Boethius Quotes
Adeo nihil est miserum nisi cum putes, contraque beata sors omnis est aequanimitate tolerantis.
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I don't mind what Congress does, as long as they don't do it in the streets and frighten the horses.
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I am not opposed to intelligence reform on its face, but any changes should reflect the current context.
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I do not make any apologies for my manner or personality. I come from a long line of very strong, black African-American women who neither bend nor bow. I haven't had very good modeling in submission.
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Trent likes to record guitars direct, whereas I've always preferred playing through an amplifier.
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Education should be totally secular. I am not telling people not to believe in God, but it should be a personal matter which should be done at home.
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I'm a model, but I love to eat.
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My personal life is lived as 'me,' but my professional life is lived as other people. In other words, when I go to the office, I lie down, dream, and become 'someone else.' That's my job.
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The worst of doing one's duty was that it apparently unfitted one for doing anything else.
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A soul which gives itself to prayer, either much or little, should on no account be kept within narrow bounds.
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Likewise, education can direct people toward good or evil ends. When education is based on a fundamentally distorted worldview, the results are horrific.
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Not a lot of people know me outside of athletics and believe it or not I am actually quite shy. The exhilaration of a win or tears after falling are the extremes. It takes me a while to get to know someone, but once I do I am very loyal to my old friends.
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In fact, we have a choice of freedom of heart to follow God.
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In the last 'Batman' movie, they told me that I couldn't get an audition for a small role they were casting because they weren't 'going urban.' It was like, 'What does that have to do with anything?'
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You have to teach children about money intentionally - create teachable moments.
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If what I write is literature, I guess you'd better emphasize the 'litter.'
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Other acting opportunities had come along, but nothing that was tantalizing enough to me to step away from what I found most interesting.
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I don't like the negative of reality tv - the 'you're no good, so you have to leave, I choose you, but I thought you really loved me.' It's all about how bad people are and I just hate that. I like Pimp my Ride where someone is helping somebody.
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We're in a post-conceptual era where it's really the artist's idea and vision that are prized rather than the ability to master the crafts that support the work. Today, our understanding of an artist is closer to a philosopher than to a craftsman.
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My father was an American who could cuss in Italian and make an aria out of it. It was wonderful to watch. But then again, he was a Gemini. I believe in that stuff.
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There is a tradition in America of people in business not only commenting on the way the government is being run but doing something about it if they don't like it. In fact, they don't just rail about it: they go into government, like some of my ex-colleagues.
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Sword fighting in film is not about how good the fighter is, but how good the actor receiving the blows is.
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My sister and I had a tough childhood, but my mom always said that travelling is the most beautiful thing you can do in your life. She always showed us the globe and gifted me an atlas.
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It is better to inconsistently save some lives than to consistently save none.
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Adeo nihil est miserum nisi cum putes, contraque beata sors omnis est aequanimitate tolerantis.
