Epictetus Quotes
We must be afraid of neither poverty nor exile nor imprisonment; of fear itself only should we be afraid.
Quotes to Explore
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The will is commendable though the ability may be wanting.
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Nobody can teach what is inside a person; it has to be discovered for oneself and a way must be found to express it.
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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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Chicken and horse meat are the best foods for weightlifters, and good food is important.
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Because with Black Label and all the fans it's just one big family.
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I did a lot of stunts, so the harness work isn't foreign to me either.
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The onset of mania occurs when repression is no longer able to resist the assaults of the repressed instincts.
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I really want to try soccer after I retire because I've watched football over the years and I think I could be a good contender.
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You get caught up in hitting home runs and seeing how far you can hit them, and your swing changes.
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I'm particularly interested in black swan events: unprecedented surprises that destroy the conventional wisdom about how the world works.
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Fear obscures reason, intensifies emotions, and makes it easier for demagogic politicians to mobilize the public on behalf of the policies they want to pursue.
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The reason that last-ditch political maneuvering has become business as usual in Washington is that the actors involved are drunk on blame and are convinced that the voting public is, too. They count on outrage, thereby spreading numbness. They cherish the prospect of partisan fury, thereby inspiring nonpartisan disgust.
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History, whether sacred or profane, hides her teaching from those who study her through coloured glasses. She only reveals truth to those who look through the cold clear medium of passionless inquiry, who seek the Truth without determining first the masquerade in which alone they will receive it.
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When I talk to Chicagoans who live in our most violence-prone neighborhoods, they do not hate the police. In fact, they tell me they want more cops and fewer gangs. They do not want more officers in cars just driving through their communities. They want officers on the beat in their neighborhoods.
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Dirk Nowitzki has been my hero for many years.
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My kids are in school and in all these clubs - chess club, fashion club, you name it. When my dad came home from work, it was late, and when he left, it was early in the morning. On my days off, I'm still taking my kids to school and picking them up. I do what I have to do to keep that relationship.
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The tensions between authority and the people need to be heard, especially when they are suffering and they can't eat.
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People say that globalisation has negative aspects, but I don't believe globalisation is bad. It's criticised from a western perspective, but if you put yourself in the shoes of people in the developing world, it provides an unprecedented opportunity.
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I obviously spent a lot of time in New York City, and I loved it, but Chicago has a very different history than New York City does.
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Governments that use violence to stop democratic development will not earn themselves respite forever. They will pay an increasingly high price for actions which they can no longer hide from the world with ease, and will find themselves on the wrong side of history.
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Businesses are made by people. We've proven time and time again that you can have wonderful shop, and put a bloke in there who's no good, and he'll stuff it up. Put a good bloke in, and it just turns around like that .
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I want people to learn what democracy means.
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To Perl, or not to Perl, that is the kvetching.
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We must be afraid of neither poverty nor exile nor imprisonment; of fear itself only should we be afraid.
