Diogenes Quotes
The chief good is the suspension of the judgment [especially negative judgement], which tranquillity of mind follows like its shadow.
Quotes to Explore
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I'd love to be 'People Magazine''s Sexiest Man Alive, but I think that that's a ways off. I have to stop wearing sweat pants, and then we'll work on that.
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I get really upset seeing my friends who are mums crying because they feel like they're not good enough. Clever, confident, kind young women all going, 'I'm ruining my child's life.'
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If you feel bored or uncomfortable as you're writing, ask yourself what's bothering you and write about that. Sometimes your creative energy is like water in a kinked hose, and before thoughts can flow on the topic at hand, you have to straighten the hose by attending to whatever is preoccupying you.
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Man is essentially a selfish creature. The differences in the degree with which this developed are infinite.
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Tackling malaria in a country like the Central African Republic is a huge uphill battle, and my experiences there have been a healthy dose of reality, fueling my own sense of urgency to do my part in reducing the preventable suffering of the incredible women I met.
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Acting is the ability to dream on cue.
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Well, you know, you're not going to have 86 percent of Congress voted out of office.
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We'll only be playing four new songs live, but all the material for the next album is basically finished.
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'Miele' is a code name for a girl who has a double life.
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We benefit tremendously from the E.U. Britain does very well in getting back E.U. money for the amount it puts in.
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When I see old photos of me on the beach I don't look too bad... but it's hard trying to breathe in for such a long time when I spot the photographers!
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If I am not above the law, nobody in this country can then claim to be above the law.
Olusegun Obasanjo
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I know my Beijing medal has been a watershed moment in the history of Indian boxing, but personally speaking, I would like to better it in London.
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I'm now beginning to feel that the pessimistic vision is not for the movies.
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The world produces enough food for everyone. Why are one billion people going hungry?
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New York for me is about work. If L.A. were to become a West Coast version of that, I'd shoot myself. The climate, the lifestyle - it really fits as the yin to my New York yang.
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Europe and European identity is rooted in Christianity.
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I still care a lot about my personal style, and since moving to New York and having a little more control over my own money, I've been able to make my 12-year-old fashion nerd dream comes true.
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What are you waiting for in order to give up?
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He burned his house down for the fire insurance and spent the proceeds on a telescope.
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At the end of the day, I want to be a teacher at a university, teaching film or acting.
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The Wright Brothers created the single greatest cultural force since the invention of writing. The airplane became the first World Wide Web, bringing people, languages, ideas, and values together.
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The chief good is the suspension of the judgment [especially negative judgement], which tranquillity of mind follows like its shadow.
