Epictetus Quotes
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In my industry, it's important to have people I look to for different things: guidance, inspiration and motivation.
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It was my mother's idea. Her feeling was that I didn't have the intelligence to pick a trade myself.
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I will be conquered; I will not capitulate.
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Folks, I've been straight for seventeen days... Not all in a row.
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I do not consider the Lisbon Treaty to be a good thing for Europe, for the freedom of Europe, or for the Czech Republic.
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It drives me crazy when your parents try to read your mind. It's even worse when they try to read your mail.
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From the spinners, Anil and I have been together for a long time and I respect him a lot.
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Back in the 1960s, I got a superb education for very little money. The bill for my first year at Harpur College in New York was a few hundred dollars.
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Allow children to be happy in their own way, for what better way will they find?
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I went to church when I was younger, but it was never something pushed down my throat or anything, which is a good thing. I found out for myself where I belonged.
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I don't seek validation outside, not even with the audience. Today they like me, but tomorrow they may hate me. I don't want to be anybody's role model.
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All happiness or unhappiness solely depends upon the quality of the object to which we are attached by love.
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I've worked so hard for so long, and everyone's reaction has made me feel like... almost like they trust me, which is just a wonderful feeling. It pushes me to write things better and better.
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During the Cold War, the U.S. instituted a policy of sending money to governments in poor countries to buy their political loyalty. While studies show that sending aid to foreign governments creates allegiance, it does not lead to economic progress.
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Showbiz can be cruel.
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I never had those dreams of making the Olympics. Never.
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Lawyers are very, very good at keeping you out of prison, but they will sacrifice your reputation and credibility to do so.
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It was so much fun playing simple American bluegrass. I got to meet Doc Watson.
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Arafat carried out what I consider to be atrocities.
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When we begin to understand the magnitude of the Messiah's sacrifice and service to us individually and collectively, we then cannot consider anything else to be of more importance or to approach His significance in our lives. "For most of us, this understanding does not come all at once and likely will not be fully complete during our mortal sojourn. We do know, however, that as we learn line upon line, our appreciation for the Savior's contributions will increase and our knowledge and assurance of their truthfulness will grow.
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I fight because I like challenges.
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American values, or Americanism, refers to what I call the 'American Trinity': 'Liberty,' 'In God We Trust,' and 'E Pluribus Unum' ('Out of Many, One'), the three values that appear on all American coins.
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Bars are meeting places and places to unwind. But at some point, what is culture unwinding from, and why can't they meet anywhere else?
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We should not moor a ship with one anchor, or our life with one hope.
