In order to get as much fame ...

In order to get as much fame as one\'s father one has to much more able than he.
In order to get as much fame as one's father one has to much more able than he.
 Denis Diderot

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Amores Perros and Once Were Warriors had a tremendous visceral quality that really influenced me.
 Brendan Fletcher
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 Steven Pressfield
If one man kills a hundred men, and another man masters himself, the second man is the much greater warrior.
You may abandon your own body but you must preserve your honour.
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Man is the only animal that blushes - or needs to.

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Posterity for the philosopher is what the other world is for the religious man.
 Denis Diderot
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 Denis Diderot
The enjoyment of freedom which could be exercised without any motivation would be the real hallmark of a maniac.
 Denis Diderot
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 Denis Diderot
The best mannered people make the most absurd lovers.
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