost invariably arrive at their beliefs not on the basis of proof but on the basis of what they find attractive.
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When people first started watching UFC, it seemed like a no-holds barred event... early on it looked like all the fighters were crazy. Actually, there are a lot of techniques, and the reality shows have let people see the fighters behind the scenes.
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'Skins' is about a group of teenagers in Bristol, and it's all about what they get up to and all the different things they do. I think it's a good show because it's come from a very real place, and there's a lot of young people involved in the writing.
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What's great about stand-up is that you can say whatever you want and go around the country, and sometimes the world, and work on it and see how people react. You don't need Standards & Practices or notes from lawyers or producers to tell you what's funny.
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I don't like people cleaning my room.
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People tweet before they think, and it becomes obsessive.
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I have a great sensitivity to kids. I have a great sensitivity to the people that fall between the cracks.
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People have to evolve.
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When I sing, people shut up.
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Religious beliefs are sacred to people, and at all times should be respected and honoured.
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I think people look at me and don't expect much. Even though, I expect a whole lot.
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I don't feel that rap has been respected as an art form. Because people have seen rappers rap off the top of their heads, they don't think it is difficult.
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The best thing about being on the road in general is just playing every single night in front of people that are genuinely fans of your music.
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People would get Carol Burnett and Vicki Lawrence all mushed together in their brains, and, bless their hearts, it would come out Carol Lawrence.
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We have people around the world who live in the United States, and these people don't deserve to be called traitors.
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The atom bomb is a paper tiger which the United States reactionaries use to scare people. It looks terrible, but in fact it isn't.
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We tend to think of extremes of emotions as registering, for example, you have to cry or laugh or get angry. But for the most part, we find it difficult to read each other most of the time. If you walk through the street, most people are pretty difficult to read. But they're thinking inside.
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After people have repeated a phrase a great number of times, they begin to realize it has meaning and may even be true.
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Some people have been listening to the Beatles their whole lives; I didn't discover them until I was 18 years old.
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God seldom suspends the laws of nature, just as God does not remove free will to keep evil people from doing evil things.
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Because of the enormous responsibility, diabetic kids tend to grow up to be the most mature, most realistic people who have a natural desire to reach outside of themselves.
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History repeats itself, first as tragedy, second as farce.
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I'm not a celebrity, I'm an activist. The fact that when I see truth it's really hard for me to sit back and just allow it to happen in front of me on my clock makes me, a lot of times, a bad celebrity.
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Bet on black. Buy low-debt or no-debt companies. When the economy is in trouble, these companies usually have enough cash on hand to stay out of trouble. And they seldom need to borrow when interest rates are high.
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People almost invariably arrive at their beliefs not on the basis of proof but on the basis of what they find attractive.
