Plutarch Quotes
The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits.
Quotes to Explore
-
I cannot summon up inspiration; I myself am summoned.
-
President Obama vowed in his State of the Union address to make assisting domestic manufacturers a top priority for his second term.
-
Let's help those in prison maintain positive connections with their community. If we truly want re-entry to be successful, and we do, people need to come back to a place that still feels like home.
-
By the time a person has achieved years adequate for choosing a direction, the die is cast and the moment has long since passed which determined the future.
-
I'm a very interior person. I love silence. I revel in it. I'm happy that way.
-
I like hip-hop, but I don't like concerts. There's, like, sweat on people's backs.
-
When I first started out, I was a bad actor.
-
It used to hurt me that people thought I didn't have the technique and the temperament to play Test cricket.
-
I have a preference for film just because of the familiarity. It's what I know, and I sort of have nostalgia for it.
-
I was 12 years old when I had my first job, delivering packages.
-
If you do not love me I shall not be loved If I do not love you I shall not love.
-
Men are domineering in rural Haryana, and that shows in sport, too.
-
I've lived in New York for 40 years. I came right after college.
-
I have this assemblage of small facts, which looks like intelligence but no real depth of knowledge about anything. That's why I'm an actor.
-
Fiction should be about moral dilemmas that are so bloody difficult that the author doesn't know the answer.
-
My favorite meal would have to be good old-fashioned eggs, over easy, with bacon. Many others, but you can't beat that on a Sunday morning, especially with a cup of tea.
-
I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles.
-
Ireland and America, music-wise, are very closely related. The Irish came over with their fiddles in hand, and you can hear it in the bluegrass and rockabilly. I love it when music from different countries combine.
-
People don't tend to be unhappy in jobs doing something that they love, so I think it's important that those entering the world of work for the first time are given as much information as possible on how to get into the career that they want.
-
People should just express themselves and not worry about trends - try to use fashion like a compass, an indicator, examples of things that you can be. It's not to be taken so seriously. It's just clothes.
-
I believe that half the trouble in the world comes from people asking 'What have I achieved?' rather than 'What have I enjoyed?'
-
I'm a big believer of work/life balance. You need a little down time to recharge to make sure that when you're here, you're really all here. I still have a child in high school, so I go to her sporting events, even if it means leaving work and working again when I get home. I probably should work out a little more than I do.
-
The real destroyer of the liberties of the people is he who spreads among them bounties, donations and benefits.
