Epicurus Quotes
Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.
Quotes to Explore
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Golf... is the infallible test. The man who can go into a patch of rough alone, with the knowledge that only God is watching him, and play his ball where it lies, is the man who will serve you faithfully and well.
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It is by a wise economy of nature that those who suffer without change, and whom no one can help, become uninteresting. Yet so it may happen that those who need sympathy the most often attract it the least.
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In my household, a Trapper-Keeper was too expensive - we had plain old three-ring notebooks - and I always wanted a Trapper-Keeper.
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People are entitled to the presumption of innocence.
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Women are not all single-issue voters.
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If we keep an open mind, too much is likely to fall into it.
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I've done thousands of interviews in my life, and it's a format that I quite enjoy, because I think of questions in interviews as an opportunity to sort of gauge my growth in a way. It gives me an idea of how I'm navigating this world that I'm in.
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Man can never be a woman's equal in the spirit of selfless service with which nature has endowed her.
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I think one thing that's important to maintain is a sense of fear, always doubting yourself... a good dose of insecurity helps your work in some ways.
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I hate the domestic life.
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Right, different generations come along, and discover the music, I think.
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I never wanted to be a millionaire. I just wanted to live like one.
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I think there are a lot more important things than art in the world. But not to me.
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Just as Wall Street needs to break the hold of the bonus culture, which drives risk-taking that is rational for individuals but damaging to the financial system, so science must break the tyranny of the luxury journals. The result will be better research that better serves science and society.
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It's fine when you careen off disasters and terrifyingly bad reviews and rejection and all that stuff when you're young; your resilience is just terrific.
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I'm an emotional actor. When I'm doing a scene, I really believe it. I live the part as long as I'm in the scene.
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I do comedy to give people an ephemeral escape from the tragedy that permeates everyday life.
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A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.
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All rappers are princesses like me.
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When you dance, your purpose is not to get to a certain place on the floor. It's to enjoy each step along the way.
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Could today's construction worker married to a clerical worker guarantee four children a college education and buy a house? That's what we're fighting about.
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We can't look at them. We've got to go out there and do it ourselves. We're foolish if we're trying to look at the referees.
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Of all the things which wisdom provides to make us entirely happy, much the greatest is the possession of friendship.
