Demosthenes Quotes
ὥσπερ γὰρ οἰκίας, οἶμαι, καὶ πλοίου καὶ τῶν ἄλλων τῶν τοιούτων τὰ κάτωθεν ἰσχυρότατ᾽ εἶναι δεῖ, οὕτω καὶ τῶν πράξεων τὰς ἀρχὰς καὶ τὰς ὑποθέσεις ἀληθεῖς καὶ δικαίας εἶναι προσήκει
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I was handed a chocolate bar and an M-1 rifle and told to go kill Hitler.
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The connection that readers have to 'Rookie' has only meant more and more to me as I get older.
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At Oracle, silver medal is first loser.
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It's disgusting that a Broadway show can't try out anymore, that no matter where they are in the world, there is this massive dialogue going on between people damning or praising it.
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I have a very vivid memory of the way my parents spoke, and the 50's that I grew up in are closer to the 20's, I think, than today in many, many ways.
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I never had any film training. I went to Northwestern. I studied education and theater. So it was all theater training.
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Reducing the price of cancer drugs is a humanitarian move.
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I would provide more opportunities for the kids of urban communities to go to school and learn trades - to get more jobs to take care of their families.
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It's a mystery to me why everybody doesn't love jazz. I've never been able to figure that out.
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I like to play with tropes.
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Always do what you are afraid to do.
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When you are present, the world is truly alive.
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I got a lot of problems, but I'm really good at intuiting what I need to do to be happy with whatever I create. I know when to stop myself, I know when to start, I know when to leave something alone. I guess I just kind of indulge that completely, and so I just take my time.
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Every child saved with my help and the help of all the wonderful secret messengers, who today are no longer living, is the justification of my existence on this earth, and not a title to glory.
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We do live, all of us, on many different levels, and for most artists the world of imagination is more real than the world of the kitchen sink.
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The horse carries the rider with power and speed. But the rider controls the horse. Talent carries the artist to great heights with power and speed. But the artist directs his talent. That is the element of 'consciousness', of 'calculation' in the work – or whatever else one chooses to call it.
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The principles of pleasure are not firm and stable. They are different in all mankind, and variable in every particular with such a diversity that there is no man more different from another than from himself at different times.
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You need to find the size of performance that's appropriate to the material, appropriate to the shot, or appropriate to the scene.
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I started thinking about joy. Everything in our society is so purposeful. Let's bring joy back to the experience.
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In fact I enjoyed every minute of my life at King's, especially the discovery of French and German literature.
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You have to decide who you are going to serve - stockholders or your customers.
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The more you discipline yourself to use your time well, the happier you will feel and the better will be the quality of your life in every area.
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ὥσπερ γὰρ οἰκίας, οἶμαι, καὶ πλοίου καὶ τῶν ἄλλων τῶν τοιούτων τὰ κάτωθεν ἰσχυρότατ᾽ εἶναι δεῖ, οὕτω καὶ τῶν πράξεων τὰς ἀρχὰς καὶ τὰς ὑποθέσεις ἀληθεῖς καὶ δικαίας εἶναι προσήκει
