Marcel Proust Quotes
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The only true measure of success is the ratio between what we might have done and what we might have been on the one hand, and the thing we have made and the things we have made of ourselves on the other.
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Because I've done so many different roles, I don't want to repeat myself. It's getting harder and harder to find something interesting. You never know - I might never make a film again.
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I like to keep Valentine's dinner light so you don't crash after and can keep the fun going through the night!
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I put my foot in my mouth sometimes. I'll be the first to admit it.
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There is a difference between a great producer and somebody who is a big advocate of your music. Just because you're a big advocate for a band doesn't mean you need to be in the studio with them, and at the same time - we don't need to get into this conversation - you can write a hit, but it might not hit.
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Chrysler builds great cars.
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We cannot bear a pointless torment, but we can endure great pain if we believe that it's purposeful.
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My son makes me super giddy, especially when he laughs. His laugh makes me laugh like a maniac!
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The Universal Declaration... as a common standard of achievement for all peoples and all nations...it not only crystallizes the political thought of our times on these matters, but it has also influenced the thinking of legislators all over the world.
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To establish what is true is very difficult. Frequently it is easier to establish what is false. And, passing through the false, it's possible to understand something about truth.
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In England, the system is benign and the people are hostile. In America, the people are friendlyand the system is brutal!
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I love talking about the challenges [Newark, NJ] has because of the way they are always brilliantly disguised as opportunities.. .the biggest global challenge that there is is a challenge of the spirit, a challenge of our vision, a challenge and a test of our ideals, of who we SAY we are GOING TO BE.
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There's a coffin in the back of the church as the wedding is going on ... Look, I'm a romantic. I like marriage...In the movies.
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We must never confuse elegance with snobbery.
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I think all women have a certain elegance about them which is destroyed when they take off their clothes.
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We were fortunate to have the Russians as our childhood enemies. We practiced hiding under our desks in case they had the temerity to drop a nuclear weapon.
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Early summer days are a jubilee time for birds. In the fields, around the house, in the barn, in the woods, in the swamp - everywhere love and songs and nests and eggs.
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I'm as old as my tongue and a little older than my teeth.
