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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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Risk
Author
Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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Reading, solitude, idleness, a soft and sedentary life, intercourse with women and young people, these are perilous paths for a young man, and these lead him constantly into danger. – Jean-Jacques Rousseau

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Women
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Jean-Jacques Rousseau
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famous
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Its not a matter of becoming a superstar. Fame and money arent the purpose of all this. No actors going to say, I dont want to be famous. But the main purpose for doing what Im doing is the passion in the work. – Christopher Lambert

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famous

Nothing in life prepares you to be famous. – Jeff Foxworthy

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famous

Well I would say that were regular people first of all and were normal and its obvious by some of the things that have happened just because our name is famous were not immune to tragedy. – Brett Favre

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famous

Its not that I dont want to become famous or that Im obsessed by my work as an actress, but its all about not limiting myself, such as putting myself in a little jail that I can escape from. – Sarah Polley

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famous

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Too many women throw themselves into romance because theyre afraid of being single, then start making compromises and losing their identity. I wont do that. – Julie Delpy

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Praise is not seemly in the mouth of a sinner, for it was not sent him of the Lord. Ecclesiasticus 15:9 – Bible

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Praise

I have many regrets, and Im sure everyone does. The stupid things you do, you regret if you have any sense, and if you dont regret them, maybe youre stupid. – Katharine Hepburn

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Regret & Remorse

I do not take steroids. I never have. Its sad to me that people want to point fingers. I dont do that. Thats not me. I wouldnt feel like a human being. – Jackie Joyner-Kersee

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sad