Plutarch Quotes
Justice makes the life of such as are in prosperity, power and authority the life of a god, and injustice turns it to that of a beast.
Quotes to Explore
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Not all ideas will be accepted, but every idea deserves its own space, and every idea deserves to be expressed.
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I was so opposed to the war in Vietnam that I initially refused President Nixon's urgings for me to go there.
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I would enjoy having dinner with the poet/playwright Derek Walcott.
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The reason can only be this: heroic poetry depends on an heroic age, and an age is heroic because of what it is, not because of what it does.
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The most difficult story that I've ever been involved in breaking on any of my shows was 'The Constant' episode of 'Lost,' which was when Desmond was consciousness-traveling.
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The really wonderful thing that happened to me when I was in space was this feeling of belonging to the entire universe.
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When you're a mom to three children, nothing bothers you. Trust me. Who cares what people say? I've got other things to deal with.
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I just want to continue the success and be an athlete that is shown in a good light in New York City.
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You have to respect your audience. Without them, you're essentially standing alone, singing to yourself.
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Never trust the artist. Trust the tale. The proper function of the critic is to save the tale from the artist who created it.
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Being an actress can be a little like being a girl in the '50s: You're stuck waiting by the phone, hoping that the boy you like will call.
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I'm the sort of person that doesn't really have specific 'inspiration.' It probably comes more from my doubts and my desires.
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I'm rooting for Saudi Arabia getting a seat on the U.N. Human Rights Council.
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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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Typically, if you buy a studio with a library, their library is pretty well licensed out many years in advance, so you are not really gaining access to the programming in that way.
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Whenever I hear that I'm on the brink of stardom, I feel like I want to run into a cave.
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My mother and father were both much more remarkable than any story of mine can make them. They seem to me just mythically wonderful.
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The First Amendment is not an altar on which we must sacrifice our children, families, and community standards. Obscene material that is not protected by the First Amendment can and must be prohibited.
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Men's weaknesses are often necessary to the purposes of life.
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When I look at what I'm doing today, I see [the] roots in my college life. I was the online editor of my college paper and an active member of the Harvard Computer Society. I abandoned a summer internship at the Washington Post due to injury and instead did theatre. I found my comedic voice through satirical newsletters in college.
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It's very difficult to raise money, especially in the United States, for independent movies.
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I don't have any of the modern stuff. I don't have e-mail. I don't have a computer!
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Justice makes the life of such as are in prosperity, power and authority the life of a god, and injustice turns it to that of a beast.
