Epictetus Quotes
There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.
Quotes to Explore
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I have to change a lot of things before I become a good marathon runner.
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In real life, I'm polite and nice all the time. It's fun to play people who aren't. It's escapism.
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As a child, I remember my dad would sometimes drive me into town with him to play pinball machines together. It's a bittersweet memory but also a favorite.
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Perhaps if we all subscribed to the African concept of Ubuntu - that we all become people through other people, and that we cannot be fully human alone, we could learn a lot. There'd be less hatred and more harmony.
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At the end of the day, every decision I make about my music is about creating a collective.
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All I want is an education, and I am afraid of no one.
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But I've always attracted attention, it's true, ever since I was very young.
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I remember once I read a book on mental illness and there was a nurse that had gotten sick. Do you know what she died from? From worrying about the mental patients not being able to get their food. She became a mental patient.
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I was a little adult for my age as a teenager, and I didn't feel like I socially fit in with my peers.
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I was the first actress who branded her own line at a time when everyone just lent their name to a product. Everyone said I shouldn't do it, but it was probably the best thing I've ever done.
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The Democratic Party is the party of the status quo.
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You can't tolerate anybody attempting to threaten or intimidate your body. You must respond with force.
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Even if your novel occurs in an unfamiliar setting in which all the customs and surroundings will seem strange to your reader, it's still better to start with action. The reason for this is simple. If the reader wanted an explanation of milieu, he would read nonfiction. He doesn't want information. He wants a story.
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There's a lot of risk in putting what you suspect you really are into your music.
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Every game has to teach you how to walk, run, talk, use.
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We've got so many stories to tell, you know, we could take on the world.
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Follow the wisdom of the great actor, James Cagney, you hit your mark, you look the other guy in the eye, and you tell the truth.
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I love and really respect strong women. I'm obsessed with Scarlett Johansson and Drew Barrymore and Penelope Cruz. They are just really incredibly strong-willed, intelligent females in the industry.
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The trick is to make sure you don't die waiting for prosperity to come.
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So long as I'm president, communism will not thrive here.
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As a strong supporter of our 2nd Amendment rights, I believe tougher enforcement of our nation's existing gun laws must be done before any more laws are enacted and put on the books.
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You fight technology with technology, so you have to stay one step ahead of the criminal. It's very much a chess game - they make a move, you have to make a move.
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People don’t pay to watch people huddle, I never thought. If they’re gonna pay good money, let’s give ‘em a good show.
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There is only one way to happiness and that is to cease worrying about things which are beyond the power of our will.
