Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes
Falsehood has an infinity of combinations, but truth has only one mode of being.
Quotes to Explore
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I love the immediacy of an audience being there and reacting. I'm spoiled, having grown up in theater.
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I don't really feel like I have to have a debate with my husband over issues.
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God is like the sun. When the sun shines, it shines for everyone. God is for everyone.
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My readers at that time were still men of letters; but there had to be other people waiting to read my poems.
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The simplest toy, one which even the youngest child can operate, is called a grandparent.
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I just do whatever I do, and put it out there without tryin' to cater to anybody. If you like it, you like it.
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I'm actually beginning to believe that there is something in common among all of my characters. I'm not sure what it is exactly. But I guess that something is me.
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I'm a believer in things happening for a reason.
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Religion can emerge in all forms of feeling: here wild anger, there the sweetest pain; here consuming hatred, there the childlike smile of serene humility.
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I see no conflict whatsoever between Christianity and good business practices. People say you can't mix business with religion. I say there's no other way.
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I've always wanted to do a lot of things.
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I think Karl Rove saw that in George W. Bush early on and understood the impact that he could have on Texas politics and probably on national politics.
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What I care about is readers because without readers I can't make a living... And I think it's a bad thing for the world if people don't read anymore. I want people to read a lot.
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When someone says something that really hurts me, I have to retweet it to let it go.
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Things forbidden have a secret charm.
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Thirdly, even if we assume that the world is governed by purpose, we need only add that this purpose - or, if there are several, at least one of them - is not especially intent on preventing suffering, whether it is indifferent to suffering or actually rejoices in it.
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I love going to my supermarket. Sounds so rock 'n' roll, eh?
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When I was on stage, I was like, 'This is alright. This is good.'
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I completely identify with finding freedom in boundaries. That's why I tend to have more freedom when I write nonfiction over fiction: because I'm running up against actuality and beholden to the truth in a different way.
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I can deal with adversity.
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I don't know Sally Jenkins. I've met her once. I wouldn't know her in an elevator.
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I'm trying to build a brand, so I can sell Keyshawn Johnson products in stores. You know, paint, rugs, carpet, drapery, fabrics, blankets, towels, hardware, plates.
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I like to know about football and everything about a club when I play there, so I talk to people when they come up to me in the street.
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Falsehood has an infinity of combinations, but truth has only one mode of being.
