Epictetus Quotes

Were I a nightingale, I would act the part of a nightingale; were I a swan, the part of a swan.

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There's a lot of skeletons in my closet, but I know what they're wearing. I'm not gonna act all ashamed of it.
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I act on my principles, whether they're popular or not.
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I like risky stuff.
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Trump doesn't force the networks to show his rallies live rather than do real reporting. Nor does he force anyone to accept his phone calls rather than demand that he do a face-to-face interview that would be a greater risk for him.
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Morality is the theory that every human act must be either right or wrong, and that 99 % of them are wrong.
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In cases of porphyria, a minor disease, the patient excretes large quantities of porphyrins.
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Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.
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Borderline embarrassing fact: I used to have a pseudo line when I was seven called Zizzy Fashion. I love clothing, and I would eventually like to design as well as act.
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It's so easy to get used to playing a role. Then all of the sudden when you're tossed out of it, it's almost like you have to remember how to act again!
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In life and art, there are distinctions to be made between what an act of cruelty consists of.
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But actors should act. You should see them most often rather than just not.
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When Californians see something we truly believe in, we say so and act accordingly - without evasiveness or equivocation.
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Guys act strange around me. I swear I don't know why!
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Before you act, consider; when you have considered, tis fully time to act.
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A resignation is a grave act; never performed by a right minded man without forethought or with reserve.
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God, who preferred the correction rather than the death of a sinner, did not desire that a homicide be punished by the exaction of another act of homicide.
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I love to act. And oh-so-love telling stories through film as an actor. Even on my 'days off.'
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I am not comfortable walking the ramp for just any designer. I am particular about who I associate with.
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If you act like an adult when you're a kid you can afford to act like a kid the rest of your life.
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I have to practice to be good at guitar. I have to write 100 songs before you write the first good one.
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Those who deplore our militants, who exhort patience in the name of a false peace, are in fact supporting segregation and exploitation. They would have social peace at the expense of social and racial justice. They are more concerned with easing racial tension than enforcing racial democracy.
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The movies that work are the ones in which somebody very smart figured out how to take all the thematic material, all the character material, all the filigree, all the beautiful writing, and put it into a story.
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There seems to be an inclination among rock musicians to be very carefree with money, but I negotiate the best flight and hotel deals on our tours to maximise the band's income - I don't want too see too much taken off the top line.
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Were I a nightingale, I would act the part of a nightingale; were I a swan, the part of a swan.