Diogenes Quotes
To Xeniades, who had purchased Diogenes at the slave market, he said, "Come, see that you obey orders."
Quotes to Explore
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I've never felt more comfortable in my skin, I've never enjoyed life as much and I feel so lucky.
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One is certain of nothing but the truth of one's own emotions.
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I always start a play by calling the characters A, B, and C.
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In the name of the constitution of Texas, which has been trampled upon, I refuse to take this oath. I love Texas too well to bring civil strife and bloodshed upon her.
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We interpret our agreement with the IMF - our participation in the IMF's system of cooperation - as a borrowing agreement. The IMF sees it as an economic policy agreement. This is not in our interest.
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When I am not working, I am home. I love spending time at my house.
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When my dad, Tommy Tucker Kelly, was about six, he started out with his dad on 'The Black and White Minstrel' Shows.
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The producers who wanted me to do it liked me and trusted me, and more than one scene was only one take, because I'd plan ahead what I thought would be appropriate for that scene-so one take was enough.
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If you are passionate about entrepreneurship like I am, you too can instill this passion in your children.
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Our constitution is a ray of hope: H for harmony, O for Opportunity, P for people's participation and E for equality.
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There's Catholic guilt about things, then there's the guilt of being the youngest of 10, so when nice things happen to you, you're not really allowed to enjoy them.
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With acting, you have to depend on somebody else to decide if you are allowed to work. You can spend weeks and months when you are not acting at all.
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When you're on TV, you come into people's homes. In theater and film, they go to you - to the temple of the cinema or theater. And it's very different.
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I believe that restraint in developing possible nuclear weapon delivery systems is in the long-term interest of India and the region.
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The discovery that the universe has no purpose need not prevent a human being from having one.
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When I was a child, it was my dream to be a professional footballer. When I was 14 I visited Milan's San Siro stadium and remember thinking how unbelievable it was. From then onwards I vowed that one day I would be playing there - and I am very proud that I achieved this and also for everything else I have managed to achieve in football.
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I think central to what we do is thinking about what's our role, how does this idea of being a band and getting on the stage and playing stuff.
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To choose one's victims, to prepare one's plan minutely, to slake an implacable vengeance, and then to go to bed... There is nothing sweeter in the world.
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Every day is a reminder to accept myself as I am.
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Many persons believed, or pretended to believe, and confidently asserted, that freed slaves would not make good soldiers; they would lack courage, and could not be subjected to military discipline. Facts have shown how groundless were these apprehensions. The slave has proved his manhood, and his capacity as an infantry soldier, at Milliken's Bend, at the assault upon Port Hudson, and the storming of Fort Wagner. The apt qualifications of the colored man for artillery service have long been known and recognized by the naval service.
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To Xeniades, who had purchased Diogenes at the slave market, he said, "Come, see that you obey orders."
