Jean-Jacques Rousseau Quotes
General abstract truth is the most precious of all blessings; without it, man is blind; it is the eye of reason.
Quotes to Explore
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I've learned in my life that it's important to be able to step outside your comfort zone and be challenged with something you're not familiar or accustomed to. That challenge will allow you to see what you can do.
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As a teenager, I wanted to look like the early '90s curvy supermodels. Even in my early 20s, I always said as soon as I retired from cycling, I'd get a boob job.
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Movies are a big part of our Indian culture.
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The ADA is the living testament to our Nation's commitment that we will always stand up for our neighbors' right to live fulfilling lives.
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One who imitates what is bad always goes beyond his model; while one who imitates what is good always comes up short of it.
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You have to expect the raps when you have achieved popularity as a writer.
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I mean, Tool has a style, but we try to make all our songs sound different from each other.
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Secrecy is one of the shadier sides of private and public life.
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The extras are a nice bonus feature, but the main incentive is the musical experience.
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Men who are orthodox when they are young are in danger of being middle-aged all their lives.
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She discovered with great delight that one does not love one's children just because they are one's children but because of the friendship formed while raising them.
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I'm a vulnerable, sensitive person. I overthink everything.
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I'm trying to make perfect moments. And those generate meaning. If you go deep enough in how to make a moment, very quickly you come to how narrative works - to what we are as a species, how we've come up with telling stories in scenes and images.
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So far, Vancouver is my favorite relocation city. It feels like home. Parts of it remind me of the east coast. It's very clean. The food is great. And the people are lovely. Not that I didn't love working in other glamorous locations like Downey, Detroit, Cleveland or Bulgaria... but, damn, it is fun to be Canadian.
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It's a little strange when part of your family is in the public eye, and you're being put into a box that you're not necessarily in. That's when it starts to feel a bit odd: When you're being told who you are, but it's incorrect.
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We could try freedom for a while. We had it for a long time. That's where you sell something, and I agree to buy it because I like it. That is how we operate in most of rest of the marketplace other than health care.
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I was brought up as a normal kid.
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I've done movies for certain reasons; I did 'Anaconda' because the black man lives. Simple. The black man isn't dead in the first three pages, like Jurassic Park. It's like, 'The black man kills the snake with a Latino girl? Damn! I got to do this.'
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Well sure, who doesn't need a boyfriend? but realistically, those exotic creatures are hard to come by. At least a quality one.
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What they call 'play' (gym, travel, sports) looks like work.
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'In God We Trust.' It is the choicest compliment that has ever been paid us, and the most gratifying to our feelings. It is simple, direct, gracefully phrased: it always sounds well - In God We Trust. I don't believe it would sound any better if it were true. And in a measure it is true - half the nation trusts in Him. That half has decided it.
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Tonight I just need my guitar.
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Integrity is fundamental to being men. Integrity means being truthful, but it also means accepting responsibility and honoring commitments and covenants.
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General abstract truth is the most precious of all blessings; without it, man is blind; it is the eye of reason.
