Epictetus Quotes
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I do have friends who make movies, but for the most part, I never really wanted to feel like I was part of an industry.
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There's no such thing as coulda, shoulda, or woulda. If you shoulda and coulda, you woulda done it.
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The Russians are very much more up and down than the French.
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I didn't even start college until I was 21.
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Ignorance is not bliss, but in my case, that was.
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Striving to tell his woes, words would not come; For light cares speak, when mighty griefs are dumb.
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When I get dolled up to go out, men turn their heads and I'm used to it. But I think all women are sexy and should embrace that side of themselves.
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Haiti was founded by African slaves who rose against their European masters, had a revolution, and created a new state. There is no other such event in Western history.
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Wars have never hurt anybody except the people who die.
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When I came up to New York to do a play, I passed by Julliard, and I was like, 'Oh I heard of this place.' I applied, and ended up getting in.
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I do go back to Russia frequently, about twice a year. I hate the flight, but it's worth it. My parents have a home in a little village of 12 houses. It's not on any map, so unless you know it's there, you won't find it. Nothing works there; no Internet, no cell phone, and the land line only works sometimes. It's great!
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Show me a good loser, and I'll show you a loser.
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I looked up at several pockmarks in the nearest wall; if they weren’t bullet holes, the place had damned big hailstones.
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Whether you think we belong in Iraq or not, we can't tune it out; we have to remain mindful of the terrible losses that individual soldiers are suffering in our name.
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He cast off his friends as a huntsman his pack,For he knew when he pleased he could whistle them back.
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The case is a good example of what Van Vogt came to call 'the violent man' or the 'Right Man.' He is a man driven by a manic need for self-esteem - to feel that he is a 'somebody.' He is obsessed by the question of 'losing face,' so will never, under any circumstances, admit that he might be in the wrong.
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'There's no free will,' says the philosopher; 'To hang is most unjust.''There is no free will,' assents the officer; 'We hang because we must.'
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Institutions should focus on educating against clashes of culture and the promotion of a culture of tolerance and peace.
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What citizens of a free country would listen to any offers of good and skillful administration in return for the abdication of freedom?
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Just like that, with one phone call, she was a daughter again.
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You should stop and listen to yourselves sometimes. 'We're practically adults, let us run wild.' 'We're only kids, leave us alone.'...You can't have it both ways.
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Τίς εἶναι θέλεις, σαυτῷ πρῶτον εἰπέ: εἶθ' οὕτως ποίει ἃ ποιεῖς.
