Epictetus Quotes
Quotes to Explore
-
I like being from a city that is not entrenched in show business. When you're in New York City or Los Angeles, even if you're not dealing with show business, there's still this sense that it's the center of the universe.
-
I've always had an affinity for the fashion industry - I've always been drawn to it. But I grew up in Calgary in Canada, which, being a fairly isolated city, is not particularly known for having anything to do with fashion.
-
Today, more than ever, citizens demand with good reason that moral and ethical principles be upheld and that exemplariness preside over our public life. And the king, as the head of state, must not only be an example but also a servant to that just and legitimate demand of the citizens.
-
By nature, I'm a very positive person, and because I'm happy in myself, and in my life, and I've got a great husband, and beautiful children, and I have a job that I love that calls for a certain amount of emotional expression, I get to realise a lot of my dreams and aspirations.
-
Some people ask me, Do they put aging makeup on you? It's just this very nice street makeup.
-
I've always been fond of acoustic music.
-
I love adventure sports. And, I love cooking.
-
I am sure of this: that no one can write a book which children will like unless he write it for himself first.
-
Year 2008 wiped out $19.2 trillion in US income... What if the money was spent on the Midwest of the United States?
-
Because I was a diminutive, arty kid, I felt like a misfit in high school - but who doesn't?
-
Yes, politics IS war without bloodshed; and war is an extension of those politics.
-
Man, y'know, I'm a music guy. I like a lot of different things. It depends on the time of the day and the situation.
-
But what I really like are old Hollywood movies. Very often I watch AMC.
-
The writer is all alone.
-
I do love my wine. I'd opt to drink my calories rather than eat them every time, so I cut out the breads, potatoes, pastas, cheeses and desserts in an effort to get my healthy angel and unhealthy demon to compromise.
-
I never want to change so much that people can't recognize me.
-
Fame, do I like it? No. It has bought a lot for me in my career, but there are a lot of downsides to it. You give up your privacy. I did it to myself but not to my family and friends. You don't ask for it. You just have to live with it.
-
Harry Potter to me is a bore. His talent arrives as a gift; he's chosen. Who can identify with that? But Hermione - she's working harder than anyone, she's half outsider, right? Half Muggle. She shouldn't be there at all. It's so unfair that Harry's the star of the books, given how hard she worked to get her powers.
-
I was imprisoned in the aftermath of the 11 September 2001 attacks, when Egypt's state security was rounding people up in unprecedented numbers.
-
I had rather attempt something great and fail, than to attempt nothing at all and succeed.
-
Every little thing counts in a crisis.
-
Sometimes I go crazy - get into a mindspace where it doesn't matter what I spend. Like, on impulse, I might buy a $600 Dolce t-shirt, you know, just because it's silk and maybe there's some suede leather detailing. Or two of my favourite hoodies, I don't even know the brand, but they're' very thin soft cotton. $300 apiece!
-
My homes are similar in style because the same design principles run through all areas of my work.
-
The materials of action are variable, but the use we make of them should be constant.
