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Joseph de Maistre Quotes

Every country has the government it deserves.

Joseph de Maistre

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: diplomat
Nationality: french
Birth: April 1, 1753 - February 26, 1821

Topics

Government Country Every Deserves

God is a presence that I can never define but I could never deny.

John Shelby Spong

God I Can Never Presence Define

If we boost productivity, we can improve economic growth.

Growth Economic Growth Improve Boost

I prefer a great novel, but many novels come with a bunch of novel-y writerliness that feels sort of macho to me, so I do end up reading lots of shorter things.

Great Me Reading End Up Things

When I was growing up, I was really into 'Rent' and I actually slept on the street in New York all night to get to sit in the first few rows for it.

New York Growing Up Night New Street

TV, particularly network television, gives you a much greater opportunity to tell a long-form story, to develop a character and keep it detailed. Film, by its nature, is more finite.

Nature Character Opportunity Story

My punches are crisp, powerful, and sharp.

Powerful Sharp Punches Crisp

I've always thought that guns are a cowardly tool in the hands of men and women trying to solve problems with each other. And cowardly in the hands of filmmakers. It's taken so lightly in films.

Derek Cianfrance

Women Men Problems Thought Hands

You start acting just as soon as you walk into the door of that casting office. You can't just be yourself because they don't want to hire you.

Clifton Collins, Jr.

Walk Yourself Door Be Yourself Start

When you see a fish you don't think of its scales, do you? You think of its speed, its floating, flashing body seen through the water... If I made fins and eyes and scales, I would arrest its movement, give a pattern or shape of reality. I want just the flash of its spirit.

Constantin Brancusi

Eyes Water Think Reality Fish Body

I'm for innovation and a commitment to a rising tide that lifts all boats for all Americans.

Innovation Commitment Tide Rising

I can't say I'm surprised I was successful. I was determined - and I got it.

Say Determined Successful Got

It's the same as any role and I find that you can't lump characters together; because they all have different life experiences, different reasons for being the way they are.

Life Together You Find Way Same

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