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Giacomo Casanova Quotes

I have often met with happiness after some imprudent step which ought to have brought ruin upon me, and although passing a vote of censure upon myself I would thank God for his mercy.

Giacomo Casanova

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: celebrity
Nationality: italian
Birth: April 2, 1725 - June 4, 1798

Topics

Happiness God Myself Step Me Mercy

All speech, written or spoken, is a dead language, until it finds a willing and prepared hearer.

Robert Louis Stevenson

Language Speech Dead Willing Spoken

When asked if I miss being in government, I usually try to lighten the moment by responding that I awake most days, read the paper, and then observe that, 'It's yet another great day to be the former director of the Central Intelligence Agency.'

Michael Hayden

Great Moment Day Intelligence Try

The advantage of being eighty years old is that one has had many people to love.

Jean Reno

Love People Old Years Advantage Had

I used to take it personally when a casting director didn't like me or I didn't get picked for something. Now I realize you can't do that. It'll mess with your self-esteem. Don't take rejection overly personally. If that doesn't work out, there's something else waiting for you.

Sierra McCormick

Work Waiting Me Rejection You Now

I do a lot of cultural material that's based on my traveling around the world. I basically just report what I've seen and where I've been.

Russell Peters

World Seen Where Been Just Report

What the public wants is the image of passion, not passion itself.

Roland Barthes

Passion Image Wants Public Itself

Mysterious love, uncertain treasure, hast thou more of pain or pleasure! Endless torments dwell about thee: Yet who would live, and live without thee!

Joseph Addison

Love Live Pain Treasure Mysterious

Google is committed to open source and open APIs, and part of that is creating a partner-friendly place.

Diane Greene

Place Creating Google Open Source

My first job was as a waitress, and I waitressed for a long, long time. I was a very bad waitress. I didn't care if people had ketchup or if they were allergic to fish. It really didn't bother me either way. I didn't care. I was bad, but it was a good way to make money. And it's a fun job if you are working with fun people.

Cheryl Hines

Good Time Money Job Fun People

Critics have a responsibility to put things in a cultural and sociological or political context. That is important.

Annette Bening

Responsibility Political Important

The soul of man is one of those subtle and evanescent substances that, as long as they remain still, the organ of sight does not remark; it must become agitated to become visible.

William Godwin

Soul Man Long Sight Become Must

I have always been attracted to good scripts and try hard to make characters as believable as possible. That means trying to figure out how they would react to situations, what they eat, think, and feel.

Powers Boothe

Good Think Feel Trying Possible Try