Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes
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When I started out back in Louisville, there was Harry Collins. He was my first teacher. He saw that I was so obsessed with magic that he taught me the love of magic.
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The main reason I wanted to be successful was to get out of the ghetto. My parents helped direct my path.
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The more I talk about things, the more I understand myself.
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Leeks, like other oniony things, reach a certain peak when fried. It's the subtle sweetness that suddenly becomes evident and works so well with their creamy texture.
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You have your identity when you find out, not what you can keep your mind on, but what you can't keep your mind off.
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It was impossible to get a conversation going, everybody was talking too much.
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I don't want to become known as just a body.
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Always just remember that you can never know all; you're always going to be learning; there's always going to be something new. I don't think you'll ever have it all figured out.
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Maybe if I'd had more direct contact with death, I wouldn't find it so fascinating and I wouldn't write about it so much.
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Imperialist enterprise draws political consequences.
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I am not suggesting that just by taking the Metro, I will save billions. But I hope others will follow.
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Even a beautiful piece of work can be overshadowed, destroyed, by something else.
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I would say colonialism is a wonderful thing. It spread civilization to Africa. Before it they had no written language, no wheel as we know it, no schools, no hospitals, not even normal clothing.
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Stealing things is a glorious occupations, particularly in the art world.
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I don't think I've ever been chatted up, and I don't think I've ever chatted anyone up. The Fresh Prince has the best chat-up lines.
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My life is my message.
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I never liked Hans Christian Andersen because I knew he was always getting at me.
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The career of a sage is of two kinds: He is either honored by all in the world, Like a flower waving its head, Or else he disappears into the silent forest.
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I'm not so much of a person for causes, unless I specifically - for instance, if it's my cause, or some poor people's, I'll try to help. But you won't find me playing for any peace candidates - or any candidates.
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In every single moment, we have the choice to be happy or not. No matter what is going on, we can choose to focus on what is right, what is good and whole in ourselves and our lives, and what options we have in any given situation. In other words, we can choose to be happy no matter what.
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Regardless of the popular literary trend of the times, write the thing which lies close to your heart.
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I'm black because that's the way the world sees me.
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Nine out of 10 times these guys will hit it-they'll be on something incredibly funny, but one out of 10, two out of 10, they'll fall flat on their faces. That's what makes them great actors: they take those chances, they don't play it safe.
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There is peace in dungeons, but is that enough to make dungeons desirable?
