Plutarch Quotes
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Every dogma, every philosophic or theological creed, was at its inception a statement in terms of the intellect of a certain inner experience.
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It is obvious that we can no more explain a passion to a person who has never experienced it than we can explain light to the blind.
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I always start the day by washing my face and moisturizing.
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The Bible is very clear about one thing: Using politics to create fairness is a sin.
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We had a good time mucking about during 'Band of Brothers' when we were young and single.
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One of the banners I would put up in front of any American president and new administration is 'Do not overreact to your predecessors' policies.'
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If you keep on saying things are going to be bad, you have a good chance of being a prophet.
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The secrets of slavery are concealed like those of the Inquisition.
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I wish I could sit back and say, 'Oh, I'm gonna wait for a Merchant-Ivory film to come my way. Or Ivory-Merchant. Whatever it's called. But you just take what's given and then, hopefully, down the road you can be more choosy and only do, say, Wayans brothers movies. That's my goal: to be more Merchant-Ivory-Wayans.
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Freedom and opportunity are precious gifts and the purpose of our politics is to expand them, for all our people.
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I'm annoying to be around because I keep twitching.
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I try to be upbeat. I read this book which tells you to write down everything that you're grateful for each day. Now I'm constantly noticing all the little things that make me joyful.
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I knew on the day that I accepted my job at CNN that a ratings victory at 8 P.M. was going to be a formidable challenge. As I have been told over and over, this is the toughest time slot in cable news.
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A national political campaign is better than the best circus ever heard of, with a mass baptism and a couple of hangings thrown in.
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Working on 'Girls' opened up a lot of opportunity for me. It's like a dream job. It's a dream.
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Working with Bill Cosby was incredible. I was lucky to be a part of that.
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I've never set out to seduce my reader. I don't see him at all clearly.
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The American Negro has no conception of the hundreds of millions of other non-whites' concern for him: he has no conception of their feeling of brotherhood for and with him.
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I think I view the system the same way that Ayn Rand views the system - that it really oppresses those that create, if you will, and tries to take away from those that produce and give to the non-producers.
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One of my favorite shots was on these, like, lava rocks - but moss was growing on it, and I was lying on it, and it was really green, and the picture was really pretty.
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Just because someone disagrees with you doesn't mean you're wrong.
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I have huge respect for Preet Bharara, a great U.S. Attorney by any measure. But even great men can make mistakes.
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For months we have been making triumphant retreats before a demoralized enemy who is advancing in utter disorder.
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Distressed valor challenges great respect, even from an enemy.
