Confucius Quotes
The injury of prodigality leads to this, that he who will not economize will have to agonize.
Quotes to Explore
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Expect the best. Prepare for the worst. Capitalize on what comes.
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Heroes can be sweet.
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True security is based on people's welfare - on a thriving economy, on strong public health and education programmes, and on fundamental respect for our common humanity. Development, peace, disarmament, reconciliation and justice are not separate from security; they help to underpin it.
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I discovered that writing was very nice indeed when I was very young, and I never changed. I don't think my style has changed very much at all - though I hope what I say is a bit more interesting. It's about getting to know a character and loving them, I think.
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If you want to be alive and live in a real world, if you want to have any emotions at all in your life, you must willingly, knowingly, repeatedly set yourself up for things possibly not ending up 'happily ever after.
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Even if my country remains in war with yours. . .remember. . . i am not your enemy.
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I'll watch a kung fu movie for kicks, no pun intended, but I'd prefer to watch other movies besides dubbed kung fu things, but they're funny.
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Not every actor is a Tom Cruise. They are not all used to doing big action movies and doing sliding bikes and cars and fights. So you've got to take actors who have maybe not done that kind of stuff and get them through some proper training first.
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The public still repeats, time after time, the silly story that at Wannsee the extermination of the Jews was arrived at.
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People either hate my paintings or they love them. There does not seem to be much middle ground.
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Candles are good as long as you're not me and you don't fall asleep and your house burns down.
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The man who sets out to live the life worthwhile-to follow his vision and speak his heart-need not look for position, honors, prosperity.
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No one messes around with a nerd's computer and escapes unscathed.
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I'm a humble guy, okay?
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To speak evil of any one, unless there is unequivocal proofs of their deserving it, is an injury for which there is no adequate reparation.
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There are people who are younger than I who are more uptight than I am. It's not necessarily an age thing. I mean nobody is offering me 20-year old leads any more.
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May the time not be far off when all other European nations will come to the realisation that the primary necessity is putting an end to the quarrels and strife of centuries and of building up of a finer community of all peoples is: The recognition of a higher common duty arising out of common rights?
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The injury of prodigality leads to this, that he who will not economize will have to agonize.
