Epictetus Quotes
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Years ago the public used to hound me but now I can go shopping in peace.
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Politics is a herd mentality. Politicians don't really lead. Politicians reflect what they think is consensus opinion.
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I'm most honest about writing when I'm talking to family or friends, not to newspapers.
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I love movies, and if the right thing comes along I'm so interested.
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There are certain types of slightly hysterical human characters who, rather than creating, walk around with a sense of their own potential - it's as if they themselves were art objects. They feel as if their lives are written narratives, or pieces of music.
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I did tennis for a while, and I was actually on the volleyball team for a minute.
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I can't say that winning the Pen/Faulkner was a dream come true because I would never have dared to dream it.
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The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure, and pleasure my business.
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I was always the youngest boy in my class at high school. I have retained this feeling of being the youngest, even though now I am almost the oldest person I know.
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If I was a woman, I would be dressed in the same thing for a month and just change my hat and gloves. Maybe my shoes too; yes, I see what you mean but, really, it's jewels that change an outfit.
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As much as you may want to, you can't control what other people say or do; you can only control yourself.
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To me, AIDS is an international epidemic and every country can be affected by it. Therefore, it can be discussed on an international level. Unfortunately, AIDS doesn't require a visa.
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I never wanted to be a model. My modelling career was nothing but a stepping stone to my acting career and that's all I ever saw it as. A pointless rock in the river that has to be stepped on in order to get to the meaningful oasis of acting.
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You are never to allow a shadow of doubt to enter your mind that the Creator intended you to win in life's battle.
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It's such an insult that foul gas comes out of a hole in our butt with a sound to announce itself. It's the ultimate bad thing about being a person.
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With the advent of DNA, we know that people have been convicted and sentenced to death who later proved not to be guilty of the crime.
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You think, 'Musicals, they must always be romantic' - You'd be surprised how few of them historically have ever been romantic.
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Fair peace becomes men; ferocious anger belongs to beasts.
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Sarah Palin is a symbol of everything that is wrong with the modern United States. As a representative of our political system, she's a new low in reptilian villainy, the ultimate cynical masterwork of puppeteers like Karl Rove.
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There's no reason to think Disney is going to stop wanting to make 'Star Wars' movies if there's quality and there's interest. It has unlimited potential. It has a huge number of characters, worlds... It's a massive playground.
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As a performer, the thing that I love is to see people come together.
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In every affair consider what precedes and what follows, and then undertake it.
