Plato Quotes
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Having grown up as a young Army officer in the Vietnam era, I had an instinctual sort of notion that you have to look very carefully and weigh very carefully what anyone says.
Jack Reed -
Race and gender definitely came up, occasionally, in my life at work. But the bigger challenge that I had was age. I took roles earlier in my career than people expected, and so a lot of what I got was, 'Do you actually know enough to do this?'
Ursula Burns -
My mum is my beauty icon, because she represents what I think beauty is.
Bar Refaeli -
The Mexicans are not going to build the wall... they're not going to do it.
Dana Perino -
There are two kinds of people who blow through life like a breeze, And one kind is gossipers, and the other kind is gossipees, And they certainly annoy each other, But they certainly enjoy each other, Yes, they pretend to flout each other, But they couldn't do without each other...
Ogden Nash -
The most pressing question of our time is this: Is European society to be taken over by a radical invasion of Muslim immigrants?
Ayaan Hirsi Ali
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If I know that I shall be as an angel, and more; if I shall behold all God has made; if he shall own me for his son and exalt me to honor in his presence, I shall not fear to die, nor shall I dread the grave where Christ once lay.
Matthew Simpson -
Asian cultures... place great value on avoiding open expression of disagreement and conflict because they emphasize harmony.
Deborah Tannen -
I tend to do yoga before I go on stage, so that keeps me nice and calm.
Neve McIntosh -
Tiny Tim? Anyone could sing like that. It's atrocious. It's hideous, really.
Maurice Gibb Bee Gees -
When I die Dublin will be written in my heart.
James Joyce -
The debate on climate change has been tainted by its excessive concern with individual and national interests, short-termism, and lack of solidarity in face of global threats.
Jens Martin Skibsted
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I think having Nancy Pelosi as Speaker of the House is going to send a very wonderful lesson to the American public that women can be strong, they can be tough, they can be effective, and they can lead this country as political leaders.
Ellen Malcolm -
I want to start really developing more on the film side.
Kenya Barris -
I'm a big fan of certain new acts. I love any genre of music, and I think it's really great to see that there are new artists coming through. It's kinda funny to think that I'm like the old man on campus now. But I'm really happy for groups like One Direction. I think they're really good guys.
Joe Jonas DNCE -
Biodiversity starts in the distant past and it points toward the future.
Frans Lanting -
If you can sell that you're the King of Scotland, or Henry V on a tiny stage in a studio theater somewhere, then you can probably sell that you're a starship captain or a time traveler.
David Tennant -
When our sailors in the Persian Gulf accidentally strayed into Iranian waters, that could have sparked a major international incident. Some folks here in Washington rushed to declare that it was the start of another hostage crisis. Instead, we worked directly with the Iranian government and secured the release of our sailors in less than 24 hours.
Barack Obama
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Nero wasn't worried at all when he heard the utterance of the Delphic Oracle: "Beware the age of seventy-three." Plenty of time to enjoy himself still. He's thirty. The deadline the god has given him is quite enough to cope with future dangers.
C.P. Cavafy -
It's a completely reasonable diet -- heavy on fruits and vegetables and fresh, seasonal foods. I'm totally for it. It's common sense in a nice package.
Marion Nestle -
Use truth as your anvil, nonviolence as your hammer and anything that does not stand the test when it is brought to the anvil of truth and hammered with nonviolence, reject it.
Mahatma Gandhi -
The best stomachs are not those which reject all foods.
Plato