Epictetus Quotes
Difficulty shows what men are. Therefore when a difficulty falls upon you, remember that God, like a trainer of wrestlers, has matched you with a rough young man. Why? So that you may become an Olympic conqueror; but it is not accomplished without sweat.
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Because I was poor I had one special advantage. When you are poor, and basic survival is your concern, you have no alternative but to be an entrepreneur. You must take action to survive just as you must take action to seize an opportunity.
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Once you're a mom, always a mom. It's like riding a bike, you never forget.
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You know, I'm kind of a wild crazy workaholic guy.
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I believe America wants and needs the shared experience of television. We far too often see in crises how television brings us together.
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To say that I am pro life is just wrong. I am personally pro-choice and legislatively pro-choice.
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The two centre-backs, Rob Huth and Wes Morgan, are in many ways journeyman pros, but they have that wonderful attitude and never-say-die spirit that has culminated in them being top of the league.
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You do not build your own houses, nor make your own garments, nor bake your own bread, simply because you know that if you were to attempt all these things they would all be more or less ill done.
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I stand for freedom of expression, doing what you believe in, and going after your dreams.
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No nation has embraced Total Quality Management, e-commerce and e-government with greater enthusiasm than Dubai. Such innovations have given Dubai a competitive edge and an accelerated growth rate that few could match.
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When the EPA says that property owners, farmers, and livestock producers must stomach higher costs, longer delays, and bigger headaches, it's up to Congress to put up a roadblock.
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I'd always wanted to do a Marvel project, and I'd always imagined getting to play one of the superheroes because it's such a hard thing to get. It's the parts that only go to a few people. The flip side of that is the antagonists are pretty awesome.
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I studied writing at university, and I actually majored in screenwriting. Then I went to work as a bookseller and then as a sales rep and publicist and then various editorial jobs until I ended up with HarperCollins in Australia.
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We're the first not-white family to ever live in the governor's mansion. My son-in-law is Puerto Rican. I have a beautiful little granddaughter who is half Korean and half Latina. I'm the only white guy in the house.
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Don't romanticise your 'vocation.' You can either write good sentences or you can't. There is no 'writer's lifestyle.' All that matters is what you leave on the page.
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A song of mine called 'I'll Take Care of You' was on that 'Wide Open Spaces' Dixie Chicks album.
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I never expect to lose. Even when I'm the underdog, I still prepare a victory speech.
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Sometimes there are some matchups and man-to-mans that you like to match up on.
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What higher art does is to invite us in and allow us to make decisions.
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I'm actually an evil bastard in real life. Fark allows me to vent weirdness. Thank god for that, too.
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You have to remember where you came from, and I definitely have enough brothers and sisters to kick me in the butt whenever I get out of line!
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All that is base in the masses is temporary, no doubt serving only to prevent evolution (that of the elite, as well) from proceeding too quickly and thus not becoming 'reality.'
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Difficulty shows what men are. Therefore when a difficulty falls upon you, remember that God, like a trainer of wrestlers, has matched you with a rough young man. Why? So that you may become an Olympic conqueror; but it is not accomplished without sweat.
