Charles de Gaulle Quotes
You may be sure that the Americans will commit all the stupidities they can think of, plus some that are beyond imagination.
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We were five kids at home, and my mother and grandmother ensured that we all had a very grounded upbringing in Madras. Even in school, I never used to tell anyone that my dad was an actor.
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Africa is not a fun place, you know. A fun place is somewhere that lifts the spirits, that cossets the senses. I don't think that can be said of the Africa I traveled in.
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I am a big believer that eventually everything comes back to you. You get back what you give out.
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Passion is one great force that unleashes creativity, because if you're passionate about something, then you're more willing to take risks.
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Fitzgerald coined the phrase the 'Jazz Age,' and now we're living in the Hip-Hop Age.
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One reason why so little is known about the German resistance is because it was never a united movement in the way that it was in France or Poland. It was simply too dangerous.
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I tire of franchises, remakes, and endless sequels.
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I always believed in my ability, but I think in any sport you need that little bit of luck.
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I think I have been very lucky as far as my acting career goes.
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I'm just trying to approach what I make with as much respect and research as I can, and just make it with a good heart.
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Pride is pleasure arising from a man's thinking too highly of himself.
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'Caught' is a novel of forgiveness, and the past and the present - who should be and who shouldn't be forgiven. None of my books are ever just about thrills, or it won't work.
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Somebody can't complain when they enjoy going to work and enjoy the people they work with.
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Not all lies are harmful. Sometimes we're willing participants in deception for the sake of social dignity, maybe to keep a secret that should be kept secret, secret. We say, 'Nice song.' 'Honey, you don't look fat in that, no.'
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The man who has perceived God looks upon all types of men as dream motion-picture images, made of the relativities of the light of Cosmic Consciousness and the shadows of delusion.
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The bad news motivated the drill instructors that much more.
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For me, I've always wanted to be a nun. I mean, I think about what it's like to be a nun. And I've always been fascinated with nuns, and I have a nun collection, I've been collecting nuns for 20 years. And I have a song that I wrote, 'I Wanna Be a Nun,' when I was 25.
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I think '80s pop music subconsciously informs what I'm doing.
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When you're the president of the United States, you have no money unless the Congress says, 'Here's what you can spend it on.'
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In science, read by preference the newest works. In literature, read the oldest. The classics are always modern.
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Even though some in our government may claim that civil liberties must be compromised in order to protect the public, we must be wary of what we are giving up in the name of fighting terrorism.
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Realism is a very sophisticated form of literature, a very grown-up one. And that may be its weakness. But fantasy seems to be eternal and omnipresent and always attractive to kids.
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La notte che le cose ci nasconde.
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You may be sure that the Americans will commit all the stupidities they can think of, plus some that are beyond imagination.
