Epictetus Quotes
Nothing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig. I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.Epictetus
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I really like 'Roar' and 'Dark Horse.' 'Dark Horse' I really like, and I feel I would sing that in the bathroom; I would buy that album, and I think Katy Perry's amazing!
Iggy Azalea -
In the Muslim world, there are many people who have been vocal and we have been very vocal against extremists. But how to win this battle is an ongoing battle. And we must continue to wage the battle for peace.
Feisal Abdul Rauf -
Cartooning was a good fit for me. And yet now, years later, I almost never think about it.
Gary Larson -
Ohio has long been an embarrassment to charter-school supporters nationwide, with its trail of scandal and graft and abysmal student performance.
Laura Moser -
I mean, the greatest athletes in the world are African-American.
Larry Bird -
I am a control freak. I will admit that freely.
J. Michael Straczynski
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Crankiness is a human attribute that, when people walk in the door of Xerox, they remain human. The best way to get the best out of people is to not force them to be something other than they naturally are. Now what do they have to be? They have to be respectful. You can't be ridiculously disrespectful.
Ursula Burns -
Rather than waiting to restore fiscal responsibility after we pass legislation, we must work to ensure we remain committed to it as we draft legislation.
Gary Miller Bad Brains -
I've never had any desire to be good. I don't like goodness particularly.
Hanif Kureishi -
I used to have a very unmediated experience of food but, because of the recipe testing, I've lost that now. I can't switch it off even when I'm on holiday.
Yotam Ottolenghi -
I'm very tomboy, and I'm inspired by hip hop artists.
Bebe Rexha -
I believe we are our own inner hand - the godly power resides within each of us to create the lives we desire - no matter what the challenges!
Karen Salmansohn
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The test of good manners is to be able to put up pleasantly with bad ones.
Wendell Willkie -
Nothing is stranger to man than his own image.
Karel Capek -
I didn't want to do a zoo show. I didn't want to do a study of someone with mental illness. I just wanted to show someone who was trying to live their life.
Daniel Craig -
I'm a model, but I love to eat.
Irina Shayk -
You can't watch 'Daredevil' or 'Jessica Jones' or the Marvel films and not be aware that the villain has to be awesome. I've always wanted to have more space. And the scope, morally, is more broad for the villain than the hero.
Mahershala Ali -
You just have to take these opportunities when they come along. They're not that frequent; you'll get a really good script, oh, maybe once a year if you're lucky.
Felicity Jones
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In the '90s, I wouldn't have been a supermodel.
Cara Delevingne -
People tend not to dwell on drama.
Edward Zwick -
I travelled around small-town India a lot for a job from 2010-2012, and I was impressed by the energy I encountered in these places.
Karan Mahajan -
Fundamental preparation is always effective. Work on those parts of your game that are fundamentally weak.
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar -
I would imagine that the more time you spend talking to another person, the more you're going to lie to them. So if you spend a lot of time with your relations, you're probably lying a lot to them.
David Chase -
Nothing great is created suddenly, any more than a bunch of grapes or a fig. If you tell me that you desire a fig. I answer you that there must be time. Let it first blossom, then bear fruit, then ripen.
Epictetus