Epictetus Quotes
It is not a demonstration of kindness or friendship to the people we care about to join them in indulging in wrongheaded, negative feelings. We do a better service to ourselves and others by remaining detached and avoiding melodramatic reactions.
Quotes to Explore
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Life in California is beautiful.
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A man builds a fine house; and now he has a master, and a task for life: he is to furnish, watch, show it, and keep it in repair, the rest of his days.
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Man can never be a woman's equal in the spirit of selfless service with which nature has endowed her.
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Maturity - among other things, the unclouded happiness of the child at play, who takes it for granted that he is at one with his play-mates.
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Wait a minute, I'm a fan of yours; you can't be a fan of mine!
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'SNL' doesn't have a traditional writer's room. On Monday, there's the pitch meeting with the guest, and I played that like it was stand-up.
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Heartless zealotry, whether from the religious right or from the teachers' union on the left, is always troubling.
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Remain close to government and away from politics. It means deal more with the authorities. And less with individuals.
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This is my life... I mean, maybe I have Rs 100 crore in the bank, sitting comfortably. If that increases to Rs 10,000 crore, what difference does it make to me.
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What you wear onstage is a reflection of your artistry.
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I'd love to do movies and be on TV. But I think if I transitioned into TV/film completely, I would really miss singing and dancing. It would be ideal to be cast in a movie musical!
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When I was writing 'Shotgun,' it's one of the first songs that's come to me as an image.
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I like working on my birthday, so I always do.
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In the '60s, I did many satirical portraits of dictators.
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People need to be made conscious of a very simple reality: we have no choice but to share this planet, this small blue sphere floating in the vast reaches of space, with all of our fellow 'passengers.'
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I don't really live like a musician myself. I think music is just something that I do, but I'd like to be doing lots of other things. I like to cure all kinds of illness.
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You know you're getting old when all the names in your black book have M. D. after them.
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I choose work with the people I like to work with.
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I never touched a gun in my life. That and that alone forever doomed me to middle management.
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The way I see it, anyone who's proud of their country is either a thug or just hasn't read enough history yet.
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The enduring life is the one that begins once we awaken from this world. And it is in that awakening that we realize... It was only a dream
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Poetry is the mysticism of mankind.
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Anything that changes your values changes your behavior.
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It is not a demonstration of kindness or friendship to the people we care about to join them in indulging in wrongheaded, negative feelings. We do a better service to ourselves and others by remaining detached and avoiding melodramatic reactions.
