Seneca the Younger (Seneca) Quotes
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One's past is what one is. It is the only way by which people should be judged.
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I always say that I'm an artist who works with pictures and words, so I think that the different aspects of my activity, whether it's writing criticism, or doing visual work that incorporates writing, or teaching, or curating, is all of a single cloth, and I don't make any separation in terms of those practices.
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Painters must speak through paint, not through words.
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When we moved to England in 1986, I was ten years old and I didn't know anything about punk or hip hop. The only words I knew in English were 'dance' and 'Michael Jackson.' We got put in a flat in Mitchum, and the council gave us second hand furniture, second hand clothes and a second hand radio that I took to bed with me every night.
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Ancient, woman-centered words and beliefs never, like, fall off the planet. Having long done taken on a life of their own, they - like womankind - evolve, and survive. Chameleon style.
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A kiss is a lovely trick designed by nature to stop speech when words become superfluous.
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Poetry and lyrics are very similar. Making words bounce off a page.
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For the liespotter who knows how to listen well, the random words, sounds, and phrases in a person's speech are never as random as they seem. They offer a clear sightline into the liar's psyche.
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Soon I'll find the right words, they'll be very simple.
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Give a kind word (with a kindly thought behind the word) - you will be kind and receive kind words.
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In the desert of my dreams I saw you there;And I'm walking towards the water steaming body cold and bare.But your words cut loose the fire and you left my soul to bleed.And the pain that's in your truth's deceiving me, has got me scared.Oh why?
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The idea of infinity cannot be expressed in words or even described, but it can be apprehended through art, which makes infinity tangible. The absolute is only attainable through faith and in the creative act.
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They should rule who are able to rule best.
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Three words for those who want to put the Christ back in Christmas: Jingle Bell Rock.
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Words are as strong and powerful as bombs, as napalm.
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Freeing oneself from words is liberation.
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Flowers are an easy, eloquent expression of love at a time when words can seem clumsy and inadequate.
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A lot of what people are calling 'artificial intelligence' is really data analytics - in other words, business as usual. If the hype leaves you asking 'What is A.I., really?,' don't worry, you're not alone.
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The important thing for me was that the World Cup should travel round the world.
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Acting is an art form and you want to take roles that are challenged and it's more of a challenge I think to play dark characters. Not that I want to always play those, but it is a challenge and challenges are rewarding and fun.
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Never not dare to hang yourself. That's the only way you grow in your profession. You must continually attempt things that you think are beyond you, or you get into a complete rut.
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I love to clean my ears. I've heard that you're not supposed to do it every day, but I throw caution to the wind for some quality time with a strong Q-Tip.
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Myocardial oxygen consumption is determined by the work of the heart and is a function of arterial blood pressure and heart rate.
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Our words should aim not to please, but to help.
