Plato Quotes
What the expression is intended to mean, I think, is that there is a better and a worse element in the character of each individual, and that when the naturally better element controls the worse then the man is said to be "master of himself", as a term of praise. But when - as a result of bad upbringing or bad company one s better element is overpowered by the numerical superiority of one s worse impulses, then one is criticized for not being master of oneself and for lack of self control.Plato
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I was a little girl fighting as a partisan against Nazi-Fascism.
Oriana Fallaci -
Yes, because when you're in love, you are shy.
Beatrice Wood -
The more I compose, the more I know that I don't know it all. I think it's a good way to start. If you think you know it all, the work becomes a repetition of what you've already done. I try to make sure that I don't repeat my music.
A. R. Rahman -
During the 2008 election, I made clear to the Obama campaign that I don't think it's wise for me to force my personal political agenda on anyone.
Questlove -
It's very hard to teach someone how to write a song if to begin with there's no creative crop to harvest.
Barry Mann -
I think as long as I have a creative outlet, I'm happy.
Nat Wolff
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I was inspired to spend an entire year - my 65th year - reading, researching, and meditating on Lao-tzu's messages, practicing them and ultimately writing down these insights as I felt Lao-tzu wanted us to know them.
Wayne Dyer -
What St. Francis and St. Dominic have done, that, by God's grace, I will do.
Saint Ignatius -
If you never know hardship, you can't really support people around you.
Natalia Vodianova -
Information is not just something you download from the Web. The way trees grow and where birds choose to live are much better signs of water quality than all the data being collected by the EPA.
Natalie Jeremijenko -
You learn a lot about love before you ever get there. You learn at least as much about love from books as you do from watching your parents.
A. S. Byatt -
I love showing my scar on my tummy - it is shaped like a question mark.
Sam Taylor-Johnson
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There's many women now who think, 'Surely we don't need feminism anymore, we're all liberated and society's accepting us as we are'. Which is just hogwash. It's not true at all.
Yoko Ono -
You can never be too rich or too thin.
Wallis Simpson -
I admired the work ethic of the cowboys I read about. The idea of these young people taking on this much responsibility was impressive. I would like modern readers to have an appreciation of this.
Walter Dean Myers -
Going around not fully believing that you're going to die is really problematic because it affects how you think about the future of the planet, about the future of your own life, about the decisions you're making.
Caitlin Doughty -
That's what we're striving for, making us a contender in every race.
Dale Earnhardt -
I could not be one of those actors who stays in character all day long. I'd go mad.
Eddie Marsan
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The joy of giving is indeed a pleasure, especially when you get rid of something you don't want.
Frank Butler -
Words without deeds violates the moral and legal obligation we have under the genocide convention but, more importantly, violates our sense of right and wrong and the standards we have as human beings about looking to care for one another.
Jon Corzine -
The thing about Marvel is that they're not - they're into real acting. They're looking for artists that are willing to take chances and are willing to create characters. Even if that character has been around for years and years in comic books, they still are depending on us to create something and take it somewhere else.
Vincent D'Onofrio -
It just feels unnatural to me to broadcast anything other than the character I've created.
Kate McKinnon -
I think often the West does not understand the history and the privilege of wearing a hijab. They always think of oppression.
Halima Aden -
What the expression is intended to mean, I think, is that there is a better and a worse element in the character of each individual, and that when the naturally better element controls the worse then the man is said to be "master of himself", as a term of praise. But when - as a result of bad upbringing or bad company one s better element is overpowered by the numerical superiority of one s worse impulses, then one is criticized for not being master of oneself and for lack of self control.
Plato