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Quote by Jean-Jacques Rousseau
How many famous and high-spirited heroes have lived a day too long

How many famous and high-spirited heroes have lived a day too long? – Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Every man has the right to risk his own life in order to preserve it. Has it ever been said that a man who throws himself out the window to escape from a fire is guilty of suicide? – Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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The real harm of term extension comes not from these famous works. The real harm is to the works that are not famous, not commercially exploited, and no longer available as a result. – Lawrence Lessig

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The hardest thing about being famous is that people are always nice to you. Youre in a conversation and everybodys agreeing with what youre saying – even if you say something totally crazy. You need people who can tell you what you dont want to hear. – Al Pacino

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I became famous, I think, really because of the interpretation of other peoples songs, way back when, and thats what I enjoy the most. And Im a lazy bugger. – Rod Stewart

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Those who have known the famous are publicly debriefed of their memories, knowing as their own dusk falls that they will only be remembered for remembering someone else. – Alan Bennett

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We learn by practice. Whether it means to learn to dance by practicing dancing or to learn to live by practicing living, the principles are the same. One becomes in some area an athlete of God. – Martha Graham

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Before I travelled my road I was my road. – Antonio Porchia, Voces, 1943, translated from Spanish by W.S. Merwin

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In music the passions enjoy themselves. – Nietzsche, Beyond Good and Evil, 1886

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Politics is a blood sport. – Aneurin Bevan

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