I'm a very direct person and, sometimes, when I want something, I will push it until I get it. But, it's OK. It's not as bad as some people. When I have an idea in my head, I'm pretty stubborn. ~Julie Delpy
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Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with the absolute truth. ~Simone de Beauvoir
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I got into real estate very much by accident. ~Jeff Greene
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If you listen to really deep ambient records that don't move too much, very still records, long after those records are finished, you might find yourself listening for hours to the sound of the room. ~Bill Laswell
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Also, of course, for most of this time most Americans thought of America as a white country with, at best, only a very segregated and subordinate role for blacks. ~Samuel P. Huntington
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A man can not sit down alone to plan for prosperity. ~Nigerian Proverb
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The course of history shows that as a government grows, liberty decreases. ~Thomas Jefferson
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I never wanted to do the same kind of movies over and over anyway, so my theory on it all is I'm just gonna try and dodge the label and keep doing what I am doing. ~Matt Damon
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There are three movies that I am exceptionally proud of in my life, and I rarely commit to a list of films that I like, that I've made, but these are the three films that I was passionately connected to. The first was "ET," the second "Schindler's List," and third is "Saving Private Ryan". ~Steven Spielberg
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The road to a friend's house is never long. ~Danish Proverb
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Coffee should be: black as hell, strong as death, sweet as love. ~Turkish Proverb
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Look down if you would know how high you stand. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Whenever you can, act as a liberator. Freedom, dignity, wealth; these three together constitute the greatest happiness of humanity. If you bequeath all three to your people, their love for you will never die. ~Cyrus the Great
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Do not beat the wolf, and do not cause hunger to the sheep. ~Arabic Proverb
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I smoke cigars because at my age if I don't have something to hang on to I might fall down. ~George Burns
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You have to believe in love stories and prince charming and that eventually you'll find your own happily ever after. ~Taylor Swift
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Death is just life's next big adventure. ~J. K. Rowling
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When you get there, there isn't any there there. ~Zen Proverb
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As the bee collects nectar and departs without injuring the flower, or its color or fragrance, so let the sage dwell on earth. ~Gautama Buddha
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Any nation that refuses to hold intercourse with other nations must expect to be excluded from this family. ~Townsend Harris
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Build into each budget the cost of hiring and don't lump yourself with capital investment. ~Ann Macbeth
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You can almost believe what you know is not true when you really have to. ~Carol Plum Ucci
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The person who gets stuck on trivial prosperity, will not attain great prosperity. ~Tibetan Proverb
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You would think that Freddy Couples' Nick Price would be the team to beat, but I'll tell you in skins, it's a matter of just hitting it at the right time. ~Fuzzy Zoeller
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In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity. ~Sun Tzu
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