Blaise Pascal Quotes
There are vices which have no hold upon us, but in connection with others; and which, when you cut down the trunk, fall like the branches.

Quotes to Explore
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As for advice for aspiring authors, the best I can give is to be brave. It sounds like a simple enough thing, but it's not. Rejection is such an integral part of this journey, and it never goes away.
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You don't need expensive classes and all kinds of weird equipment if you really want to be in shape. There are great ways to do it that are very economical, it just takes a time commitment, even if it means waking up a half hour a day before the rest of the household gets up because that's the only time you have.
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As far as Israel, I am not worried about the relations between Israel and the United States.
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I love writers. All of my best friends are writers.
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I am opposed to the military use of animals. I am also opposed to the military use of men.
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I should like to know if, taking this old Declaration of Independence, which declares that all men are equal upon principle, you begin making exceptions to it, where will you stop? If one man says it does not mean a Negro, why not another say it does not mean some other man?
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We really love to learn and explore things.
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Smell is a very animal thing, almost reptilian, where the more cerebral things like reading less so.
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During the 2000 election, the current administration told our military, help is on the way. That is clearly not the case. The administration has failed to request the funds needed for the defense of this Nation. We must give the Army what it needs.
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Believe me, you can get into a lot of trouble being sixteen years old in a foreign country with no adult telling you when to come home.
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I want my weekends off and I want to put my kids to bed. Those are good reasons to want to be in 'Batman 2'.
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Japan has only 100m people. Asia has 4bn. At least one-third, maybe nearly half, will become middle class, and this is a big opportunity for Japanese businessmen.
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Successful entrepreneurship takes complete dedication and careful strategizing along with market analysis. Plus, successful startups provide countless benefits to a healthy economy and consumers in need.
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I'm not an overly happy person. There are times when I'm happy, and that's usually in my private life.
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And your very flesh shall be a great poem.
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The press called me a billionaire, and my wife came up and said I must be squirreling money away.
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Where the work goes, I go. Wherever adulation occurs, that's where you'll find me.
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I like making things. I have a wood shop at home. I am a terrible carpenter but I love doing it.
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The thing that's worked for me is having as much of a connection to the material as possible. And sometimes the material requires a more straightforward approach, and sometimes it requires a little more silliness, you know?
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Prominent scientists have become increasingly convinced that the connection between carbon emissions and rising temperatures is real, but skeptics have whole truckloads of studies to demonstrate the opposite.
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Don't sell your soul to buy peanuts for the monkeys.
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I can assure you, public service is a stimulating, proud and lively enterprise. It is not just a way of life, it is a way to live fully.
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Exercise is one of the best ways in preventing the rapid growth of obesity in America.
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There are vices which have no hold upon us, but in connection with others; and which, when you cut down the trunk, fall like the branches.