Epictetus Quotes
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I've been hyper-conscious about staying away from rubbish. I don't eat white bread, white rice or cereal unless it's porridge.
Fleur East -
The breaking wave and the muscle as it contracts obey the same law. Delicate line gathers the body's total strength in a bold balance. Shall my soul meet so severe a curve, journeying on its way to form?
Dag Hammarskjold -
Of all the hazards, fear is the worst.
Sam Snead -
The newspaper is a marvelous medium. It is extraordinarily convenient and cheap. Let's see. This one cost 75 cents. Now that's a little high. I bought it when I was downtown this morning.
Harrison Salisbury -
I remain fascinated by where you go as a woman once you are a mother, and if you ever come back.
Rachel Cusk -
In sum, we took energy for granted, assuming when we flipped the switch, the lights would go on and assuming that there would always be plenty of cheap fuel for our vehicles.
Mac Thornberry
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I guess I have a certain willingness for audacity.
Sally Mann -
You make movies for the people. If critics happen to like them too, well, that's a home run.
Vin Diesel -
Sometimes I try to improve the language, the lines, or the delivery, but I don't ad-lib because I think that makes it really hard for everybody else involved.
Harrison Ford -
I want to be free... free to develop my art.
Natalia Makarova -
I was making my living from a joke about my appearance that I didn't understand, and in a way still don't, because when I look in a mirror it doesn't seem funny to me.
Wallace Shawn -
Self-confidence has always been one of my good qualities. I am always very confident. It is in my nature to be confident, to be aggressive. And it applies in my batting as well as wicketkeeping.
Mahendra Singh Dhoni
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The arrogance of officialdom should be tempered and controlled, and assistance to foreign hands should be curtailed, lest Rome fall.
Taylor Caldwell -
I have some property. We have a few acres, so I like working on it, whether it's cutting stuff down, cleaning stuff up, building steps, or working with concrete, you know, brickwork.
Ed Harris -
As an elected official, an advocate for children, and an educator, Glenn Poshard has always fought for what's right.
J. B. Pritzker -
People aren't autonomous creatures. They're under a lot of pressure themselves.
Larry Wilmore -
I learned a long time ago that fame and money is not a ticket to happiness.
M. Ward -
To feel our ills is one thing, but to cure them is another.
Ovid
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Science is a way of thinking much more than it is a body of knowledge.
Carl Sagan -
Have you ever thought of yourself as a junior angel crowned with glory and honor? Every one of our Father in Heaven's children is great in His sight. If the Lord sees greatness in you, how then should you see yourself?
L. Tom Perry -
I'm equal part genius, equal part buffoon.
Noel Gallagher Oasis -
Can words such as Orthodox, Jew, or Catholic really express some sort of exclusive personal virtues or merits?
Anton Chekhov -
I've always been able to just concoct a melody quite easily - it's just kind of instinct, really. You've got to channel your subconscious.
Florence Welch Florence and the Machine -
Act your part with honor.
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