Epictetus Quotes
One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things that are in themselves most excellent.
Quotes to Explore
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Mordovian prisoners are afraid of their own shadows. They are completely terrified.
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Jewish, black, Filipino, whatever the specificity is, it's specificity that makes a good story. And I think people are tired of seeing the same old shtick on network television. It's just a group of white people hanging out talking about their jobs. Who cares? We've seen that.
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I am very lucky I got fans, and I interact with them personally. I know that they have poured their love on me unconditionally, and all I can do is work hard and be kind to them.
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You mustn't always believe what I say. Questions tempt you to tell lies, particularly when there is no answer.
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I'm from the gulf coast of Louisiana.
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It's no secret that I wear a kippa.
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Not wishing to be disturbed over moral issues of the political economy, Americans cling to the notion that the government is a sort of automatic machine, regulated by the balancing of competing interests.
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Golf is not my priority. I would hope people see me as a Christian man who loved his family, who loved being in the heat of competition and sometimes succeeded at it; who understood that golf was his job and that he was very lucky to play it for a living.
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I feel like I have to move violently once a day, or I'll lose my mind.
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They say what I did was ego-driven and name-dropping …Damn right it is. Who am I going to write about? People I didn't meet?
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A robot may not injure humanity, or, through inaction, allow humanity to come to harm.
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...We cannot think first and act afterwards. From the moment of birth we are immersed in action and can only fitfully guide it by taking thought.
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From old Belerium to the northern main.
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An era can be said to end when its basic illusions are exhausted.
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But let us not forget that human love and compassion are equally deeply rooted in our primate heritage, and in this sphere too our sensibilities are of a higher order of magnitude than those of chimpanzees.
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In proportion as slavery prevails in a State, the Government, however democratic in name, must be aristocratic in fact.
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I'm a feminist and the theme of her song is, 'When you're ready come and get it from me.' I'm sick of women being portrayed this way.
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Today, it's almost the outlier if people are not photographing what they ate and then sharing that in real time.
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I like to go to the beach, have a bonfire, and play music.
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I have a baby that is 21 months old, and I watch Disney Junior with him. A lot of those shows are about pirates. Even the T-shirts and pajamas I buy for him have pirate themes like, 'Aye-aye, argh and mate.' But, I definitely grew up watching pirates.
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Mayors of New York have been elected not because of their party label, but because of their philosophy and their approach overall, and that has been since time immemorial in New York, that people are not party-oriented in New York.
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I think the most important thing in life is self-love, because if you don't have self-love, and respect for everything about your own body, your own soul, your own capsule, then how can you have an authentic relationship with anyone else?
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One that desires to excel should endeavor in those things that are in themselves most excellent.
