Blaise Pascal Quotes
When malice has reason on its side, it looks forth bravely, and displays that reason in all its luster. When austerity and self-denial have not realized true happiness, and the soul returns to the dictates of nature, the reaction is fearfully extravagant.
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Why not invest your assets in the companies you really like? As Mae West said, 'Too much of a good thing can be wonderful'.
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Having achieved and accomplished love... man... has become himself, his tale is told.
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I know that in my family there are histories of violence that are internal family things and that are oftentimes dealt with internally. By internally, I mean inside the family group, but also partly inside ourselves. You know, self-hatred and hostility and rage and this cycle that won't break.
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As opposed to putting too much confidence in myself, or in an image or a scene or a set of brushes, I really want to allow the oil paint to perform, to show me the things that it wants to do, beyond my imagination.
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You've got your hands full if you have three children under 2 years old.
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There Shakespeare, on whose forehead climbThe crowns o’ the world; oh, eyes sublimeWith tears and laughter for all time!
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I don't care what anybody says, there's nothing like the cultural influence of hip-hop. For me, hip-hop culture is involved in everything - it's in me, in who I am, in how I dress, how I talk. It's in my son and my wife.
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I'm riveted by extreme sports like big-wave surfing, 'megaramp' skateboarding and half-pipe snowboarding. I'm fascinated partly because the sports are so exhilaratingly acrobatic. But I'm also captivated by the fear that a terrible accident might happen at any moment. And accidents do happen.
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My struggle led to the reunification of Germany and the creation of the state of Europe. We destroyed the borders; globalisation is on the horizon.
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Directing first film was terrified, it was really very scary because there is a lot of responsibility. I think I was terrified because I wanted it to work so much. A lot of actors direct movies but I thought the stakes were kind of higher for me because I really, really cared. I just worked as hard as I possibly could on every single thing, every single day. I said that if this failed it would not be because I didn't work as hard as I possibly could...every day.
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I need someone. I need to hold somebody close. And I need more than this holding. I need someone to understand how I feel at a time like now. And the understanding must be part of the holding.
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Wold domination is exhausting and cliche. People ought to just focus on being individual responsible citizens of the earth instead of assholes.
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Improving efficiency on the farm is not only a risk-reduction strategy, it's a profitability strategy.
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The only time anyone has ever gotten into serious trouble was when he decided he could do nothing about something.
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A few hours of mountain climbing make a blackguard and a saint two rather similar creatures.
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People often ask me why don't you have a girlfriend. Then I smile and say: I have thousands some just haven't met me yet.
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From beasts we scorn as soulless, In forest, field and den, The cry goes up to witness The soulessness of men
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I always chose sophisticated parts because you can't really be interesting as a young girl or outstanding as an ingenue.
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When you're onstage, you're acutely aware of the reaction of a particular group of people, because it's like a wave.
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When malice has reason on its side, it looks forth bravely, and displays that reason in all its luster. When austerity and self-denial have not realized true happiness, and the soul returns to the dictates of nature, the reaction is fearfully extravagant.
