Blaise Pascal Quotes
Curiosity is only vanity. We usually only want to know something so that we can talk about it.Blaise Pascal
Quotes to Explore
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I'm a little bit awkward on Twitter; like, I'm never really sure what to say.
Maisie Williams -
I turn into a crying, hysterical maniac when I see a spider. It's pathetic.
Kate Dickie -
Most athletes are media shy. They keep to themselves and to their training. I'm not saying it is absolutely necessary for them to come out and face the cameras with confidence, but if they do, it will only help them. They will find themselves closer to their fans and will also get their word across more effectively.
Vijender Singh -
At Al Jazeera, we are getting our local Somalis, Yemenis and Sudanese, local correspondents from within the society, who understand much better than the people who come from overseas. We will get a much better insight.
Wadah Khanfar -
I watched a lot of soap operas like 'General Hospital' and 'Days Of Our Lives.' When it came to movies, my parents were quite strict. They would watch 'Flash Dance' but wouldn't let us see the whole film because Jennifer Beals' character was a stripper. It was so funny when I finally saw the whole film. I thought she was a ballerina!
Rachel McAdams -
To forgive oneself? No, that doesn't work: we have to be forgiven. But we can only believe this is possible if we ourselves can forgive.
Dag Hammarskjold
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I would not, under any circumstances, try to impose my personal faith and belief on the rest of the country. I don't think that's right. I don't think that's appropriate. But freedom of religion doesn't mean freedom from religion. And I think that anything we can do to promote the idea that people should express their faith is a good thing.
Sam Brownback -
I don't know if I actually am good at the sight of blood. An accident on the street gets me very, very upset.
Gayle Forman -
I know what feels good to eat and what doesn't. I try to err on the side of choices I know will leave me feeling more energized and ready to go, because it's always better to feel healthy.
Taylor Schilling -
The upward course of a nation's history is due in the long run to the soundness of heart of its average men and women.
Queen Elizabeth II -
I feel that marrying younger and being quite a young dad helped me with the stability of my career.
Patrick Duffy -
I adore Eddie Kaye Thomas and Jason Biggs. Eddie was the only one who called me when they were doing 'American Reunion' and told me, 'You need to do this.'
Natasha Lyonne
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I'm probably less volatile and tempestuous than a lot of Aries, but I think I'm probably quite loud and outgoing and passionate. Maybe a bit difficult or stubborn.
Mackenzie Davis -
Chris and Toby are far too sane to be upset any more.
Maggie Smith -
I always like to leave art and music open to interpretation.
Dan Reynolds Imagine Dragons -
I tell you, 'Firefly'? Best job I ever had. Heartbroken when it was canceled, but had it not been canceled, I never would have gotten 'Serenity'. I think 'Serenity' is the most incredible thing I've ever been able to actually get my hands on and do. I can't even tell you how much love I have for that project.
Nathan Fillion -
I have been extremely lucky with reviewers and critics throughout my career.
Kate Smith -
When I saw 'Pretty In Pink' at the cinema at the age of 11, I just thought it was a period piece from maybe 100 years previously. I had no idea that was what everybody was supposed to be wearing.
Caitlin Moran
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You can't live someone else's expectations in life. It's a recipe for disaster.
Bear Grylls -
Everyone at Junction Point has been inspired by the creative folks at Pixar and Disney Feature Animation to make 'entertainment for everyone.'
Warren Spector -
I had formed a black movement, so I would speak for the Trotskyist movement and then walk about a hundred yards to where the black movement was speaking.
C. L. R. James -
Not the fruit of experience, but experience itself, is the end.
Walter Pater -
It is a lot easier to be brave when you know you have no alternative.
Cressida Cowell -
Curiosity is only vanity. We usually only want to know something so that we can talk about it.
Blaise Pascal