Plutarch Quotes
Cicero said loud-bawling orators were driven by their weakness to noise, as lame men to take horse.
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I was a little hesitant at first because there's so many ways you can get 'Straight Outta Compton' wrong. You know, it's such a great story; it's such a classic tale. I was a little nervous 'cause it's like a very narrow road to success with that type of story - you got to get it right - but when I read it, I was pleasantly surprised.
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California has always led the way on environmental protection and always reaped the benefits, pioneering everything from catalytic convertors on cars to stationary source reduction.
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The perfect normal person is rare in our civilization.
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Unfortunately, there is still much to mine in this world and explore creatively.
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Always be courageous and strong, and don't fear.
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We're not a nation divided: we're a nation broken, and anything broken can be fixed.
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Being a model, you're always the product of somebody else's vision.
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I tend to think that cricket is the greatest thing that God ever created on earth - certainly greater than sex, although sex isn't too bad either.
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I went to Australia and did a three day hike with my fiance through the wilderness, which was nice.
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Too much negotiating and not enough work on the court – that's what happened to me during the lockout. Too much talking and not enough training. I couldn't put in my usual offseason work routine. I think that all caught up to me, with my Achilles problems.
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The F.B.I. is about nuts and bolts. It's all about witnesses and procedure and walking the streets.
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I'm not a best-seller, but through translations, I've accumulated some money.
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The music field was the first to break down racial barriers, because in order to play together, you have to love the people you are playing with, and if you have any racial inhibitions, you wouldn't be able to do that.
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I love action movies.
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Conflict is the beginning of consciousness.
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To survive is to win.
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When a man wrote a political screed against the IRS and flew into its building, he was deemed mentally ill, even though it was clearly a political act. There's a double standard, which is: If his name is Muhammad, it's automatically terrorism.
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I think it kind of took being a character actor to kind of now enter into leading ladies.
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Take charity work for example; the motivation of my various charitable activities is neither for fame nor profits. It is my sincere wish that, through my efforts, more people can realize how important it is to protect our planet and to start to act for a change.
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History teaches us that men and nations behave wisely once they have exhausted all other alternatives.
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In a political situation where tyranny reigns and rebellion is not tolerated, few men and women will have the luxury of going beyond the stance of the rebel.
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It is true there is nothing displays a genius, I mean a quickness of genius, more than a dispute; as two diamonds, encountering, contribute to each other's luster. But perhaps the odds is much against the man of taste in this particular.
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In friendship, as in love, we are often happier through our ignorance than our knowledge.
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Cicero said loud-bawling orators were driven by their weakness to noise, as lame men to take horse.
