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A villain must be a thing of power, handled with delicacy and grace. He must be wicked enough to excite our aversion,… — Agnes Repplier Copy Share Image
You are angry with your neighbor, you despise him, do not like to speak peaceably and lovingly to him, because there is… — John of Kronstadt Copy Share Image
To this war of every man against every man, this also in consequent; that nothing can be unjust. The notions of right… — Thomas Hobbes Copy Share Image
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One thing I hate in ethnic comedy is giving the audience the opportunity to laugh in a racist way at a thing.… — Ari Shaffir Copy Share Image
Whenever someone who knows you disappears, you lose one version of yourself. Yourself as you were seen, as you were judged to… — Salman Rushdie Copy Share Image
Be grateful for the joy of life. Be glad for the privilege of work. Be thankful for the opportunity to give and… — Grenville Kleiser Copy Share Image
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The need of a constantly expanding market for its products chases the bourgeoisie over the entire surface of the globe. It must… — Karl Marx Copy Share Image
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For me, Twitter is a public persona. It's UbuWeb or Kenneth Goldsmith (as opposed to Kenny Goldsmith). I don't interact. It's a… — Kenneth Goldsmith Copy Share Image
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It is well known that obedience is the chief among the initiatory virtues, for first it displaces presumption and then it engenders… — Diadochos of Photiki Copy Share Image
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At the end, what I like is that it's the girl's decision to go back in the room. She needs a hug,… — Philippe Falardeau Copy Share Image
My character Milly in 'The Boy Who Could Fly' was a very strong part. There were dramatic moments, and there were humorous… — Lucy Deakins Copy Share Image
I always said I just wanted to be an artist that made like $500 a week from music and anything on top… — Masked Wolf Copy Share Image
Examine the life of the best and most productive men and nations, and ask yourselves whether a tree which is to grow… — Friedrich Nietzsche Copy Share Image
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Prayer is self-discipline. The effort to realize the presence and power of God stretches the sinews of the soul and hardens its… — Samuel Marinus Zwemer Copy Share Image
Now, because men of our contemporary age are caught up in the ascetic view of a life-denying religious system, but in spite… — Guido von List Copy Share Image
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the older I am, the more I refuse to treat my work as therapy and the more I think it's less honest… — Penelope Cruz Copy Share Image
The morality of an action depends on the motive from which we act. If I fling half a crown to a beggar… — Samuel Johnson Copy Share Image
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The truths which are represented in England and Western countries generally, are those which refer to force of character, earnestness of purpose,… — Keshub Chandra Sen Copy Share Image
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