Marcel Proust Quotes
Le bonheur est salutaire pour le corps, mais c'est le chagrin qui développe les forces de l'esprit.
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I have selective hearing.
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The first function of a book review should be, I believe, to give some idea of the contents and character of the book.
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In so far as such a theory is empirically correct it will also tell us what empirical facts it should be possible to observe in a given set of circumstances.
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One of the greatest gifts I've ever gotten is my daughter.
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When you go to jail, there's so much simple stuff missing. You just want some good toilet paper or a real toothbrush, a real blanket and a real bed to lay in.
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People say, 'Well you know the economy's bad, so China consumption will be low. No, totally different. You Americans love to spend tomorrow's money, and other people's money maybe... We Chinese love to save money.
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We Belgians love when we can go to L.A. because the city is amazing and the climate is fantastic.
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I didn't know I wanted to do films until I started to do them. Very few films are made in Mexico and film-making belonged to a very specific group, a clique.
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I've had my share of struggle. I believe, never take success to your head or failure to your heart.
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Day baseball is now dead for all practical purposes. Sooner or later, the game will be played in its entirety at night, and as I've said before, then baseball will be squarely in the amusement, the entertainment business along with wrestling, midget auto racing and the trotting tracks.
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Everything people say I couldn't do I've done.
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Anything that I can do with Jennie Garth, I would love to do it. I really like her. I got along with her really well, and I enjoyed her perspective on life. I think she's really talented and very, very funny.
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Even if you are a best-seller you feel insecure because it is all so unpredictable.
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The only thing that will be remembered about my enemies after they're dead is the nasty things I've said about them.
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Doing theater anywhere, especially in L.A., is a constant uphill battle, and there's also the unsexy parts of the business that you're faced with, like getting money. It's a really great thing to do. You feel like you're really an artist when you're doing that and you're in a company of artists.
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I think I'm really good at forgetting about golf when I'm off the golf course.
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The power of the human spirit inspires me. Movies, books, stories, people, anything that reminds us that we are more than just this physical body and our capacity for love and courage can bend reality.
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I was a lousy nun. I couldn't do it. I couldn't find God. It wasn't suitable for me. It is suitable for very few people.
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It was so much fun to play, that I've now had a taste for it and want to play more villains now.
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I like to be surprised. Fresh implications and plot twists erupt as a story unfolds. Characters develop backgrounds, adding depth and feeling. Writing feels like exploring.
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Irish Americans are no more Irish than Black Americans are Africans.
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We Belgians love when we can go to L.A. because the city is amazing and the climate is fantastic.
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Everything you do has certain significance, a certain weight. I think there is a film in everyone.
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Le bonheur est salutaire pour le corps, mais c'est le chagrin qui développe les forces de l'esprit.
