Epicurus Quotes
A free life cannot acquire many possessions, because this is not easy to do without servility to mobs or monarchs.
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Women are blessed with energy - a power which is unique. I have been very fortunate to have played strong women and explored their strengths through my films.
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In the Muslim world, there are many people who have been vocal and we have been very vocal against extremists. But how to win this battle is an ongoing battle. And we must continue to wage the battle for peace.
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I like being my age. I kind of have a political thing about it.
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Nothing exists except through language.
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It is very wrong to sleep in your make-up, but when you wake up the next morning, I think it looks very good.
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I don't think an actor ever wants to establish an image. That certainly hurt me, and yet that is also what made me successful and eventually able to do more challenging roles.
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I went to quite an academic school, and all my friends were going to university, but even before my acting jobs, I didn't want to do that. I didn't want to spend another three years being institutionalised, and I feel that getting out of that system benefited me in quite a few ways.
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I think you don't do work for controversy alone, and whenever you do new work which people don't understand and they say it is done to create controversy.
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As a writer, I absorb stories, allow them to churn within my own head and heart - often for years - until I find a way of telling them that fits both my time and temperament.
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You forget that sometimes comedy is just a big night out for people. Almost every show, people come up to me and go, 'This is the first comedy show I've ever seen,' so you want to do well. If you do horribly at somebody's first time seeing live stand-up, well, you've not only tainted yourself, you've tainted a whole art form.
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Empathy is a virtue, but it should not be a guiding judicial principle.
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I wish that the Democrats would put some effort into Social Security reform, illegal immigration's reform, tax reform, or some of the other real issues that are out there.
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I've done tons of Debbie Allen musicals. I was a dancer in 'Glee,' and I was a Laker girl for three months.
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'The Simpsons' money got bigger and bigger. When I left 'The Simpsons', no one thought that this thing was going to still be around. It's the cumulative effect. It's like, 'Oh my God, 25 years later, and it's still coming in.'
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LeBron James can get a shot off under any and all circumstances and he makes them.
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Different directors offer you different things, and it's not necessarily the most obvious things.
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Green how I want you green. Green wind. Green branches.
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Virtue has its own reward, but no sale at the box office.
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Being fit and being in the best shape that I can be helps me be the best mom as well.
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My court was divided between peace and war according to their various interests, but I considered only their reasons.
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The loss of life will be irreplaceable.
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I just hope I can get another personal best. If I can do that, I'll be satisfied.
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James Joyce actually is rewarding you in all of these incredible ways.
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A free life cannot acquire many possessions, because this is not easy to do without servility to mobs or monarchs.
