Epictetus Quotes
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The action carries a sense of incompleteness and frustration, but not of guilt. Victorious living does not mean perfect living in the sense of living without flaw, but it does mean adequate living, and that can be consistent with many mistakes.
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If women built the bridges or were meant to build the bridges, then they would have done it.
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We're headed towards a fascist economy in which you have big government, big corporations and big labor, and they're all in cahoots to strangle the entrepreneur.
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A great literary work can be completely, completely unpredictable. Which can sometimes make them very hard to read, but it gives them a great originality.
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I think the kind of films and roles I do takes a whole year... I think it is justified. At some point, we have to come to that place where we are equally paid. It is a small step... we are headed to that direction.
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I always wanted to be on a sitcom.
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Jeff Kinney is tall and has a great smile, but don't be fooled, he's as slick as they come. A real player. And how he came up with a book that appeals to kids ages 8-13 baffles me. He's an unbelievably kind man with a great family.
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When I get older, I will be stronger They’ll call me freedom, just like a Wavin’ Flag
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The lawlessness that has swept the country must stop.
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There are sixteen cans of coffee here; together they hold a total of thirteen and a half pounds of coffee. Doesn't that seem like cheating?
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This is the potential start of something...awareness
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Working at something you don't care about is the very best way to waste your life.
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I like men who have a future and women who have a past.
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Prayer is the lungs through which holiness breathes. Prayer is not only the language of spiritual life, but also makes its very essence and forms its real character. O for a faith that will not shrink though pressed by every foe; That will not tremble on the brink of any earthly woe. Lord, give us such a faith as this... whatever may come...
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Crying is for plain women. Pretty women go shopping.
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... Love is heaven and claims its own.
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Greatest sin of man kind: neglect to use his greatest asset.
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The only purpose of starting is to finish
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Sports and music are the same thing to me. When done wrong, they are really frustrating; when done right, they can change your day.
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I will never cower before any master nor bend to any threat.
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If people like us, our life is good. If somebody doesn't like us, our whole life is tanked. That happens at your job, especially in church ministry. It seems like everybody's your boss sometimes. You're trying to keep everybody happy and pretty soon you realize you're filling yourself up with other people's opinions of you. That's a dangerous place to live.
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I'm always advised and I follow that advice never to talk about security issues.
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Your master is he who controls that on which you have set your heart or wish to avoid.
