Marguerite Yourcenar Quotes
Tout bonheur est un chef-d'oeuvre: la moindre erreur le fausse, la moindre hésitation l'altère, la moindre lourdeur le dépare, la moindre sottise l'abêtit.
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I'd like to do more acting.
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Growing up, all I did was work and vacation, but I loved it, no one pushed me into anything. The thing was I developed no special skills. I don't have any resentment because I am a performer and I've always felt that, but it did take its toll socially.
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Never laugh at those who suffer; suffer sometimes those who laugh.
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Stardom happens - you can't plan it - it's destiny, and you shouldn't stand between you and your destiny. I'm letting my destiny play its part, and I go by my gut feeling. If I like my role, I say yes; if I don't, I just refuse, as simple as that.
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Our lives teach us who we are.
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Don't try to be like somebody else. You'll be miserable. You need to be yourself, and don't ever get a big head.
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Boyfriends? Psh, like I've got time for that!
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For me, one of the downfalls of electronic music is that it can feel a little soulless or robotic.
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When they favor the access of other people to education and health care, the countries of the North not only demonstrate generosity or solidarity, but also implement the principles of respecting and promoting human rights.
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I like to frequent antiques shops and flea markets like the Rose Bowl in Pasadena.
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I like to control my own personal life.
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You know, those of us who leave our homes in the morning and expect to find them there when we go back - it's hard for us to understand what the experience of a refugee might be like.
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I love doing kitchen renovations where we're opening up the kitchen and creating open-concept main floors. I think that's one renovation that really changes the way people live in their homes.
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Jewishness cropped up and has never successfully been put down since.
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Ah, life is a gate, a way, a path to Paradise anyway, why not live for fun and joy and love or some sort of girl by a fireside, why not go to your desire and LAUGH…
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Nothing ever happened in the past that can prevent you from being present now; and if the past cannot prevent you from being present now, what power does it have?
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But so fair,She takes the breath of men awayWho gaze upon her unaware.
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about Ad Reinhardt: ..we supported each other.. .He thought I was a good painter, and I thought he was a good painter.
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Lord, give us the wisdom to utter words that are gentle and tender, for tomorrow we may have to eat them.
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America works best when we work together to expand the circle of inclusion.
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I respect women that have a voice and use it for a proper reason.
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Tout bonheur est un chef-d'oeuvre: la moindre erreur le fausse, la moindre hésitation l'altère, la moindre lourdeur le dépare, la moindre sottise l'abêtit.
