Seneca the Younger (Seneca) Quotes
Be not too hasty either with praise or blame; speak always as though you were giving evidence before the judgement-seat of the Gods.
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I was a tomboy.
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I was reading my son some fables; it made for good nighttime reading. These stories were very vivid and very strange and occasionally bizarrely violent. It was a very free landscape.
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Hard work makes easy reading or, at least, easier reading.
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It may be added, to prevent misunderstanding, that when I speak of contemplated objects in this last phrase as objects of contemplation, the act of contemplation itself is of course an enjoyment.
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I didn't mean to hit the umpire with the dirt, but I did mean to hit that bastard in the stands.
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The United States is going to be a rich country, it is going to be prosperous, but it is not going to be able to take the lead in the next phase of global economic development.
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If you're a novelist, as I am in real life, you're usually so desperate for any kind of feedback.
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The best philosophers were not academics, but had another job, so their philosophy was not corrupted by careerism.
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Maven is very much a haunting presence in 'Glass Sword.' His influence is everywhere, and he dogs Mare and Cal like no other. He's my favorite character to write because he's so complex, but also because he affects everyone else so deeply. He's kind of like the source of gravity. Everyone moves around him and what he's done.
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I can be very ordinary looking.
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I create from a place of passion. It's like a pregnancy, where you create from a place of passion, and then it grows, and then before you know it, you want to push that baby out.
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Well, I think the United States first of all has to recognize the world for what it is.
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Stephen Colbert used to be my friend. I even signed the poor baby's cast when he hurt his hand.
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There is light at the end of the tunnel for India, but it's that of an oncoming train which will run them over.
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I have to plead basic ignorance of most new jazz artists here.
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Sometimes, success almost haunts you. You want to be the best at everything you do and know you have to work hard.
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I know as I'm taking my dying breath, the ambulance guy will ask me why they cancelled Action.
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I love to see my family together. That's what life is about. It's about family.
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The original of this track come out on Drumcode in June. This version, however, is more hypnotic that the original. This is why I decided to include it as an extra track on the album.
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I have lived by one crucial principle since I was 24 years old. I don't blame or complain about things like the economy, the government, taxes, employees, gas prices, or any of the external things that I don't have control over. The only thing I have control over is my response to these things.
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I don't even blame pseudo-refugees for trying to have a better life in Holland. I blame our government for allowing it to happen; for not saying 'enough is enough you are not a refugee', we have to defend our own country and close our borders.
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We women must listen to our inner voice. It is easier for women to do this as they are not afraid to say what they feel.
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Be not too hasty either with praise or blame; speak always as though you were giving evidence before the judgement-seat of the Gods.
