Pericles Quotes
We do not say that a man who takes no interest in politics is a man who minds his own business; we say that he has no business here at all.
Quotes to Explore
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The sorrow for the dead is the only sorrow from which we refuse to be divorced. Every other wound we seek to heal - every other affliction to forget: but this wound we consider it a duty to keep open - this affliction we cherish and brood over in solitude.
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Steve Jobs has been right twice. The first time we got Apple. The second time we got NeXT. The Macintosh ruled. NeXT tanked. Still, Jobs was right both times.
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In the Middle Ages and beyond, the target was the Court Jew who had the ear of the ruler; during the Inquisition it was the Spanish Jews who thrived after their conversion to Christianity.
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The power of a sports team in a community it's almost indescribable.
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Each of our 900 shows so far was different - maybe that's what makes the fans come back to our gigs time and again. And that they're always part of the show. Phish concerts are a communal experience.
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I've concentrated for a long time on English films because I've got two kids but my oldest son is 11 and I think I'm going to be away for about four months of year now.
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Part of what makes America strong is our resilience, tenacity, innovation and our willingness to be optimistic about our future. I know that President Obama is absolutely the best president to lead our country in the right direction.
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Not one role that I've played has been written specifically for me.
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What is Oracle? A bunch of people. And all of our products were just ideas in the heads of those people - ideas that people typed into a computer, tested, and that turned out to be the best idea for a database or for a programming language.
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When I look at my streams on Spotify, and I just see it's hundreds of millions of streams, I think, 'Wow, that's amazing.' But you don't really get it. Once you see people in front of you singing along to your songs, it's real.
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The name of the Redskins will remain the Redskins.
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The key is falling in love with something, anything. If your heart's attached to it, then your mind will be attached to it.
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I am a huge wrestling fan. I would say The Rock is my favorite person to watch for obvious reasons.
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Americans are good at pursuing happiness. And the Americans who pursue happiness most diligently show that we're also good at running it down and killing it.
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I've never had to fend for a child's life, which sounds very terrifying.
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If I were governor, and a bill came to my desk that provided for background checks at gun shows, I would sign that.
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Islam is fixed, stable, ordered and disciplined, and so are Muslims.
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Boyfriends? Psh, like I've got time for that!
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This is a free country, and to each their own.
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It's cool that people enjoy my work. That's fun for me that people, like going to my movies and enjoy all the hard work that everyone put into it. I think that's the biggest reward, to know that everyone enjoyed the movies with me.
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I have found that the best cure for self pity is to do something to help someone else.
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Crazy diets, good diets, you can't name one I didn't do.
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We do not say that a man who takes no interest in politics is a man who minds his own business; we say that he has no business here at all.
