Plato Quotes
And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul.
Quotes to Explore
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Traveling is one expression of the desire to cross boundaries.
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I will never sign to a major record label again. If, by some mega fluke, a record of mine looked like it might break big, I'd try and do it via an indie or somehow license it. I'm not having my music owned by those corporate bastards again.
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I think comedy is one of the hardest things to do.
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Never in a million years would I think I'd play in a Super Bowl.
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You need to have people within your own party that have the wherewithal to stand up to you.
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The biggest difference between L.A. and Edmonton was that instead of people looking at me I was looking at them.
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Steve Jobs, Bill Gates and Mark Zuckerberg didn't finish college. Too much emphasis is placed on formal education - I told my children not to worry about their grades but to enjoy learning.
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The role model approach to social change is no substitute for challenging unjust employment practices, educational policies and housing.
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You've never seen a Columbine done by a black child. Never. They always say, 'We can't believe it happened here. We can't believe it's these suburban white kids.' It's only them!
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The secret of my influence has always been that it remained secret.
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French people are never happy with what they have. They're always complaining. They're happy when they're complaining.
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I don't understand why people really get upset about something that doesn't affect them at all.
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We think the Puritans always dressed in black and white, which they didn't. They loved very bright colors. And there were other differences in perceptions that gave one a very different view of them.
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I am pretty hard on myself. But I think that's how it has to be if you want to keep growing as an actor.
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You must enjoy the journey because whether or not you get there, you must have fun on the way.
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Greening the globalised manufacturing and sourcing will be the single biggest help multinationals could make to the tough pollution control in China and other developing countries.
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I feel like in my music I can be a rebel. I can say things I wouldn't say in real life.
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I always wanted to be a mom.
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My second album was written while I was on the road promoting the first record. I tried to take my personal experiences and elevate them to universal experiences, so that I wasn't writing songs about living on a tour bus or being on a TV set for the first time.
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Adam Smith pointed out that there were three things that make us more prosperous, in a general sort of way: freedom to pursue our own self-interest; specialization, which he called division of labor; and freedom of trade.
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Animation is very singular. Like, even the 'Toy Story' movies. People will go, 'Oh, gosh, you're so lucky, getting to play opposite Tom Hanks!' And it's, like, 'It may have appeared to be that, but we were never in the room together.'
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Those who store, package, and sell the food we serve our families have a responsibility to maintain basic standards of cleanliness in their facilities.
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There is no spray can called 'Instant Stardom', only talent can keep you at the top.
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And what, Socrates, is the food of the soul? Surely, I said, knowledge is the food of the soul.
