Marcel Proust Quotes
Aristocracy is a relative thing. And there are plenty of out-of-the-way places where the son of an upholsterer is the arbiter of fashion and reigns over a court like any young Prince of Wales.
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I try to talk about policy issues intelligently, I try very hard to avoid thought bubbles. I make sure my speeches are well researched and footnoted. I make sure I am not talking through my hat.
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I just wanna get to the end of the day without it raining.
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At what point then is the approach of danger to be expected? I answer, if it ever reach us, it must spring up amongst us. It cannot come from abroad. If destruction be our lot, we must ourselves be its author and finisher. As a nation of freemen, we must live through all time, or die by suicide.
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As we continue to step up our investment in education, we must not sidestep our commitment to the principle of local control.
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We're writing a book together. She just finished one. Did you read it? Among the Porcupines?
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Hollywood so often likes to make movies that are just about itself. I felt there were a lot of stories that were yet to be told in the middle of the country, and I wanted to capture some of that beauty.
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I would like to be a legend, everyone wants to be a legend.
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In my 20s I was going round seeing agents who were patronising because I was fat and a girl, which was a double whammy. I knew what it was to feel out-of-the-loop.
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I think Islam has been hijacked by the idea that all Muslims are terrorists; that Islam is about hate, about war, about jihad - I think that hijacks the spirituality and beauty that exists within Islam. I believe in allowing Islam to be seen in context and in its entirety and being judged on what it really is, not what you think it is.
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I didn't really enjoy school in general.
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I can't imagine a person becoming a success who doesn't give this game of life everything he's got.
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Athletic competition clearly defines the unique power of our attitude.
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The state treasurer has authority to weigh in and take leadership roles on taxing and spending legislation.
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The Classic games were Classic because, like classical music or architecture, they strove to give life and weight to ideals of order and proportion, to provide a vision of timelessness. In 'Double Dragon,' we can see the cracks in the brick, the mold growing on the drainage pipes, the unmistakable deterioration of the world we live in.
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I have observed over the years that the unanticipated consequences of social action are always more important, and usually less agreeable, than the intended consequences.
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Like the Democrats, Playboy just wants to liberate women to behave like pigs, have sex without consequences, prance about naked, and abort children.
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Our Lord never condemned the fig tree because it brought forth so much fruit that some fell to the ground and spoiled. He only cursed it when it was barren.
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Modesty is a learned affectation. And as soon as life slams the modest person against the wall, that modesty drops.
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In Hollywood, moviemaking used to be about escaping reality to go to the movies.
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Fred Astaire was a more formal, trained dancer who loved waltzing and only danced with the girls.
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I get a little heated when I talk about the past. But I wanted to be clear - I'm not mad at anybody - not anymore.
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Elegance is timeless. It withstands trend; It withstands the commercialization of what fashion and style have become.
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Aristocracy is a relative thing. And there are plenty of out-of-the-way places where the son of an upholsterer is the arbiter of fashion and reigns over a court like any young Prince of Wales.
