Marcel Proust Quotes
There is no man, however wise, who has not at some period of his youth said things, or lived in a way the consciousness of which is so unpleasant to him in later life that he would gladly, if he could, expunge it from his memory.
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I'm big on manners. I'm big on politeness. I'm big on gratitude.
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So at the end of the day, our number 1 goal, our top priority, is to motivate American youngsters to reject the abuse of illegal drugs, tobacco and alcohol. All three of them are illegal behaviors.
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I love children. I just don't know if I'm ready to have kids. I feel like I have more time. Kids are cute, you know? They need a lot of help - that's the thing.
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I run a fast pace on my sets, man. I like the energy of the scene to be the energy on the set. I think it affects the actors, and I think it affects the crew. There's that sensation like you're really shooting it for real, like in a documentary.
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Death is the mother of Beauty; hence from her, alone, shall come fulfillment to our dreams and our desires.
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Everything comes gradually and at its appointed hour.
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I've never been one to bet on the weather.
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Many mathematicians derive part of their self-esteem by feeling themselves the proud heirs of a long tradition of rational thinking; I am afraid they idealize their cultural ancestors.
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We remained in Texas leading a quiet home life until 1889.
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Going out for rides with my friends and having lunch or dinner at a roadside hotel - that's my favourite time-pass.
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The story and the characters of 'Girl Online' are mine.
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I don't keep my secrets or my knowledge to myself.
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I've had so many injuries.
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Joy is the best makeup.
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If you take as your pattern the wings of feathered birds, these are more powerful in structure of bone and sinew because they are penetrable, that is to say the feathers are separated from one another and the air passes through them. But the bat is aided by its membrane, which binds the whole together and is not penetrated by the air.
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Maybe this is why so many serial killers work in pairs. It's nice not to feel alone in a world full of victims or enemies.
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It takes very little to govern good people. Very little. And bad people cant be governed at all. Or if they could I never heard of it.
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Owning great landmarks such as the Empire State Building or Trump Tower or the General Motors Building or the Plaza Hotel - there are certain just spectacular landmarks - it's an honor; it's really an honor.
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I think I have met nearly all the Laureates in Economics. Among the few I haven't met, I suppose I'd most like to meet Ronald Coase because of his legendary power to persuade his colleagues of the validity of the Coase Theorem.
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The price of training is always a certain "trained incapacity": the more we know how to do something, the harder it is to learn to do it differently.
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The love of life is necessary to the vigorous prosecution of any undertaking.
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Work-wise, I try not to repeat myself too often. And I have to love whatever I'm doing.
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Positive psychology is both a movement and a science. The movement involves absolutely anyone who is interested in evidence-based approaches to improving well-being, either for themselves or for their community. I invite you to join this movement!
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There is no man, however wise, who has not at some period of his youth said things, or lived in a way the consciousness of which is so unpleasant to him in later life that he would gladly, if he could, expunge it from his memory.
