Epictetus Quotes
When you have decided that a thing ought to be done and are doing it, never avoid bein seen doing it, though many shall form an unfavorable opinion about it. For if it is not right to do it, avoid doing the thing; but if it is right, why are you afraid of those who shall find fault wrongly?Epictetus
Quotes to Explore
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Today, if you are not confused, you are not thinking clearly.
Irene Peter -
Never hate a song that's sold a half million copies.
Irving Berlin -
And I think I have a perspective about Hollywood that you don't see very often in the press.
Patricia Heaton -
I feel like I became an artist by default. I went to art college, but my interest was always more towards film than painting or sculpture.
Sam Taylor-Johnson -
You need someone to see what you've done, to read it and to understand it and to appreciate what's gone into it.
V. S. Naipaul -
If writers, like comedians or singers, could only hear themselves bombing as they worked, it's likely that certain books would be cut short after the first few leaden sentences.
Walter Kirn
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Every song is like a kid. How can you have that many kids and have a favorite? Which one do I like to hang most with?
Eddie Van Halen Van Halen -
In the first English class I attended, Prof. E. H. Elliot, addressing me, asked if I really belonged to the Junior B. A. class, and I had to answer him in the affirmative. He then proceeded to inquire how old I was.
C. V. Raman -
The great thing in life is efficiency. If you amount to anything in the world, your time is valuable, your energy precious. They are your success capital, and you cannot afford to heedlessly throw them away or trifle with them.
Orison Swett Marden -
I just realized the best way to live your life is to just be you, as cliche as it sounds. I grew up trying to please everyone.
Yuna -
I've learned so many things from directors in my acting career. There are even some things I've learned that I didn't want to do. There are those directors who've really made me shine and others who've made me opaque.
Valeria Golino -
We must form our minds by reading deep rather than wide.
Quintilian
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The word 'leukemia' is a very frightening word. In many instances, it's a killer and it's something that you have to deal with in a very serious and determined way if you're going to beat it.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -
The secret of a leader lies in the tests he has faced over the whole course of his life and the habit of action he develops in meeting those tests.
Gail Sheehy -
I started breaking out of my shell in sophomore and junior year.
Cameron Dallas -
I would like to be a legend, everyone wants to be a legend.
Yohan Blake -
Normally in dangerous situations I have a getaway car.
Sacha Baron Cohen -
Ultimately, education in its real sense is the pursuit of truth. It is an endless journey through knowledge and enlightenment.
A. P. J. Abdul Kalam
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We have a positive vision of the future founded on the belief that the gap between the promise and reality of America can one day be finally closed. We believe that.
Barbara Jordan -
The politicians in Washington are spending trillions of dollars of our money. When are Americans going to stand up and say enough is enough?
Joe Wurzelbacher -
I now can be sure that, once I start writing a book, I'll be able to finish it. I've also become more assured about my 'voice' as a writer and being able to keep the characters true to themselves.
J. A. Jance -
My brain cannot conceive how old my body is.
Michael Douglas -
I never joined the army for patriotic reasons.
Isaac Rosenberg -
When you have decided that a thing ought to be done and are doing it, never avoid bein seen doing it, though many shall form an unfavorable opinion about it. For if it is not right to do it, avoid doing the thing; but if it is right, why are you afraid of those who shall find fault wrongly?
Epictetus