Epictetus Quotes

When your thoughts, words, and deeds form a seamless fabric, you streamline your efforts and thus eliminate worry and dread.

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I am remarkably pleased with Obama. I had grave misgivings about him.
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Immaturity is the incapacity to use one's intelligence without the guidance of another.
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I have to be realistic about what I can and can't do. So whatever I do has to really be worth it. I like to master the things I do.
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Sotomayor's vainglorious lecture bromide about herself as 'a wise Latina' trumping white men is a vulgar embarrassment - a vestige of the bad old days of male-bashing feminism.
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The Bible may be the truth, but it is not the whole truth and nothing but the truth.
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No civilisation can claim to have a monopoly on universal values and no one can claim to be always faithful to his own values.
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Freedom is secured every day by our men and women in uniform. We must build a future worthy of their sacrifice.
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I found poetry at 12 and 13 and, lo and behold, learned that my attorney father had a background in poetry - as he wore dashikis and Afros in the '70s and named his kids Arabic names. He was a poet and a lot like The Last Poets and Gil Scott-Heron and all of these folks. He definitely was an artist.
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It's the job that's never started as takes longest to finish.
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I think all actors have a similar deal. You want some people who understand. Although it looks great - and is great - there are also shoddy moments when you feel really rotten, and when it's going well, you're not allowed to complain.
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The England team must always be respected. They always fight to the end.
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We can't stop anybody from doing what they want to do.
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I surrender to my directors. I do that because I respect them immensely. In fact, a director's talent scares me. I admit that they're more intelligent than me, and I submit to that, as an assistant director does. Even when I have suggestions to make, I don't state them strongly.
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I come from a middle class family, and my parents weren't too supportive of my career choices.
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I don't keep secrets from my parents, really; it's pretty open.
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Marriage is something I'd recommend everyone to try, if you find the right person, of course.
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I grew up watching horror movies with my dad. For as long as I can remember. I grew up loving being terrified. 'A Nightmare on Elm Street' at sleepovers. Hiding behind my fingers.
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That's the thing about making a movie: You never finish editing. They just take it away from you.
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I think sometimes I'm more fond of doing the research for the character because you learn so much. Sometimes shooting is really difficult because you wake up early and you're always hurrying. And sometimes I don't know what I'm doing. I'm here and there.
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Free countries are great, because you can actually sit in somebody else's space for a while and pretend you're a part of it. You can sit in the Plaza Hotel and you don't even have to live there. You can just sit and watch the people go by.
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I always try to put myself in the way of surprise as much as possible. My ambition is to keep challenging myself. I like that journey of discovery.
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What, all so soon asleep! I wish mine eyes Would, with themselves, shut up my thoughts.
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I became an optimist when I discovered that I wasn't going to win any more games by being anything else.
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When your thoughts, words, and deeds form a seamless fabric, you streamline your efforts and thus eliminate worry and dread.