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 it would have been a lot better for him to say, I did it and I'm sorry, McGwire was never one to show a lot of emotion on the field, not a player who sought attention and craved to be thought of as a nice guy.
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Don't be afraid of expressing what you really mean in your art, what you really feel. Say it visually, as strongly as you can. Push as far a reach as you can, then go all the way!
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At first I felt like a cheater. But I looked around, and everybody was doing it. Now it's not as black market as when I started. Back then you had to go and find it in Mexico or someplace. Now, it's everywhere. It's very easy to get.
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A real leader is not the top dog who merely shouts down orders. a leader is one who holds the space for the brilliance of others.
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Slave power crushes freedom of speech and of opinion. Slave power degrades labor. Slave power is arrogant, is jealous and intrusive, is cruel, is despotic, not only over the slave but over the community, the state.
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To Xeniades, who had purchased Diogenes at the slave market, he said, "Come, see that you obey orders."
