Epictetus Quotes
You may be always victorious if you will never enter into any contest where the issue does not wholly depend upon yourself.
Quotes to Explore
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For they, the philosophers, were considered teachers of right living, which is far more excellent, since to speak well belongs only to a few, but to live well belongs to all.
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The kindest word to describe my performance in school was Sloth.
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Every generation comes with a unique athlete, I don't think anybody wants to be the next Nadia; they want to be themselves.
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It's never as easy to keep your own spouse happy as it is to make someone else's spouse happy.
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I enjoy privacy. I think it's nice to have a little mystery. I think because of technology a lot of the mystery is gone in life, and I'd like to preserve some of that.
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The other writer who had a very important early influence on me when I was about 17 was C.S. Lewis.
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When I was writing pretty poor poetry, this girl with midnight black hair told me to go on.
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If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.
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I find playwriting to be incredibly difficult compared to screenwriting. Part of it is that I grew up watching movies and not watching plays.
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My favourite place to eat is my grandma's kitchen. She makes a mean crab cake.
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American business at this point is really about developing an idea, making it profitable, selling it while it's profitable and then getting out or diversifying. It's just about sucking everything up.
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Love is like the measles. The older you get it, the worse the attack.
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It is so easy to forget that this is good that we're alive. We should be enjoying this gift of being alive.
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I just have an inability to lie.
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It hurts every day when you practice hard, but when this decathlon is over, I got the rest of my life to recuperate. Who cares how bad it hurts?
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I didn't grow up with a mother, so I don't have that resource to rely on and ask a million questions.
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One of the reasons I love writing for middle graders, besides their voracious appetite for books, is their deep concern for fairness and morality.
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You may have heard of the Slow Movement, which challenges the canard that faster is always better. You don't have to ditch your career, toss the iPhone, or join a commune to take part. Living 'Slow' just means doing everything at the right speed - quickly, slowly, or at whatever pace delivers the best results.
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When a woman speaks to a man about the love she feels for another man, she is not liked.
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When you seek advice, do not withhold any facts from the person whose advice you seek.
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I have been 'in denial' for some time, knowingly burning the candle at both ends and finding that it often gives a lovely light.
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Gratitude is not a fair weather virtue. True gratitude means appreciating your life no matter what the storms may bring. Is simply being alive gift enough for you to feel grateful?
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Civilization may progress, human nature will remain the same throughout all ages.
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You may be always victorious if you will never enter into any contest where the issue does not wholly depend upon yourself.
