Charles de Gaulle Quotes
Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop.

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Non-violence is the article of faith.
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The economic dynamic in Zimbabwe is perversely robust: while ordinary people suffer, black-market dealers and people with foreign bank accounts prosper, making them powerful stakeholders in the perpetuation of devastating economic policies.
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Remember that nobody will ever get ahead of you as long as he is kicking you in the seat of the pants.
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How do I act so well? What I do is I pretend to be the person I'm portraying in the film or play.
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Little moments can have a feeling and a texture that is very real.
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Sometimes I just crave to play in Shakespeare again and I know and love playing Orlando so much.
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I'm a terrible actor. I would suck in films! The only way I would do well is if I was playing myself, which is what I did in my career.
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My favorite book in life is 'A Wrinkle In Time,' which I read before high school. It was my first introduction into the meeting of science and spirit and the universe and big thoughts and all of those interesting New Age-y concepts. It made everything make sense to me and opened up my mind.
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Writers are essential. Readers are essential. Publishers are not.
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I want to paint something that's gorgeous, something that's perfect. So that it's full of sadness.
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Religion and philosophy, philosophy and religion - they're two words which are both... different. In spelling.
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Now obviously the propositions of the system have reference to matters of empirical fact; if they did not, they could have no claim to be called scientific.
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If we are happy within ourselves, we don't accept or demand that our partner should fulfill every need. We need to be comfortable with our own company.
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People have no tolerance. They think all bugs are bad. It's the American way. If you don't like something, kill it.
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Tonight, you are hearing from the Democratic women of the Senate... We stand together on so many issues: economic prosperity, quality education for all, protecting a woman's right to choose.
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If I was a boy, nobody would care that I worked out six, seven hours a day when I was 9 years old, no? Why were people always saying 'poor little girl?' I liked to work out and always did more than I was asked to.
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I'm certainly curious about people. As a kid, I moved around a lot. I was raised in a lot of different places, and thanks to working in the movies, I've gotten to keep traveling. I've always been interested in other cultures and languages.
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Just being in the military, you're so violent. We got into fights about just random things all the time. I don't think as aggressively as I did when I was in the Marine Corps.
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The study of history empowers nations and individuals with an ability to avoid errors of the past and lay foundations for victories in the future.
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Our shows are packed with laughter and light-hearted songs to lift the listener from their everyday life. We encourage the audience to participate in any way.
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The more man knows of man, the better for the common brotherhood among men.
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I just want to live my life a little freely and not adhere to any schedule - just make music and have fun.
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That men do not learn very much from the lessons of history is the most important of all the lessons that history has to teach.
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Diplomats are useful only in fair weather. As soon as it rains they drown in every drop.