Epictetus Quotes
No living being is held by anything so strongly as by its own needs. Whatever therefore appears a hindrance to these, be it brother, or father, or child, or mistress, or friend, is hated, abhorred, execrated.
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I don't plan on being bashful.
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I don't suppose anybody's ever enjoyed being who they are more than Arnold's enjoyed being Arnold Palmer.
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I just enjoy being onstage and relating to the audience.
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When the needs of one person are being met by the other, there is laughter.
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I hate being called an 'icon.' I just don't like it. That's all there is to it.
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The Southern borders of Bavaria are being protected by Hungary.
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Being in water makes me relax instantly.
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Being well-dressed is a wonderful thing, but I don't think it should be life threatening.
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Conscientious objection is an intrinsic part of being a soldier.
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Historical science is being left in the dust.
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For me, being a mum has been a really, really instinctive thing.
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It's such a Bore Being always Poor.
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Try imagining James Joyce not writing about being a Catholic.
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Being, in the testimony it gives of itself, informs us not only about what it is but also about what we owe it.
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Essential to the theory of evolution is the premise that everything has come into being by itself.
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I love working in America, I love being part of the industry out here.
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I loved being in a band.
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I'm nearly 50. I'm past being photographed falling out of bars.
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I don't like being completely isolated. I need the energy from other people.
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I have been one acquainted with the night. I have walked out in rain - and back in rain. I have out walked the furthest city light. I have looked down the saddest city lane. I have passed by the watchman on his beat And dropped my eyes, unwilling to explain. I have stood still and stopped the sound of feet. When far away an interrupted cry Came over houses from another street, But not to call me back or say good-bye; And further still at an unearthly light, One luminary clock against the sky Proclaimed the time was neither wrong nor right. I have been one acquainted with the night.
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He who is able to conquer others is powerful; he who is able to conquer himself is more powerful.
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Michael Gove is the right leader for the country.
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After 9/11, the businesses in my district and throughout the New York metropolitan area saw firsthand the result of a lack of availability of terrorism insurance.
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No living being is held by anything so strongly as by its own needs. Whatever therefore appears a hindrance to these, be it brother, or father, or child, or mistress, or friend, is hated, abhorred, execrated.
