Plutarch Quotes
Xenophanes said, 'I confess myself the greatest coward in the world, for I dare not do an ill thing.'
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I was a big 'Battlestar Galactica' fan and 'Star Trek' fan. I grew up watching those.
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The only thing that matters is what happens on the little hump out in the middle of the field.
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There are always reasons for people's behaviour, and it's easy just to dismiss them and assume that we already know their story, especially if they're no good at showing their emotions. Life gives you all these knocks, it's so easy to form a shell to protect yourself. I've done it myself.
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In order to raise money from somebody, you have to understand who is this person, not to deceive them but to understand them. What would be their motives for contributing money? Why do these people contribute money to some places, but not to others? That's attunement - treating everybody well, but not treating everybody the same.
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I love elephants! It's my favorite animal.
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I've never got into debt and I've always been in control of my taxes and VAT, but having four children costs a lot. They are my weakness.
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People don't understand that all presidents, the minute they become president, get a knock at the door. And there's a man there saying, 'Let's talk about your funeral.' At the time I thought, God, that's a terrible thing. Later on, I thought it was pretty wise.
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A man will turn over half a library to make one book.
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You have to be willing to ask questions that almost no one else would ask.
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I had to make different kinds of music for everybody but still keep it classic T-Pain at the same time.
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I went from a player who was never fit to a person who actually worked hard to get myself in shape.
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People are intrigued by fame, power and wealth and I think Hollywood is the only place where you get all three together.
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I need my fill of Indian home cooking.
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I'm a Sikh; it's part of my religious tradition to never cut my hair and keep it wrapped in a turban.
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With 'The Social Network,' I got into it at first because frankly I thought there was a cool courtroom drama to be had with the intellectual properties. And then what further drew me in was that the most extraordinary social networking device ever created was created by the world's most antisocial person. I liked that story.
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Living through the heat in Louisiana was awful.
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As a state senator and then a congressman, I've had the privilege of trying to do good things for people to whom I owe so much and can never fully repay.
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In Europe we could do it, if we fly as soon as the event is over.
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I'm John the Fourth, so I think there's a lot of things in life that have been truly handed to me by the hard work and the pain of others.
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Who am I supporting? I am Dutch but I support the football that Spain is playing. Spain's style is the style of Barcelona. Spain, a replica of Barça, is the best publicity for football.
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After all, I long to be in America again, nay, if I can go home to return no more to Europe, it seems to me that I shall ever enjoy more peace of mind, and even Physical comfort than I can meet with in any portion of the world beside.
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Your life continues in those who continue the revolution.
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Xenophanes said, 'I confess myself the greatest coward in the world, for I dare not do an ill thing.'
