Claude Adrien Helvetius Quotes
There are men whom a happy disposition, a strong desire of glory and esteem, inspire with the same love for justice and virtue which men in general have for riches and honors... But the number of these men is so small that I only mention them in honor of humanity.
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It is better not to express what one means than to express what one does not mean.
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I always point out to my Passover guests that the Hebrews were not living in isolation. They were at the crossroads of several great, elaborate cultures with their own mythology and religion and art and architecture and cultural belief. In fact, so many of the mythologies of the world describe the same events, just from different points of view.
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Religion is everywhere. There are no human societies without it, whether they acknowledge it as a religion or not.
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When I sit down with my notebook, when I start scribbling words across the page, I find out what I'm feeling.
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When a 300-pound person like me is playing, I'm supposed to drink at least a gallon of water a day.
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It is better to be beautiful than to be good. But... it is better to be good than to be ugly.
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A chicken grows up in a little less time than an ostrich. An ostrich takes a whole year. A chicken takes a few months.
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My father went to work every day, and it's my job to go to work, too. Some days will be good, some won't be so good, but I have to go to work.
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Every man is the architect of his own fortune.
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I had the story, bit by bit, from various people, and, as generally happens in such cases, each time it was a different story.
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Plastic surgery and breast implants are fine for people who want that, if it makes them feel better about who they are. But, it makes these people, actors especially, fantasy figures for a fantasy world. Acting is about being real being honest.
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I just wish that people will be kinder to me when I pass away.
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Every performer who ever performed in rock and roll or even close to it is lying if they tell you that they weren't influenced in some way or another by Elvis Presley. He turned the world around.
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Almost all our desires, when examined, contain something too shameful to reveal.
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As a kid, I dreamed of being a pop star, a glamorous woman and traveling the world. And I've done that all my life.
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I have an irregular heartbeat, so that means a fair amount of medication - and I have blood pressure pills, too, but no vitamins or supplements.
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Sometimes, poor people don't smell too good, so love can have no nose.
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I'm kind of embarrassed by how quickly I adjusted to L.A. I really love it. It's so pleasant.
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Light makes photography. Embrace light.
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All the men I fall for seem to have a commitment problem.
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God would never have let us long for our friends with such a strong and holy love, if they were not waiting for us.
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When I left school I was full of angst, like any teenager, and I channeled it all into comedy.
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In every aspect of life, I consider myself incredibly fortunate.
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There are men whom a happy disposition, a strong desire of glory and esteem, inspire with the same love for justice and virtue which men in general have for riches and honors... But the number of these men is so small that I only mention them in honor of humanity.
