Epictetus Quotes
No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
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I would love to be a singer if I had the talent for it. I'd love to be a graphic designer if I had the talent for it. Those are things I've always just admired - the work of other artists.
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If there's an opportunity for me to compete at something, I'm there.
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We have not overthrown the divine right of kings to fall down for the divine right of experts.
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I always saw myself as a large stockholder trying to make a difference. I wasn't raiding anybody.
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The foundation of family - that's where it all begins for me.
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I was afraid I would see someone from my past who thought I was this big athlete, and then I end up being just normal.
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I've fallen over on stage a couple of times, but I've only ever bruised my ego.
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It's funny, I used to say on 'That 70's Show', you could really put us in any decade, and it was about the people and the characters and that we cared about each other.
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Well, yeah, but I probably wasn't as open about my desperation.
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Going out and looking for managers is like going out and looking for rattlesnakes.
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Bald is the new black!
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While on top of Everest, I looked across the valley towards the great peak Makalu and mentally worked out a route about how it could be climbed. It showed me that even though I was standing on top of the world, it wasn't the end of everything. I was still looking beyond to other interesting challenges.
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It's really important to me not to be a snob about age division or about genre or whatever. The story needs to be what the story needs to be.
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I'm not a great reader of historical fiction; it's not my favourite genre.
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I have always believed that life is too short for rows and disagreements. Even if I think I'm right, I would prefer to apologize and remain friends rather than win and be an enemy.
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One thing I've learned now is that I should not say when a book is coming out until I'm sure I know.
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I want to top expectations. I want to blow you away.
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I have never been beautiful in cliche terms.
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If I'm in an uncomfortable situation, I think I can say something funny to defuse it. Sometimes you can't.
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Before there was anything, there was Lochan.
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The manager accepts the status quo; the leader challenges it.
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When a decision is made to go to war based on intelligence, it is a fateful decision. It has ramifications and impacts way beyond the current months and years.
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No matter where you find yourself, comport yourself as if you were a distinguished person.
