Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes
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I think that I could be an example to young people, and they know that dreams come true.
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I began both auditioning with Pearl Jam and recording for Eleven. In the fall of 1994, I joined Pearl Jam.
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Anytime you have a tight race and you lose, it's not pleasant.
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Gene Hackman is one of the great American actors of all time.
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On the night of the winter solstice, when the dead get their annual reprieve, they go up to the 24-hour donut shop and wedding chapel to get hitched. Marriage is a good and proper pursuit for dead people. For a while, it relieves the dark, shuddering loneliness of the afterlife.
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I'd always put on little shows at home, but when I was 11, I did a community event in Woodford, where anyone could go. You had three days of vocal training and performed your song at the end. I sang 'I Say a Little Prayer.' It's a tough song to sing but they gave me the confidence to go for it and belt it out.
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It's not that I don't want a fast car. I like the speed. I'm just not the type of person who finds a sports car a sexy car.
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Teach us to give and not to count the cost.
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The goal in life is to be solid, whereas the way that life works is totally fluid, so you can never actually achieve that goal.
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When I was sixteen years old, I was sentenced to two years in prison; the Swedish government changed it, so I could go to a boarding school as part of a social programme. I was in this boarding school with some of the richest kids in Sweden.
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Be who you are and be that well.
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Playing evil is just not interesting. I don't think anyone who does evil stuff thinks they're doing evil stuff. That's the scary part.
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Community colleges are one of America's great social inventions a gateway to the future for first time students looking for an affordable college education, and for mid-career students looking to get ahead in the workplace.
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The day I leave Paris is the day I go down a level or quit football.
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This is my ultimate fantasy: watching QVC with a credit card while making love and eating at the same time.
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It was a very stupid thing to do, I'll admit, but I hardly didn't even know I was doing it.
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Poetry comes alive to me through recitation.
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I try to compartmentalize as much as possible, and I have the most amazing team in the world. They really set up my time in a way that is completely efficient all the time.
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Taking a risk is always frightening, but I gave myself a set period of time and had enough money to see me through. I operated from the belief that things would be okay, that if I wasn't successful I would find myself a job, but either way, I would be fine.
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playing Pictionary with his wife and some friends
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In my lifetime, Mitt Romney is the most qualified leader I've ever seen run for the presidency of the United States.
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As you schedule individual tasks, give yourself a cushion. Mark the due date a few days ahead of the actual deadline so you have time to deal with changes or last-minute emergencies.
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I feel like you're not a real musician or entertainer if you can't go into a room, pick up an instrument and entertain people.
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Fame is but the breath of people, and that often unwholesome.
