When a man and a woman have an overwhelming passion for each other, it seems to me, in spite of such obstacles dividing them as parents or husband, that they belong to each other in the name of Nature, and are lovers by Divine right, in spite of human convention or the laws.
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NICOLAS CAGE Many people say that government is necessary because some men cannot be trusted to look after themse... NICOLAS WALTER When someone says that the free market isn't working, what he means is that he doesn't like the way ... NICOLAS MARTIN It often happens that those of whom we speak least on earth are best known in heaven. NICOLAS CAUSSIN I don't like it when people on the street say smile or cheer up. It's a real cheap line. I'm feeling... NICOLAS CAGE He followed in his father's footsteps, but his gait was somewhat erratic. NICOLAS BENTLEY I cry a lot. My emotions are very close to my surface. I don't want to hold anything in so it fester... NICOLAS CAGE I would rather have had one breath of her hair, one kiss from her mouth, one touch of her hand, than... NICOLAS CAGE We all have our beliefs or our agnosticism. NICOLAS ROEG I'm an enormous admirer of Christopher Lee. He's somebody, along with Vincent Price, who I c... NICOLAS CAGE Snakes are sometimes perceived as evil, but they are also perceived as medicine. If you look at an a... NICOLAS CAGE Think of everything in Seattle - Microsoft, Amazon, Starbucks. Then you go down to Silicon Valley - ... NICOLAS BERGGRUEN I do enjoy animated movies. I really love anime and movies like 'Spirited Away' and 'How... NICOLAS CAGE President Chavez has always been a loyal friend of Gaddafi, assassinated in the crudest way possible... NICOLAS MADURO I am not a demon. I am a lizard, a shark, a heat-seeking panther. I want to be Bob Denver on acid pl... NICOLAS CAGE Similar questions were posed to Allende as to me. Allende was told that he blamed everything on a co... NICOLAS MADURO I'm not afraid to play ugly - look at 'Adaptation.' I looked like a turd that a cat had ... NICOLAS CAGE Let's dig deep to build the kind of police force that our fatherland really deserves. We need a ... NICOLAS MADURO How do you rebel in a family of rebels? That's the age-old question. I guess I could have by not... NICOLAS CAGE Fidel Castro represents the dignity of the South American continent against empires. He's a livi... NICOLAS MADURO If I could have been a marine biologist I would have, but I didn't have that kind of intelligenc... NICOLAS CAGE Personally, my interests are ancient history and ancient civilizations. In my own life, I'd like... NICOLAS CAGE I always see America as really belonging to the Native Americans. Even though I'm American, I st... NICOLAS CAGE And later I thought, I can't think how anyone can become a director without learning the craft o... NICOLAS ROEG You make the movie through the cinematography - it sounds quite a simple idea, but it was like a hug... NICOLAS ROEG I was very glad later when I was directing that I wasn't in the hands of a cinematographer and h... NICOLAS ROEG I came up the old-fashioned way - tea boy, cutter, focus-puller, cinematographer - but I wasn't ... NICOLAS ROEG The movies I cannot go without and that I watch annually are 'A Clockwork Orange,' 'Scar... NICOLAS CAGE I'm the first to admit that I like going to, or my memories at least of going to Clint Eastwood ... NICOLAS CAGE I have very good relations with Pope Francis. I read constantly what he says and follow his speeches... NICOLAS MADURO I am just a humble worker. Commander Chavez decided I should be president. To President Obama, we re... NICOLAS MADURO The Venezuelan people will never abandon the ideals President Chavez gave us. Modestly, we contribut... NICOLAS MADURO I would definitely return to Austria. They were all good experiences for me, but definitely Austria ... NICOLAS CAGE Mike Myers as Austin Powers makes me laugh - that was genius - and Daffy Duck makes me laugh, but I ... NICOLAS CAGE I can tell you that I never aspired to be president. I always honour something that Commander Chavez... NICOLAS MADURO You will not dishonor the divine perfections by judgments unworthy of them, provided you never judge... NICOLAS MALEBRANCHE The United States are ruled by a financial, media-centered, military-industrial apparatus. Behind Ob... NICOLAS MADURO