Quotes 5141 till 5160 of 8624.
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Peace is not the absence of war, but a virtue based on strength of character.
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Peace, above all things, is to be desired, but blood must sometimes be spilled to obtain it on equable and lasting terms.
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People almost invariably arrive at their beliefs not on the basis of proof but on the basis of what they find attractive.
Source: The Art of Persuasion -
People always ask me about 'Girls' with this kind of hesitation. What do I think of it? I love it. It's awesome. I get a lot of Where do you come down on this? I come down on the side of 'Yay, Lena Dunham. Congratulations. I'm jealous.' She's doing something so fantastic. Maybe it's not for everybody, but it certainly is for me.
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People always called The Cure gloomy, but listening to The Cure made me happy. There was something about the gloominess that gave me comfort, and I think we're the same way.
Source: Corgan, William. Interview. Playboy (1997) -
People are always asking me about eskimos, but there are no eskimos in Iceland.
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People are attracted to entertainment, for sure, or jokes, excitement and romantically heightened stories that might be false, but are still attractive fantasies.
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People are easily intimidated when they decorate their home. They think it has to be one way. But there's no one way. It's your way, your style. At the end of the day, you have to live there. It's your cocoon, your nest. You have to be happy in it.
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People are starting to go on about my weight but I'm not going to change my size because they don't like the way I look.
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People ask for criticism, but they only want praise.
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People ask for this life, but they don't really understand what comes with it. People just see the outside and that looks good - big houses, cars, girls, but you never see how the person is feeling deep down inside. Me personally, being a man, I'm going to feel better displaying all of this and pouring my heart out on each record.
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People ask me if I miss the States. I miss African Americans. But not the U.S. government or all the things they put me through. I miss African American culture, our speech, dance and cooking.
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People ask you for criticism, but they only want praise.
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People assume actors are born liars, but I'd argue the actor's job is to tell the truth. And I've realised I'm not a good liar.
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People called me a hoodlum and a thug. But they didn't tell you I was a carpenter, an architect, a stand-up comic - even a bartender. And a barbecue cook. But they didn't tell you that.
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People can be more forgiving than you can imagine. But you have to forgive yourself. Let go of what's bitter and move on.
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People can criticise all day long, I think I've proven myself, I think I deliver. And I agree, box office does not mean a movie's good, but I feel like I'm making good movies and I'm delivering in box office.
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People come in with business plans and, I mean I know that no one is going to meet everything they say in a business plan but you got to have something to, to guide towards.
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People could live very happily without the Turner Prize, but they could not live without real communication and emotion.
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