Empedocles Quotes
Having glimpsed a small part of life, men rise up and disappear as smoke, knowing only what each one has learned.

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My wife asked me if I ever thought I would ever retire from stand-up. And I thought about it, and I was like, 'No, because it's my job; it's what I do, and I enjoy it.' It's still the most challenging thing for me to do.
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I would like to direct.
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The real debate is, when does life begin? When life begins, it deserves protection.
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I do hot yoga and TRX, a kind of suspension training.
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The Canadian franchises and Canada as a market for NHL hockey has always been a priority for us.
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I don't want to be 'Halsey: America's Sweetheart,' or 'Halsey: Bad Girl.' If you can sum up my career in a clickbait headline, I've done something wrong.
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I motivate others by making sure that they understand to go after their dreams and don't let anyone tell you you can't. If you are motivated enough and put the work in that you can achieve anything in life that you set your mind to.
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In chess, you should be as cool as a cucumber.
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We live in a dark time. Books are as dark as what is available to teenagers through the media every day.
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It is amazing that it is my destiny to be the first Aussie to win the Masters.
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I went to high school in New York City. So, I grew up in New Jersey my whole life, and I was watching all the people and all the kids that I met there become so jaded.
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Being married to a psychologist, I realize that I learn more from imperfections.
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Look at Islam in a rational manner and without demagoguery or emotion. It is the leading religion of the world with 1.5 billion followers.
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I really want to play a superhero. I want to take the role-model thing up a notch. I've always been a fan of movies and TV, and to be able to play the ultimate TV superhero would be awesome.
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If I were governor, and a bill came to my desk that provided for background checks at gun shows, I would sign that.
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I come from an alcoholic Irish background - I know where I was going! But I met my wife and started to practise Buddhism, which is a levelling experience for me, and there hasn't been a day I've missed in 40 years. I apply it to everything - to my work and relationships. I try to be a compassionate person.
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I try to travel as much as I can... I'm always looking for a reason to.
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For my part, I confess I seldom listen to the players: one has so much to do, in looking about and finding out one's acquaintance, that, really, one has no time to mind the stage. One merely comes to meet one's friends, and show that one's alive.
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It's true that I'm even better than I could have imagined, both in football and in my private life!
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The King walks. He nods. His glance is like God's touch - under it all things spring to life. A wave of his hand and a hundred musicians tear into the Handel, making a sound you've never heard before, and never will again. A sound that goes through you, through flesh and bone, and reorders the very beat of your heart.
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The mobile phone... is a tool for those whose professions require a fast response, such as doctors or plumbers.
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To pray is to let Jesus come into our hearts.
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People see me doing something so all of the guys from my walk of life feel like if he can do it, I can do it. That just keeps spreading and spreading and spreading.
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Having glimpsed a small part of life, men rise up and disappear as smoke, knowing only what each one has learned.