Confucius Quotes
Things have their roots and branches. Affairs have their beginnings and their ends. To know what is first and what is last will lead one near the Way.
Quotes to Explore
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Love is important. I didn't have the energy to be giving it to somebody else in a way that they deserved, and I knew that. So I've always been scared to go too far with somebody I care for because I knew there would come a day when I'd need to pick up and finish a painting for the next three months. That day is inevitable.
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We want a story that starts out with an earthquake and works its way up to a climax.
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There is no 'natural' order, only the way things are.
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I feel totally French – I don't feel half-French because of my dual nationality. For me, dual nationality just means I don't deny my roots.
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It will be undertaken, of course, in the June or July summit, and then to bring NATO closer to Russia or vice versa is a way to move toward integration - toward the integration of Europe.
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In a world that's smarter than it used to be and, in some ways, smarter than it ought to be, stupidity has a way of making us seem all the more human.
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My roots are in stand-up, and stand-up is very freeing. There's no script involved; you just fly.
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In general, all cancers have been traditionally characterized by the way they appear under the microscope and the organs in which they arise.
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In a way my reputation has become that of the curmudgeon.
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I'm a religious man. I pray for Milky Way.
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Regulators are going to have to come up with a way to treat Bitcoin that is balanced and thoughtful but also recognize that this is a global phenomenon.
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No man or woman who tries to pursue an ideal in his or her won way is without enemies.
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The only way you know what it is to be a boxer is to be one.
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One, I push my deadlines closer than anybody else, or let's say it this way: I'm really late.
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Every writer uses his own way to motivate oneself.
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You can't hate the roots of a tree and not hate the tree. You can't hate Africa and not hate yourself.
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I have to earn re-election. That's the way I see it.
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Government can do best by simply getting out of the way.
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As artists, we must not go down to the level of the masa; we should bring them up, intellectualize our languages, create classics out of our folk arts. We can do this if we are true to our roots and strive for excellence.
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Gave you all a man could give ya. Made sure I found the time to keep it all together. But the way you’re treating me ain’t right.
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I learned about life from life itself, love I learned in a single kiss and could teach no one anything except that I have lived with something in common among men.
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God is definitely out of the closet.
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I think anything that is expressed directly and as honestly as possible will last.
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Things have their roots and branches. Affairs have their beginnings and their ends. To know what is first and what is last will lead one near the Way.
