Diogenes Quotes
It was a favorite expression of Theophrastus that time was the most valuable thing that a man could spend.
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Obviously, as you get a little older, you are not going to be quite as quick or quite as strong, and so I might be regarded by some as the underdog... There is actually a statue of Big Ben and I in Perth, Ont., and I was on a Canadian stamp once, and normally you have to be dead to do either of those things, and, well, here I am, still going.
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A lot of my work involves instilling objects with the power of touch - a transference of soul, spirit, energy through actions.
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Think of an economy where people could be an artist or a photographer or a writer without worrying about keeping their day job in order to have health insurance.
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I'm kind of obsessed with cool girls.
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There's nothing wrong with being anthropomorphic. That's how we understand the world.
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The idea of going on tour for the rest of my life with old works is not that exciting. As an artist I definitely think the work in future is going to be better than the work in the past, otherwise why do it?
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There's a generative material relationship between the material and the image that comes up.
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As the ratings go up, so does advertising revenue.
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You can't be around Oprah and not have her influence you, and I don't mean that because she's doling out the free advice. I mean it because she is someone that leads with truth and follows her heart. She's a force.
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No one wants to see a person on TV who's super-ultra-cool. That's Superman, that's a thing of the past. Heroes are now flawed, and have terrible tempers, you know? They're real people.
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I think that characters who are nice all the time and who you sympathize with can get really boring.
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Man, in his animal capacity, is qualified to subsist in every climate.
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The logical thing is to implement the Arab Defense Agreement.
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People are really upside down. They want a government they can trust. They want one that's not going to raise their taxes by $15 billion and not lay off one state employee.
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In cartoons, in movies, time passes differently. There are flashbacks and flashfowards.
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I had five children in six years. The day I brought my fifth baby home, that week, my daughter turned 6.
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Europe and Africa share proximity and history, ideas and ideals, trade and technology. You are tied together by the ebb and flow of people. Migration presents policy challenges - but also represents an opportunity to enhance human development, promote decent work, and strengthen collaboration.
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For me the rehearsal period is the part I most enjoy. It's the creating of the story.
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I don't watch my movies. I just get too critical of myself.
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Men always like what the ladies like.
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A lot has been written and said about why he was so great, but I think the best way to appreciate his greatness is just to go back and play some of the old records. Time has a way of being very unkind to old records, but Elvis' keep getting better and better.
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When I hurt my knee, I knew it was time to retire from dancing, and I needed a job just to pay the bills, and I ended up as a receptionist for about three-four years.
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It was a favorite expression of Theophrastus that time was the most valuable thing that a man could spend.
