Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes
The body politic, as well as the human body, begins to die as soon as it is born, and carries itself the causes of its destruction.
Quotes to Explore
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Seventy years old! How did that happen? I was part of the generation that wasn't going to die.
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Politics is the art of the next best.
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Politics and the pulpit are terms that have little agreement.
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I think bad politics are incredibly dangerous, so it's important to make sure that people are communicating well. Culture and morale are super important. It's best to not force it, but let it happen organically and genuinely.
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It is the individual who knows how little they know about themselves who stands the most reasonable chance of finding out something about themselves before they die.
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Old habits die hard. I don't like spending money willy-nilly.
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People die because they find living too painful.
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I came to Hollywood determined to follow in Jean Harlow's footsteps, but I was determined not to die young. My hope was to endure. And endure I have.
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Politics are for foreigners with their endless wrongs and paltry rights. Politics are a lousy way to get things done. Politics are, like God's infinite mercy, a last resort.
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Politics are usually the executive expression of human immaturity.
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Unity in faith is theocracy; unity in politics is fascism.
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I don't decide my politics based on the flavour of the month.
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The gun is not out of Irish politics.
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We need more of the Office Desk and less of the Show Window in politics. Let men in office substitute the midnight oil for the limelight.
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Politics is - once in a while - a forum for serious debate about political philosophy.
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Politics is the chloroform of the Irish people, or rather the hashish.
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Violent men have not been known in history to die to a man. They die up to a point.
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Christ shared our experience; he suffered as we suffer; he died as we shall die, and for forty days in the desert he underwent the struggle between good and evil.
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Then came the war, old sport. It was a great relief, and I tried very hard to die, but I seemed to bear an enchanted life.
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When they come to Europe, they are confronted by still closed borders. Thus, the concept of open borders is a very selective concept, one that is not taken seriously at all in the experience of non-Europeans.
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I have met many entrepreneurs who have the passion and even the work ethic to succeed - but who are so obsessed with an idea that they don't see its obvious flaws. Think about that. If you can't even acknowledge your failures, how can you cut the rope and move on?
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I do not believe wealthy candidates should spend vast resources in their own campaigns.
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90% of every art form is garbage - dance and stand-up, painting and music. Focus on the 10% that's good, suck it up, and drive on.
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The body politic, as well as the human body, begins to die as soon as it is born, and carries itself the causes of its destruction.
