Epictetus Quotes
Does a Philosopher apply to people to come and hear him? does he not rather, of his own nature, attract those that will be benefited by him-like the sun that warms, and the food that sustains them? (120).

Quotes to Explore
-
It's no longer a question of staying healthy. It's a question of finding a sickness you like.
-
I would never date a celebrity. I would want someone with real skills. Doctor, nurse, electrician... tailor.
-
I get a lot of influence from pro wrestling. People are like, 'Oh, it's fake.' But it's not about whether the guy wins or loses, it's about how he entertains you the whole time you're watching.
-
I doubt anyone else would have travelled as extensively as I have to meet the citizens of the country.
-
I'm the most Colombian of the Colombians, even though I've lived 47 years outside of Colombia. I've lived 13 years in New York, and I never did a painting about New York. I've lived in France more than 30 years, and I've never painted Paris.
-
My gut feeling about sequels is that they should be premeditated: You should try to write a trilogy first or at least sketch out a trilogy if you have any faith in your film.
-
The Schindler Jews were off-limits in Brunnlitz.
-
Our duties and responsibilities as human beings must be shown to be so incontrovertible that even atheists must recognize them. There are ultimate taboos.
-
In 1921, Harry Houdini started his own film company called - wait for it - the Houdini Picture Corporation.
-
In 1916, Universal Studios released the first filmed adaptation of Jules Verne's novel '20,000 Leagues Under the Sea.' Georges Melies made a film by that name in 1907, but, unlike his earlier adaptations of Verne, Melies' version bears no resemblance to the book.
-
We did a lot of those road trips, all the mandatory stuff that you should when you're a kid, like Mount Rushmore and the Grand Canyon and the Sequoias and the western coast.
-
My youngest sister belonged to a group called the Twelve Tribes for many years. She recently left, with her husband and four children. Talking to her about her experiences in the group is fascinating, moving, and enlightening.
-
Disease is the tax which the soul pays for the body, as the tenant pays house-rent for the use of the house.
-
Chile's mines are very dangerous; the country has a lot of earthquakes.
-
If I get married again, I want a guy there with a drum to do rimshots during the vows.
-
I never met a woman I didn't like. I love 'em all, in their different ways.
-
I love the subtlety and tonal range of the acoustic guitar.
-
Of our relation to all creation we can never know anything whatsoever. All is immensity and chaos. But, since all this knowledge of our limitations cannot possibly be of any value to us, it is better to ignore it in our daily conduct of life.
-
I grew up thinking Margaret Cho and Lucy Liu were my idols because that's it.
-
If people buy my books for vanity, I consider it a tax on idiocy.
-
People will still recognize me and say, 'You'll shoot your eye out!'
-
I have no problem with people illegally downloading stuff. I'm not going to drive hard into 'You should buy my stuff,' because really, it's inevitable. If you like a song, you're going to download it for free. I have no problem with that.
-
Ive read an awful lot of books, Ive read alot of awful books
-
Does a Philosopher apply to people to come and hear him? does he not rather, of his own nature, attract those that will be benefited by him-like the sun that warms, and the food that sustains them? (120).