Epictetus Quotes
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Lives have been altered in fundamental ways, and later, after they acquire a more complete understanding of what goals are actually attainable, many are left facing a lot of pain and frustration. And yet, there's no culture of complaint.
Garry Trudeau -
I am a romantic, and I think dates are wonderful. I like quirky and fun things. Like going for a bike ride or for a pedicure together.
Nargis Fakhri -
The two most important things in my life were academics and sports. I had to do my schoolwork first.
Gabriel Luna -
Badminton is not a popular sport in India.
Saina Nehwal -
The dearest friend on earth is a mere shadow compared to Jesus Christ.
Oswald Chambers -
There is sometimes a peculiar confusion in the West that equates progress to whatever is recent or whatever is new, and it is time we understood that progress has nothing to do with the chronology of an idea.
Barbara Amiel
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I'm not a good guitar player.
Adam Jones -
As a real estate investor, you're ultimately accountable to you and your checkbook. Of course, you will need to stay on top of your local coding regulations and ordinances. But once you get the hang of it, you really shouldn't have any problems with ordinances.
Fabrizio Moreira -
I feel like writing a book there's always a version in your head that's an amazing version, but then you write the version that you can write.
Karen Thompson Walker -
You don't know fear until it's 7 A.M. and freezing cold on live television, and you're not sure if Justin Bieber is going to kiss you or not.
Halsey -
I sometimes find reality far more fantastical and unlikely than what I could just make up.
J. Michael Straczynski -
I'm not used to not having enough time to live with the songs. Usually, if I write something, I live with it for a little while.
Fiona Apple
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'Jaws' was the definitive filmmaking turning point for me. It came out in the summer of '75 and I saw it an obsessive 55 times. They even ran a very embarrassing article about me in the local paper, about the weird kid who's seen 'Jaws' 55 times.
Victor Salva -
The fact that I'm sleeping with the director may have something to do with it.
Frances McDormand -
The 'Dangerous' album has producers like Tiny, who to me is very special. Also, Luny Tunes, Nesty La Mente Maestra, Nelly La Arma Secreta, Haze, and El Ingeniero. I wanted to use everyone who makes music in Puerto Rico and beyond to have variety.
Yandel Wisin & Yandel -
Man is the unnatural animal, the rebel child of nature, and more and more does he turn himself against the harsh and fitful hand that reared him.
H. G. Wells -
I had no plan to write a western novel, and when I realized it was happening, I was pretty surprised by it. But you have to go with what feels right.
Patrick deWitt -
I think they do a great job on Queer as Folk.
Laura Innes
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The work on ants has profoundly affected the way I think about humans.
E. O. Wilson -
When I was 11 I became a massive fan of The Monkees. We had a so-called 'band' of kids on my street and we'd go along to people's houses and mime to Monkees records.
Gary Numan -
Cities are about juxtaposition. In Florence, classical buildings sit against medieval buildings. It's that contrast we like. In Bordeaux, we built law courts right next door to what is effectively a listed historic building, and that makes it exciting.
Richard Rogers -
One of the things that made me want to be an actor more than ever was seeing a Chekhov play, "The Sea Gull," when was 14 in the Bronx.
Al Pacino -
Individuals can stand up against genocide in Darfur and Iran's quest for nuclear weapons.
Ted Deutch -
You are but an appearance, and not absolutely the thing you appear to be.
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