Plato Quotes
There is nothing so delightful as the hearing, or the speaking of truth. For this reason, there is no conversation so agreeable as that of the man of integrity, who hears without any intention to betray, and speaks without any intention to deceive.
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We have a very loyal fan base, the kind tat buys the record the day it comes out, sees every show, and that's fantastic, but what about the people who would never hear about our band?
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Karaoke is something that's near and dear and very close to my heart. I was a karaoke host when I was working my way through university. I was a full-time student and karaoke was my night job.
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I think you can soften people's hearts, even if they have a lot of hate. Music can do that if it's beautiful and honest. If I can do that - soften just one person's heart - I consider myself successful already.
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I just felt like I had to create a life for myself where I was more independent.
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The actress they'd hired had refused to appear naked in front of the camera. I didn't like to appear naked either, but the first thing I did was take off my clothes and jump into the pool completely naked.
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I don't have any particular goals in making a recording. In a way the recording is itself the goal. The music comes into my mind, and from there the main job is to give form to it.
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If I don't train enough, of course I'm nervous.
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The sadness of the incomplete, the sadness that is often Life, but should never be Art.
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If you only write when the muse strikes, you won't get anything done. You have to write consistently, when your schedule says you should. And that's hard.
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This world is too hard for me to leave my kids, without me supervising and being there for them.
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We are convinced of the fundamental unity of the human family.
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But if I played well and prepared myself properly, then all I had to do was control myself and put myself in a position to win.
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It was a deliberate decision to act in family entertainers like 'Govindudu Andari Vadele' and 'Bruce Lee.'
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I always felt that anorexia was the form of breakdown most readily available to adolescent girls.
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Chermoula is a potent North African spice paste that is ideal for smearing on your favourite vegetables for roasting.
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The problem of direct colour photography has been facing us since the turn of the last century.
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I didn't have any particular talent for fiction. I took a class in college.
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There appears to be something to do with vehicles and movement that stimulates my writing.
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To join in the industrial revolution, you needed to open a factory; in the Internet revolution, you need to open a laptop.
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The question of common sense is always 'What is it good for?'—a question which would abolish the rose and be answered triumphantly by the cabbage.
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I'd never be tied down for five years interviewing TV personalities.
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That is another theme in the book [Dreams from My Father]. How do we exercise more empathy in our public discourse? How do we get the black to see through the eyes of the white? Or the citizen to see through the eyes of the immigrant? Or the straight to see through the eyes of the gay? That has always been a struggle in our politics.
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Also, I used to think that one day I might get someone to iron my shirts, but the truth is I really like doing them myself.
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There is nothing so delightful as the hearing, or the speaking of truth. For this reason, there is no conversation so agreeable as that of the man of integrity, who hears without any intention to betray, and speaks without any intention to deceive.
