Blaise Pascal Quotes
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When I meet someone who I really admire, I enjoy nothing more than trying to connect with them and asking them about their career. I want to know who the people are behind the performances and how they relate to their performances. But it's maybe not as novel as it once was.
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Missing from much of the public debate is discussion of the simple fact that lurking behind every terroristic act is a specific political antecedent. That does not justify either the perpetrator or his political cause. Nonetheless, the fact is that almost all terrorist activity originates from some political conflict and is sustained by it as well.
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In 2004, I went onstage for the first time. They put a mike in my hand and pushed me out the door into the crowd. I did the three songs I had recorded and got out. It was the worst day of my life.
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I hated singing. I wanted to be an actress. But I don't think I'd have made it any other way.
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I watched 'Rocky' and 'Raging Bull' and 'Taxi Driver' over and over again. They spoke to you, man.
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Caring about others, running the risk of feeling, and leaving an impact on people, brings happiness.
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Our goal definitely isn't to sell Stripe.
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I didn't make any money from my writing until much later. I published about 80 stories for nothing. I spent on literature.
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In general, I'm rubbish in heels. I love them, and I own a lot because it's like being in a sweet shop: they're pretty. But I'm not good in them. I don't walk nicely in heels.
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You can't fake being a star. But you can also become a great personality.
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In fourth grade, I learned that reading was serious business, not just a pleasant way to pass the time, and that like medicine or engineering, it had a definite, valuable purpose: to foster 'comprehension.'
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One of the strange things about violent and authoritarian regimes is they don't like the glare of negative publicity.
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I was always a bit different. I had a very happy childhood, but I could never hang on to mates.
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I'm used to being part of 'Game of Thrones' and going into something where you're a small part of something else. You don't want to hold anything up because they've got such a well-oiled machine going.
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It's not an easy task to match Charan. He is really a good dancer, and he comes straight to the sets without rehearsals.
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The U.N.'s humanitarian agencies rely on charitable donations from the public as well as the generosity of governments to continue their lifesaving work in response to natural disasters, armed conflicts and other emergencies.
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I think ballet has influenced my personality a lot in the sense that I am very disciplined in all of my endeavours. I am always on time; I take things very seriously. I've built up my inner strength and self-esteem over time as I've improved as a dancer.
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Southern California is a nice place, if you could cut out the show-business cancer. It just keeps spreading.
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I say a little prayer every time I see a race. I say a little prayer that the riders and the horses will be okay.
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I have a very dear family and very dear friends. They're my rock. These are people who knew me from the beginning, you know, as a loser in a 1972 Dodge Dart with the bumper literally duct-taped to the body.
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To master the pride of defiant selfhood, that in truth is the highest bliss.
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Things are always at their best in their beginning.
