Epictetus Quotes
When one maintains his proper attitude in life, he does not long after externals. What would you have, O man?Epictetus
Quotes to Explore
-
You can be tops in Australia and be unheard of everywhere else.
Barry Gibb Bee Gees -
I have always been an avid reader of chemical literature, eager for what is new.
Yves Chauvin -
There have been a lot of exercises and I've had to force myself to go out for walks even when I didn't feel like it, but apart from that, I am a lot better.
Magnus Magnusson -
Now that mobile phones and the internet have altered the epistemic selective landscape in a revolutionary way, every religious organisation must scramble to evolve defences or become extinct.
Daniel Dennett -
The idea of the sacred is quite simply one of the most conservative notions in any culture, because it seeks to turn other ideas - uncertainty, progress, change - into crimes.
Salman Rushdie -
Really, life is complicated enough without having a bunch of Senators deciding what we should do in the privacy of our own homes.
Barbara Boxer
-
We see book-burning as a crime against humanity: it's intolerable because books represent a kind of freedom to us.
Samantha Harvey -
I think I'm bad luck for Tiger because he missed the cut in Charlotte with me. But yeah, those are two of the best players of all time. Tiger's the best player of all time in my opinion, so when he's not in the field, it's a relief because he's such a great player.
Webb Simpson -
One element of Madonna's career that really takes center stage is how many times she's reinvented herself. It's easier to stay in one look, one comfort zone, one musical style. It's inspiring to see someone whose only predictable quality is being unpredictable.
Taylor Swift -
In the absence of justice, what is sovereignty but organized robbery?
Saint Augustine -
The grass is always greener on the other side - until you get there and see it's AstroTurf. Symbols are never reality. Someone might have amassed material success and fame, but that doesn't mean they're happy. So, don't go judging a person's life by the cover.
Karen Salmansohn -
What we want is to establish the rules of a market economy - not to plan its outcome.
Vaclav Klaus
-
When I was on a major label I felt obliged to say yes to every interview, tour and whatever else. The label is always telling you, 'This ain't going to last,' so I worked myself half to death. I learnt from that and I like to pace myself now.
Adam Ant Adam and the Ants -
I prefer to leave the paintings to speak for themselves.
Barnett Newman -
There's always going to be someone with a bigger toy than yours.
Daniel Craig -
I'm just an actress. They try to give me as little information as possible.
Yancy Butler -
I never really planned a career. I've tried to avoid it. I've tried to do this stuff I felt for, the stuff I like. So, I've just been meeting these fantastic directors who've offered me a variation of different parts and different films.
Mads Mikkelsen -
We have seen that no religion stands on the basis of things known; none bounds its horizon within the field of human observation; and, therefore, as it can never present us with indisputable facts, so must it ever be at once a source of error and contention.
Frances Wright
-
My hope is that countries like Morocco will have investment to create work, so people don't have to leave.
Tahar Ben Jelloun -
Kinsey thought that Freud in his own way was as dangerous as the Catholic Church.
Bill Condon -
Even though I have bad qualities in my personal life, as an athlete, I can turn it on.
Jon Jones -
The last thing I want to turn into is a fat Hollywood jerk. I was brought up without much money and I was happy. I don’t think that I will strive for money or success and end up greedy or big-headed. That only leads to unhappiness. I can still be down-to-earth and do this job as long as I enjoy it.
Leonardo DiCaprio -
When one maintains his proper attitude in life, he does not long after externals. What would you have, O man?
Epictetus