Blaise Pascal Quotes
That which makes us go so far for love is that we never think that we might have need of anything besides that which we love.
Quotes to Explore
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I am of the opinion that the appreciation and the desire for what is good takes more study and insight than does the understanding and test for the best music and art.
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'Breaking Bad' was such a high plateau.
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Imperialism was genuinely popular among Athenians who would expect to share in its profits, even if only indirectly and collectively, and not to have to bear its burdens.
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Gene Hackman is one of the great American actors of all time.
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For me, being an actress, my responsibility is not to pay attention to all the noise around me and to pay attention to the script and the director and protect the character and try to tell her story the best I can.
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One can't write for all readers. A poet cannot write for people who don't like poetry.
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Vin Scully has been my broadcasting idol for a long time. He is so humble - he has the exact same work ethic that he had 65 years ago. His family is what he cares about the most, and at the heart of his whole being is his marriage and kids.
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They're anti-government ideologues who dominate the Republican Party.
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My attitude to writing is like when you do wallpapering, you remember where all the little bits are that don't meet. And then your friends say: It's terrific!
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I am not a name-dropper. I can't help it if everybody I know is famous.
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Anytime I'm involved with anything that's well-received, it's a surprise to me.
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Vain hopes are like certain dreams of those who wake.
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People always accused me of not smiling like my rival Olga Korbut, but that was just my personality. When you're balancing on a nine-inch beam, you have to concentrate. But if you look back at the footage, I was always smiling and waving at the crowd after my performances.
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I came up with a story and I wrote it.
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It is not wealth one asks for, but just enough to preserve one's dignity, to work unhampered, to be generous, frank and independent.
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Death and vulgarity are the only two facts in the nineteenth century that one cannot explain away.
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No one can make me work harder than I do, so I'm generally not interested in who I am competing with.
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I am that weirdo that chooses the difficult route down the side of the street.
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I believe that I am one of the greats of this generation.
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My husband and I click wedding rings sometimes and say, 'By the power of the Castle of Greyskull!'
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I give 110% while I am working. I know I do, because I have been doing this since I was nine. This is a way of life for me. So whether it be successful or not is not in my hands. I still do my job, the best I can.
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I like a film that makes the audience feel like they are in the middle of life as it is moving, and in a way, they are catching up. They are thrown into things.
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I never set out to do this - getting to No. 1 in the 'New York Times' bestseller list wasn't even a pipedream.
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That which makes us go so far for love is that we never think that we might have need of anything besides that which we love.
