Plotinus Quotes
Withdraw into yourself and look. And if you do not find yourself beautiful as yet, do as the creator of a statue that is to be made beautiful; the sculptor cuts away here, smoothes there, makes this line lighter, this other purer, until he or she has shown a beautiful face upon the statue.
Quotes to Explore
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I wouldn't be where I am without Evolve.
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There can be no great courage where there is no confidence or assurance, and half the battle is in the conviction that we can do what we undertake.
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Swim upstream. Go the other way. Ignore the conventional wisdom.
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Chinese people age overnight.
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I gave up on the delusion that these players enjoy soccer as much as I do, that they play for the love of the game.
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At some point, you grow out of being attracted to that flame that burns you over and over and over again.
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I've fought with everyone . And now I have become so headstrong that I only do what I want.
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The blessing of being able to write music and let music speak for itself is you let the melodies and let the lyrics and the groove talk to people instead of me talking to people.
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Personally I feel, for me, it's tough to do Botox - but it's also tough not to! Sometimes, I think I need the help. Whatever anyone else chooses is fine with me - no judgment.
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The only history is a mere question of one's struggle inside oneself. But that is the joy of it. One need neither discover Americas nor conquer nations, and yet one has as great a work as Columbus or Alexander, to do.
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Abstract anger is great for rhetorical carrying on. You can go on endlessly about the post office, but it doesn't mean you're mad at your mailman.
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It's not quite right to be sitting outside India and to be judging what is happening in India.
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Different directors offer you different things, and it's not necessarily the most obvious things.
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We were like a stock company at Warners. We didn't know any of the stars from the other studios.
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The only times an Afro-American who was assaulted got away has been when he had a gun and used it in self-defense.
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I date, but the person I date most is myself, unfortunately.
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I've always danced. I've always been around it.
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Frankly, right is right and wrong is wrong, particularly when a parent is talking to a child. A bright line around moral responsibility is very important.
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I'm secure in who I am. I don't need the validation of those that would say, you have to be a certain thing in order to be accepted. I'm comfortable going against the grain if I need to.
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I look at my people, and I look at those who control them - the political elite. And the sad thing is that the elites are just not interested in the welfare of the people.
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I moved to Paris around 1995 or 1996; my first collection on the runway was in 1997.
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We've been blessed with four beautiful children. Michael, he doesn't have much of a problem anymore. He is high functional, probably because of early intervention.
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Slash can take three notes and make a beautiful solo. And that's one thing I've always really admired about his guitar playing. I'm a huge Slash fan all around.
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Withdraw into yourself and look. And if you do not find yourself beautiful as yet, do as the creator of a statue that is to be made beautiful; the sculptor cuts away here, smoothes there, makes this line lighter, this other purer, until he or she has shown a beautiful face upon the statue.
