Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes
Civilization is a hopeless race to discover remedies for the evils it produces.
Quotes to Explore
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I've been searching for ways to heal myself, and I've found that kindness is the best way.
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Push your luck. If you see a pretty girl in a bar, say something.
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In the beginning, I didn't dance that much and stuff.
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I have two main bass guitars, and my main bass is a four-string 1964 Fender Jazz, and I've named it Justine.
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I don't know what I'm meant to do. I'm not important, am I? I'm not doing anything that makes a difference.
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I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses.
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I love anything to do with history.
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Show business is fickle, and though I have been blessed with a healthy career, who knows how long that will last?
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I recently went to New York for the first time, and honey, I'm in love with that place. I'm obsessed with its sausages.
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When the white man governs himself, that is self-government; but when he governs himself and also governs another man, that is more than self-government - that is despotism.
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Let the path be open to talent.
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I never drink anything hot; I don't like hot drinks, very strange.
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On one hand I am this weird androgynous tomboy where I'm strangely low maintenance and have a five-minute makeup regimen. On the other I'm obsessed with all things beauty, from skin care to makeup.
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Martin Luther King said, and it is sadly still true, that one of the most segregated times in America is the hour of worship.
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For one human being to love another; that is perhaps the most difficult of all our tasks, the ultimate, the last test and proof, the work for which all other work is but preparation.
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I used to have 20/20 vision, believe it or not; that's gone because of all the reading I did when I wasn't supposed to, reading in the back of a car, waiting for each street light to go past so I could grab another sentence.
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People always say that you can't please everybody. I think that's a cop-out. Why not attempt it? 'Cause think of all the people you will please if you try.
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I booked my first series when I was 13. Acting kind of took control because I was just going from part to part at that point.
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I came out the box and for seven years I had a huge career. And then it's done, it's dumped. But I ain't gone, and I refuse to be gone.
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I could wake up six in the morning, go downstairs and record. I learned how to use ProTools and everything. Whenever I felt it, I could record.
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Being a father has fulfilled me in parts of my life that sustain me. It gives me a comfort and patience. All actors have this hole inside that they're trying to fill by performing. I'm anxious to keep creating, but I'm not so desperate any more because I have the love and support of my kids and wife.
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I like clothes that make me feel good. My favourite designers include Michelle Jonas and Dolce & Gabbana. Their clothes make me feel as if I'm Sophia Loren - really womanly.
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There are no greater wretches in the world than many of those whom people in general take to be happy.
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Civilization is a hopeless race to discover remedies for the evils it produces.
