Epictetus Quotes
In every affair consider what precedes and what follows, and then undertake it.
Epictetus
Quotes to Explore
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Years ago the public used to hound me but now I can go shopping in peace.
Irene Dunne
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No cause is left but the most ancient of all, the one, in fact, that from the beginning of our history has determined the very existence of politics, the cause of freedom versus tyranny.
Hannah Arendt
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For many people, managing pain involves using prescription medicine in combination with complementary techniques like physical therapy, acupuncture, yoga and massage. I appreciate this because I truly believe medical care should address the person as a whole - their mind, body, and spirit.
Naomi Judd
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Politics is a herd mentality. Politicians don't really lead. Politicians reflect what they think is consensus opinion.
Gary Johnson
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I'm most honest about writing when I'm talking to family or friends, not to newspapers.
Zadie Smith
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I love movies, and if the right thing comes along I'm so interested.
Rachel Stevens
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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.
Rachel Cusk
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I did tennis for a while, and I was actually on the volleyball team for a minute.
Kacey Musgraves
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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.
Karen Joy Fowler
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The rule of my life is to make business a pleasure, and pleasure my business.
Aaron Burr
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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.
Oliver Sacks
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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.
Manolo Blahnik
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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.
Kamala Harris
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I think, when you become a politician, if you talk about religion too much, you're pandering or something.
Amy Chozick
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I actually love actresses who look like they feel really natural. I like Patricia Clarkson, Laura Linney, Frances McDormand. Those are actresses where the second they show up on screen you're like, oh my gosh, this movie just got so much better.
Anna Kendrick
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Nature, more of a stepmother than a mother in several ways, has sown a seed of evil in the hearts of mortals, especially in the more thoughtful men, which makes them dissatisfied with their own lot and envious of another's.
Desiderius Erasmus
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A lot of bands don't really like each other. I read an Interpol interview the other day, it was a really good interview because it was showing a different aspect of a band. They don't really like each other - they work together and they kinda exist together and that's how they like it. They're like, "we didn't get into this band looking for friends."
Benji Madden
Good Charlotte
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In every affair consider what precedes and what follows, and then undertake it.
Epictetus
