Epictetus Quotes
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If only one in 1,000 people that I talk to goes on to write a good book, that's one more good book that I've helped along... and maybe it will be a book I love myself five or 10 years down the line.
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No one can complain about earning good money, but for me, it's being able to help my family out, put my brother and sister through school, take my family on holiday. That's where I get the biggest buzz, not buying a pair of £500 shoes.
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I believe politicians should always remain realistic.
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Caffeine is a good thing.
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Bill Mitchell said he really liked it. But when he asked the other four their opinions, we all took one look at ourselves in our raggedy long winter coats and cracked up. We knew we weren't likely to tempt anyone or anything, but what the hell, it was as good a name as any.
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I'm against abortion. On the other hand, I believe in a woman's choice.
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This is kind of weird, but I eat lemons with salt as snack. They're so good!
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I've received many good pieces of advice throughout my life.
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I always think the insecurity is going to go away, but it's always there. Only bad writers think they're good.
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One should see the world, and see himself as a scale with an equal balance of good and evil. When he does one good deed the scale is tipped to the good - he and the world is saved. When he does one evil deed the scale is tipped to the bad - he and the world is destroyed.
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I think anyone who behaves boorishly but without a good sense of humor is not as fun to watch.
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About 10 years ago, I took some vocal lessons. I'll bet that helped. I got a tape of exercises that the girl gave me, which I don't do anymore, but they were good. And I don't smoke.
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Great art - or good art - is when you look at it, experience it and it stays in your mind. I don't think conceptual art and traditional art are all that different.
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See, I believe that it is not true that different races and nations are alike. I'm profoundly convinced that that's a total lie. I think people are different. Sardinians, for example, have stubby little fingers. Bosnians have short necks.
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I got quite good results from protein plates.
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Sport's always a good thing - it's healthy, and it takes your mind off other things.
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I thought our community should have a deep dialogue to make black America better. I believe if we make black America better, we make all of America better.
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I don't believe that competitions are important.
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I'm almost a feminist and believe if a girl wants to do something, she should be able to do it in the same way that a man is able to, which is sometimes a problem in our country.
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Men may believe what they cannot prove. They may not be put to the proof of their religious doctrines or beliefs. Religious experiences which are as real as life to some may be incomprehensible to others.
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After two years at UCLA, I decided to leave. I was convinced that no amount of education would help a black man get a job.
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My mother was an extremely creative woman, despite the fact that she lived the life of a rural housewife.
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It is a wholesome and necessary thing for us to turn again to the earth and in the contemplation of her beauties to know the sense of wonder and humility.
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If you would be good, first believe that you are bad.
