Charles de Saint-Évremond (Charles de Marguetel de Saint-Denis) Quotes
There is as much ingenuity in making an felicitous application of an passage as in being the author of it.
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I would say 'The Master' was one of the most inspiring things I've ever got to work on.
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I'm usually very attracted to things that I can't define. If something's too clear, it's very often not inspiring to me anymore.
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I love watching old sitcoms. It's very inspiring to watch 'Mary Tyler Moore' and 'Golden Girls.' I have watched them over and over again for years.
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One of the most amazing things about mathematics is the people who do math aren't usually interested in application, because mathematics itself is truly a beautiful art form. It's structures and patterns, and that's what we love, and that's what we get off on.
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I have seen three emperors in their nakedness, and the sight was not inspiring.
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Motherhood is... difficult and... rewarding.
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I listen to both oldies and contemporary stations. I enjoy listening to current stuff because there's an energy to it that's inspiring.
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Altruism demands that an individual serve others, but doesn’t stipulate whether those others should be one’s family, or the homeless, or society as a whole. Collectivism states that, in politics, society comes first and the individual must obey. Collectivism is the application of the altruist ethics to politics.
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Small daily happenings make life spectacular.... start enjoying the small things in life!
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Confidence, clarity and compassion are essential qualities of a teacher.
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True concentration is an unbroken thread of awareness.
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The union of nature and soul removes the veil of ignorance that covers our intelligence.
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The less of the World, the freer you live.
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God forbid, men should be jealous of knowledge as they are jealous of women.
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Acquire knowledge and teach it to people.
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Avoidance of sin is lighter than the pain of remorse.
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Allah loves moderation and hates extravagance and excess.
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The best way to not feel hopeless is to get up and do something. Don’t wait for good things to happen to you. If you go out and make some good things happen, you will fill the world with hope, you will fill yourself with hope.
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It was very bad if the council had resorted to recruiting men. By tradition men were our last line of defence, their physical strength bent towards the single and most important task of protecting our homes and children. This meant the council had decided that our only defence was to defeat the enemy, period. Anything else meant the end of Darre.
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At that moment I had a thrilling sharp intuition. I knew it as if I held it in my hands: In the gloom of death that surrounded the two of us, we were just at the point of approaching and negotiating a gentle curve. If we bypassed it, we would split off into different directions. In that case, we would forever remain just friends.
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Lead me from death to life, from falsehood to truth; Lead me from despair to hope, from fear to trust; Lead me from hate to love, from war to peace; Let peace fill our heart, our world, our universe
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I don't have a lot of men in my life. I'm married, but I have daughters. I'm surrounded by a lot of females in my world.
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There is as much ingenuity in making an felicitous application of an passage as in being the author of it.
