Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes
One may live tranquilly in a dungeon; but does life consist in living quietly?
Quotes to Explore
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The Lebanese people voted this time for change. So they are not satisfied with the actual situation. They want to see a new government. They want to see a new vision.
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My professional and human obsession is the nature of language, and my best relationships are with other writers. In many ways, I know George Eliot better than I know my husband.
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My favorite writers are all Jews - David, Solomon, Matthew, Mark - well, you get the picture.
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I would never date a celebrity. I would want someone with real skills. Doctor, nurse, electrician... tailor.
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A country that does not fulfill its tasks in protecting the external borders has to cope with the consequences.
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Countries like France should not be naive. We don't have a French YouTube or Amazon or Netflix.
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I started working for the 'NY Observer' when I was 33. After I had been writing for them for about a year and a half the editor said, 'Your stories are the most talked about stories in the 'Observer'; you should have your own column.'
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There needs to be a place in the church or just outside - there needs to be a place where people feel free to ask questions without being put upon, where they feel free to ask difficult, challenging questions to voice their skepticism.
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Homosexuality in Russia is a crime and the punishment is seven years in prison, locked up with the other men. There is a three year waiting list.
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What makes you a Christian is whether or not you really are in accord with biblical theology and whether you know Jesus Christ as your Saviour.
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We live in a dark time. Books are as dark as what is available to teenagers through the media every day.
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I think it's nice to break down that barrier, that models are seen and not heard.
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Acting was something I had to do.
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I don't think I ever write songs involving politics, because they get dated way too quick. Any view you have can usually be made into something more general, and that can stand throughout time.
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I don't know if I'd say I feel green, but I'm getting to know myself as an actor now in a way that I never did as a kid.
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Electric cars are going to be very important for urban transportation.
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I wouldn't do a film like 'The Dirty Picture.' I have a husband and kids, and I won't be able to do justice to such a role. You need a certain mentality and ease to carry such a character.
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It is better that one's customers come to one's shop than to have to look for them abroad.
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We developed already, before the first servicing mission, this has been further developed on the second servicing mission and we refined it this time, all the terminology.
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No man is a failure who is enjoying life.
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Palaeontologists cannot live by uniformitarianism alone. This may be termed the Phenomenon of the Fallibility of the Fossil Record.
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Company cultures are like country cultures. Never try to change one. Try, instead, to work with what you've got.
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When I bet on horses, I never lose. Why? I bet on all the horses.
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One may live tranquilly in a dungeon; but does life consist in living quietly?
