Plato Quotes
He who is only an athlete is too crude, too vulgar, too much a savage. He who is a scholar only is too soft, to effeminate. The ideal citizen is the scholar athlete, the man of thought and the man of action.Plato
Quotes to Explore
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I love when actors can let go of where and how they have to do it, and just that we do it. That we are flawed and human, and don't worry about how we look or who we are, or that it seems too old of a character if we're still young.
Laura Dern -
I've always had an affinity for the fashion industry - I've always been drawn to it. But I grew up in Calgary in Canada, which, being a fairly isolated city, is not particularly known for having anything to do with fashion.
Imran Amed -
I didn't even know I could sing or write songs. I didn't have that education. But people shouldn't think they can look down on someone like me, because I've had the same success as others, sold the same amount of records, if not more. They shouldn't think that because I'm just from 'The X Factor,' I'm not credible or respected as much.
Olly Murs -
My friends tell me I have an intimacy problem. But they don't really know me.
Garry Shandling -
Year 2008 wiped out $19.2 trillion in US income... What if the money was spent on the Midwest of the United States?
Jack Ma -
The best of us must sometimes eat our words.
Joanne Rowling
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In England especially, I've found that if you bring up King Edward VIII and Wallis Simpson at a dinner party or a social gathering, it's like throwing a Molotov cocktail into the room.
Madonna Breakfast Club -
There are some people who leave impressions not so lasting as the imprint of an oar upon the water.
Kate Chopin -
Betty Shabazz was the wife of a man who challenged a government that was historically unjust. She was harassed and placed under surveillance by the Nation of Islam (NOI), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA).
Ilyasah Shabazz -
I like the map feature on the iPhone that tells me where I am, because I travel a lot.
Gary Shteyngart -
But what I really like are old Hollywood movies. Very often I watch AMC.
Olivier Martinez -
I realized that equipment really had little to do with why I sound like the way I sound.
Pat Metheny
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The glorification of sisters, mothers as the selfless Indian women who will do 'agni pariksha' and the one who sees her own betterment only in the betterment of their husbands and fathers, that has to stop. It's very regressive.
Kangana Ranaut -
We believe in freedom, freedom for the people of each country to follow their destiny without external interference.
Lal Bahadur Shastri -
Wine is something to enjoy. We get sick and tired of people who pick it apart and talk about its 'saucy nuances.'
Pat Paulsen -
When I became a published writer, I said, 'Whatever I can do to help the libraries I want to do,' so all of my book tours since then have involved me coming to a library and talking about how important libraries are for a community.
Karin Slaughter -
You can talk good ideas out of existence.
Vikram Seth -
I can't make up my mind whether I want to dance like Josef Brown or dance with Josef Brown.
Ian Mckellen
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People are only loyal until it becomes convenient not to be.
Ziad K. Abdelnour -
The press follow me. I sue them. That's the deal.
Emmanuelle Beart -
I think guys overtrain and they burn out. And also just knowing what your body needs. Again, I think rest is really important.
Andre Reed -
I'm not a fan of action movies.
Olivier Megaton -
He who is only an athlete is too crude, too vulgar, too much a savage. He who is a scholar only is too soft, to effeminate. The ideal citizen is the scholar athlete, the man of thought and the man of action.
Plato