Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes
At Genoa, the word Liberty may be read over the front of the prisons and on the chains of the galley-slaves. This application of the device is good and just. It is indeed only malefactors of all estates who prevent the citizen from being free. In the country in which all such men were in the galleys, the most perfect liberty would be enjoyed.
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I was a little hesitant at first because there's so many ways you can get 'Straight Outta Compton' wrong. You know, it's such a great story; it's such a classic tale. I was a little nervous 'cause it's like a very narrow road to success with that type of story - you got to get it right - but when I read it, I was pleasantly surprised.
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It's interesting that one of the definitions of the word 'human' is 'sympathetic.' More and more people are beginning to show that they understand why that is important.
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I could be the best looking guy in the Duma, but that's only because all the other guys are over 60.
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It's a shame in a way that people come and go with one album.
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When history is erased, people's moral values are also erased.
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As a black actress you've got to work doubly hard. But it doesn't ever get me to the point where I give up on myself. It just motivates me to be more prepared, focus and disciplined. That's why I care so much about doing black films and making sure that we represent and are represented correctly.
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I have lived under totalitarian Communism, so I prize freedom as much as anyone and have long fought for freedom of conscience and speech.
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I don't jog, if I die I want to be sick.
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In international relations, you don't base your work on hope.
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Most of us, if we're not careful, tend to dehumanize the enemy.
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These activists who support immigrants inadvertently become part of this international human-smuggling network.
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Orrin Hatch was the keynote speaker at the last meeting of the Association of American Editorial Cartoonists. He sought me out because he was a fan. I was thinking he had confused me with someone else.
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The Afghans did not have sophisticated weapons like the Soviets did, but with their faith they defeated a superpower.
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Guys like me don't necessarily progress very far, which is fine.
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People hate cardio. I hate cardio. But pick the five top songs that you love. Do your cardio during these songs, and you're done. I'd say 95 percent of the time you don't even know you just did it.
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This is a world in which reasons are made up because reality is too painful.
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Nothing can be more contrary to religion and the clergy than reason and common sense.
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I was making my living from a joke about my appearance that I didn't understand, and in a way still don't, because when I look in a mirror it doesn't seem funny to me.
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A lot of times, in the beginning of my career, I put pressure on myself just because I wanted to perform so well. I just wanted to be perfect.
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Nobody in this country respects what's weak. You believe me!If you see a beggar on a corner, with his hat in his hand, nobody respects him.Dress the same man up, give him an air of dignity, and he can command respect.The same thing applies to this union.
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None of us is perfect. Everyone has got a skeleton in the closet that they don't want people to find out. I just let it go, with a bit of humor.
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Anywhere in life, for girls there's pressure to keep your weight and to keep yourself feeling and looking good.
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I have a difficult time sitting down for long periods.
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At Genoa, the word Liberty may be read over the front of the prisons and on the chains of the galley-slaves. This application of the device is good and just. It is indeed only malefactors of all estates who prevent the citizen from being free. In the country in which all such men were in the galleys, the most perfect liberty would be enjoyed.
