Publilius Syrus Quotes
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I believe in the Prince of Peace. I believe that War is Murder. I believe that armies and navies are at bottom the tinsel and braggadocio of oppression and wrong, and I believe that the wicked conquest of weaker and darker nations by nations whiter and stronger but foreshadows the death of that strength.
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When you love someone so much that you are in pain when you are apart it ends up being destructive. I never want to be in that place again.
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My hunger is always there.
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When facing a difficult task, act as though it is impossible to fail. If you are going after Moby Dick, take along the tartar sauce.
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Like everything which is not the involuntary result of fleeting emotion but the creation of time and will, any marriage, happy or unhappy, is infinitely more interesting than any romance, however passionate.
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Sometimes I feel like I have a dozen different people inside of me. I've always been that way, and I've always written stuff down.
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My daughter Mira's first media experience was with the first-generation iPad more than five years ago. Her speech therapist used this with her to encourage her to talk, as she was speech delayed. I watched as she immediately navigated the iPad naturally, with such ease.
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I've had completely gray hair since, like, 30.
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I think, the people around home are very supportive to us.
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Business is war! Its leaders are strategic commanders, who boldly snatch victory from the jaws of defeat - and who perform other acts of derring-do. This kind of talk sounds great in the boardroom, and, for that matter, in the bookstore, where dozens of authors counsel would-be corporate warriors.
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I can't go into a mob scene and sense the mood and the attitude of the crowd. I can't conduct man-on-the-street interviews or even get reactions that I can be sure are honest, because they know who I am.
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Whether it's just walking down the street to try to go to a movie, go to dinner, something like that, there are always a few people that recognize you.
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Afghanistan is a country in need. Afghanistan needs to protect itself in the region; Afghanistan needs to secure itself within the country. Afghanistan needs to develop its forces, and Afghanistan needs to provide stability to the people.
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Nobody has ever convinced me that ancient aliens have visited Earth. Not even close.
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There's no such thing as too much. If there's too much, then that's a great thing.
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Death means change our clothes. Clothes become old, then time to come change. So this body become old, and then time come, take young body.
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The people who are the most successful in life are not stopped by fear.
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Let me tell you, 'The Reader' was not glamorous for me in terms of the body-hair maintenance.
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I was kind of an outcast in school 'cause I always kept to myself and was writing poetry and then going on tour with my brother band all the time, so kids didn't know what to make of me.
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There is a kind of victory in good work, no matter how humble.
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My life is a big accident, so where I end up, I think it's all accidents.
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I'd forgotten it's an important thing to give thought to your morality and how you intend to live your life.
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Good health and good sense are two of life's greatest blessings.
