Epictetus Quotes
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I enjoy all kinds of performances and take each role differently. I keep the audiences in mind.
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When I do retire, I will miss the trips with the team, the jokes with my teammates, the habits: having breakfast with them, playing with them, all the little things.
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My mom and dad passed away from cancer. Within nine months, I lost both of my folks. Immediately after that, I had a horrible betrayal where my brother, who worked for me, stole a lot of my money. He's in jail now.
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Once the kids are in school, it's amazing what you can do.
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I motivate others by making sure that they understand to go after their dreams and don't let anyone tell you you can't. If you are motivated enough and put the work in that you can achieve anything in life that you set your mind to.
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Jesus made clear that the Kingdom of God is organic and not organizational. It grows like a seed and it works like leaven: secretly, invisibly, surprisingly, and irresistibly.
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'Curvy' is just a polite way of saying 'fat.'
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The liberties of a people never were, nor ever will be, secure, when the transactions of their rulers may be concealed from them.
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I like to write scenes in the middle of the night. We could change every word of 'Family Ties' between Monday and Friday.
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That's what I loved about show business, no two days were alike. It's an exciting life.
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I struggled with the pressure of having the successful record after the first record. Second album syndrome. I'm living proof; it's very real.
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I have some sarcastic sides of me.
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I've started doing yoga and meditation, but I'm not very good at that kind of thing and turning my brain off.
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It is perfectly possible to live a very moral life without a belief in God, and I think it's perfectly possible to live a life peppered with ill-doing and believe in God.
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Give me a fruitful error anytime, full of seeds, bursting with its own corrections.
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You don't want to be photographed? You don't want to be known? Then you don't need to be out there peddling movies.
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I often use the word 'magical' to talk about what it feels like on set.
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When an actor decides to play a character, he must exude some sort of charisma and look relatable, even if he is playing the role of a really unattractive person.
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There is in this world no real delight (excepting those of sensuality), but exchange of ideas in conversation.
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When there is no such thing as religious culture and moral education, serious social problems such as drug addiction and racism fill the gap.
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Many times in my life when things were not going as I had planned, I would try to take control and fix it. The harder I tried to fix things the harder the situation or the stress from the situation became. As I learned to trust that God had the best solution, my life became much more peaceful and I was able to get through problems much quicker.
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I always knew that I was an artist. I never expected to be able to make a living.
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Of course we all have our limits, but how can you possibly find your boundaries unless you explore as far and as wide as you possibly can? I would rather fail in an attempt at something new and uncharted than safely succeed in a repeat of something I have done.
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The anger of an ape-the threat of a flatterer:-these deserve equal regard.
