Publilius Syrus Quotes
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I just can't get used to the idea of being somebody unreal in people's minds. I can't live my life like that. And it's just anathema to being a writer. It's not healthy.
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I always said I'm not disappointed with Obama because I voted for him because he was black, and as long as he kept being black, I was a happy man.
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I could go to London in 2012. I will only be 37.
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I certainly didn't reach out to my old assets and ask 'em how they're doing, although I would have liked to.
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A moment's insight is sometimes worth a life's experience.
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China needs a powerful Europe, but Europe can only be strong if each and every one of its members attains rapid economic development.
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When I did 'Alien: Resurrection', a lot of the guys worked on planned production, and one of them was really into comic books and would draw all sorts of characters, and I was impressed with his sketches.
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You work with some people, you see a spark in them and you can't help praising them. But everyone has their own destiny. No one can make anyone. Who reaches where and when, is all written.
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I have a garden. We have fresh tomatoes and strawberries. People are different here... People out in California, they grow up quicker. They have a lot of excess, and they have a lot more things than we do here in Hungary. There, they start doing makeup when they're 13, when we would still be out in the countryside making sausage.
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There is a degree of confidence exhibited towards strangers in Sweden, especially in hotels, at post-stations, and on board the inland steamers, which tells well for the general honesty of the people.
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All my life, I have been surrounded by the track. The week I was born, Dad took me to training. I do recall at some stage being pushed around in a pram on a track. I have a lot of inspiration from him. To see him carrying the Sydney Olympic torch really ignited my dream. As a coach, he knows the in and outs of race walking and technique.
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You're on your own in college, but you get sheltered a little bit more with the coaching staff and everything.
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Having robbed children of any sense that their Father is in Heaven and that they are His creation, we then launched an experiment in raising them without earthly fathers too. Having neither a Father in heaven or a father in the home, many young men make gangs their families.
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Education can become a self-fulfilling activity, liberating in and of itself.
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This Earth is our only home. Together, we must protect and cherish it.
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I don't recall ever desiring to go as fast as possible.
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A voice is such a deep, personal reflection of character.
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The young people who join extremist groups are clearly suffering from massive deficiencies in religious knowledge and are often politically gullible (when they are not attempting to salve pangs of conscience by cutting themselves off from a life of delinquency).
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I think the themes of belonging and parentage and love are obviously universal.
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Great drama is all about conflict, and what's a better conflict than Republican-Democrat?
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My hair is a safety net for me, so I love to have it down and full and relaxed.
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Taking risks and being focused, sometimes, are at odds. Both are required to build a great company.
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The line between winning and losing is very thin, and wins give you prestige, stability, and continuity.
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Fortune is like glass - the brighter the glitter, the more easily broken.
