Plato Quotes
If there is a good and wise God, then there also exists a progress of humanity toward perfection.
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Almost all our suffering is the product of our thoughts. We spend nearly every moment of our lives lost in thought, and hostage to the character of those thoughts. You can break this spell, but it takes training just like it takes training to defend yourself against a physical assault.
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The first movie my dad ever showed me was 'Predator' – I was five. And I think the second one was 'Jaws.'
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If someone has failed, that is not a deficiency for me. I think that he has more motivation. I've seen many examples where someone was successful first and failed later and failed first and then succeeded. If they failed in an honest way, I don't see it as a deficiency.
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The older I get, the more I realize the importance of maintaining an even temperament - not getting too emotional, focusing on the task at hand. You don't want to make a business deal based on your emotions.
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Happiness is the absence of the striving for happiness.
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It's far easier to forgive an enemy after you've got even with him.
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I was living at home until about 27 and decided it was time to move out and move somewhere else, so that's what I did. I wanted it to be the right thing to do. I didn't want to buy something out of my price range; I didn't want to be stupid with my money, so I decided to stay at home. Luckily, my mum and dad were amazing.
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I'd like to work with Bjork if I could get in the studio with her. We could probably travel to a different planet, you know what I'm saying?
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I'm the best Twitterer.
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People who attack others need rationalizations for doing so. We undermine those rationalizations.
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I'm not a universalist, and the way I talk about final loss is this: People worship idols - money, whatever. Their humanness gets reshaped around the idol - you become like what you worship. That's one of the basic spiritual laws.
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The imperial province should have a university, the prefectures should have colleges, and the counties should have day schools.
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Most of the most important experiences that truly educate cannot be arranged ahead of time with any precision.
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There's nothing wrong with being fired.
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I've got to confess I'm a pragmatic optimist myself.
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For single women, admitting that you want kids when you're still unattached can feel like exposing a vulnerability. It did to me.
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I booked my first series when I was 13. Acting kind of took control because I was just going from part to part at that point.
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Life is fleeting, and permanence in this world is something we all strive for. The best way to achieve permanence is through philanthropy.
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When ya gotta go Now we know what we are here for. We are not here to love fear and serve any old bearded but invisible thunder God. We are here to go.
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A man who knows a subject thoroughly, a man so soaked in it that he eats it, sleeps it and dreams it- this man can always teach it with success, no matter how little he knows of technical pedagogy.
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If you just breathe, and go slower, you will have enough energy. It's really important because there are people who wait in line, and your work has changed their lives. You will need to listen to them because they are also going to feed you and give you confirmation of the prayer you asked before you spoke.
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I've been trying to write a book since before I was old enough to vote, and I've collected many rejection slips from publishers and magazines. I used to keep them all stuck to my refrigerator, with magnets, but an ex-girlfriend told me they were depressing, and defeatist, and suggested I take them down. A very wise suggestion on her part.
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I could find only three kinds of business in the world-mine, yours, and God’s. Whose business are you in?
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If there is a good and wise God, then there also exists a progress of humanity toward perfection.
