Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes

If there were a nation of Gods, it would govern itself democratically. A government so perfect is not suited to men.

Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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• Adam knew Eve his wife and she conceived. It is a pity that this is still the only knowledge of their wives at which some men seem to arrive.

  

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• Suffering turns men towards their creator.

  

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• Global governance cannot be limited to the crafting of instruments related to the promotion of democracy. A key component must be the creation of fair and equitable rules to enhance the development prospects of developing countries.

  

  Kamla Persad-Bissessar
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• Being on 'The Sopranos' definitely prepared me for the militant secrecy of 'Mad Men.'

  

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• Political democracy cannot last unless there lies at the base of it social democracy. What does social democracy mean? It means a way of life which recognizes liberty, equality and fraternity as the principles of life.

  

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• There are so many more women and men who deserve opportunities. People of color. Period.

  

  Octavia Spencer
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• I'm a family guy, so I would love to have a family; I would love to find that perfect person to have a family with.

  

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• It is not reasonable that those who gamble with men's lives should not pay with their own.

  

  H. G. Wells
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• I'm done with men... I'm going to be alone. I have no luck with relationships. I don't think I'm made for marriage.

  

  Halle Berry
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• Labor disgraces no man; unfortunately, you occasionally find men who disgrace labor.

  

  Ulysses S. Grant
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• Eighty percent of married men cheat in America. The rest cheat in Europe.

  

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• Men are what their mothers made them.

  

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• I think, if you create the right economic framework in terms of government policy, that Saskatchewan can continue to succeed and grow. Instead of having people migrate from Saskatchewan, they will be migrating to Saskatchewan.

  

  N. Murray Edwards
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• The Pyramids are perfect, but you can't put the Pyramids in the middle of Manhattan. In the desert, the combination of light and form makes it perfect.

  

  I. M. Pei
  • Light
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  • Desert

• I began with small roles in successful movies like 'No Country For Old Men' by the Coen brothers; but it was 'The Last Exorcism' that changed my life: with what I earned, I left Texas and moved to Los Angeles.

  

  Caleb Landry Jones
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• I understand how bureaucracies work. And that's important because our government has become a vast, huge, bloated, corrupt bureaucracy.

  

  Carly Fiorina
  • Work
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• Despite the fact that Rouhani has been a long-time insider in a government that has committed countless human rights violations, and that he himself called for the execution of peaceful activists in 1999, many people inside and outside Iran are optimistic that he might indeed favor greater respect for the rights of the Iranian people.

  

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• I see when men love women. They give them but a little of their lives. But women when they love give everything.

  

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• You know how they do that effect in movies, where they make it look like you have a twin, but it's really just the same actor playing both characters in the scene? I knew this would be the best route, but I just wasn't comfortable dressing as a woman, so I had to hire other actors.

  

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• The majority of autists - as well as their parents - seem to be genuine victims of environmental stress.

  

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• I think sometimes, when you're on top and all you do is win, win, win, win, win, you get lazy and lose focus. When you lose it opens your eyes and you get serious. There is always a time when it is good to lose, at the right time for you.

  

  Usain Bolt
  • Time
  • Good
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• The great gifts of models are not that they're more beautiful than the next person, it's that they're able to be photographed and not be self-conscious.

  

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  • Models
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• If there were a nation of Gods, it would govern itself democratically. A government so perfect is not suited to men.

  

  Jean-Jacques Rousseau
  • Men
  • Perfect
  • Government