Epictetus Quotes
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I still drink vodka; I'm not an advocate of drinking, but I'm no angel. I don't like grass, because it just makes me hungry.
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In my career, there have been roles I haven't taken because someone involved with the project gave me a bad vibe. I don't care how much money is on the table: No job is worth feeling uneasy every day.
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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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Privacy is big for me. To do interviews even, I have a very love/hate with it.
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I was a social worker for Baltimore families. Now I'm a social worker building opportunities for families throughout America.
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I definitely love Australia. I've been to Sydney and Melbourne a couple of times, and I love those places.
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I have no interest in non-fiction. I don't read it and don't watch it and don't write it, other than a little journalistic column.
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The most interesting thing about a postage stamp is the persistence with which it sticks to its job.
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I was born in the small town of Gorizia, Italy, on 31 March, 1934. My father was an electrical engineer at the local telephone company and my mother an elementary school teacher.
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I've done it all. I'm thankful and proud of what I've accomplished in my life. I hope to keep doing it.
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It seems to me that Halloween is the perfect time to get all over steampunk.
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And I had a lot to play, which is what you want as an actor.
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It's fine when you careen off disasters and terrifyingly bad reviews and rejection and all that stuff when you're young; your resilience is just terrific.
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I trust my hand. If I go into a space with a roll of paper, I can make a work, some kind of work, and feel pretty satisfied.
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I'm parodied as being some right-wing fundamentalist extremist, it just isn't true. The parody doesn't reflect reality.
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When you look at where the Democratic field is going relative to foreign policy, they are increasingly moving away from a policy of pre-emptive self-defense that the president has adopted since September 11.
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Anyone can train to be a gladiator. What marks you out is having the mindset of a champion.
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Paul McCartney and The Beatles in general are my idols. And I love Sting. I got to meet Sting. That was really cool. Dustin Hoffman is my favorite actor. Also, I think of Magic Johnson as an idol.
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For me, nothing is old. I don't know why. If a dress is beautiful, and it's very personal, I think it can live forever.
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Yes, there are parallels. The difference is that I just look at [my son] David and think that he's absolutely perfect, whereas you look at the finished book and you think, 'Oh, damn it, I should have changed that.' You're never happy. Whereas with a baby, you're happy. If you've got a perfect baby, you're just grateful.
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So, with their usual sense of justice, ladies argue that because a woman is handsome, therefore she is a fool. O ladies, ladies! there are some of you who are neither handsome nor wise.
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The reason why I like theater is because it's a long journey, and no matter what role you play, we are all in it together.
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Work is a blessing. God has so arranged the world that work is necessary, and He gives us hands and strength to do it. The enjoyment of leisure would be nothing if we had only leisure. It is the joy of work well done that enables us to enjoy rest, just as it is the experiences of hunger and thirst that make food and drink such pleasures.
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Do not try to seem wise to others.
