Seneca the Younger (Seneca) Quotes
He that does good to another does good also to himself, not only in the consequence but in the very act. For the consciousness of well-doing is in itself ample reward.
Quotes to Explore
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I tested for a couple of pilots, but they said I was too tall.
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Lesser artists borrow, great artists steal.
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I write almost entirely in bed or on a couch with my feet up on the coffee table. I feel most creative when I'm looking out the window, and my bed and couch have nice views of the New York skyline.
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There are many guys out there who look like me - you know, brunettes with long hair. There are thousands. But I think the difference is that I am a real polo player, who does endorsements for Ralph Lauren on the side, and I've always looked at it that way.
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If I tried to flirt with a woman and she didn't know who I was, she would run away.
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I can never believe how much time and energy and money and talent and everything else is being poured into horrible ideas.
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I've been around the bend in corporations.
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I meant that the Chinese people are not aware of their own entrapment. They believe they live in a free society, but don't realize how much they are being monitored and controlled, how much the information they receive is restricted and warped, until they step out of line, that is, and feel the heavy hand of the state fall on them.
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Actually, I used to be a busboy in a strip joint in New York and so I hate strip joints. I'm not that kind of person.
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If I'd gone into taekwondo, I'd probably have won several Olympic medals.
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Dance music will always be around. People around the world love to dance.
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Giving subsidies is a two-edged sword. Once you give it, it's very hard to take away subsidies. There's a political cost to taking away subsidies.
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I'm obsessed with the moon and space travel, so if I could incorporate that, I'd love to go to space.
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I listen to Handel's vocal music, almost exclusively.
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What I think improv is great for is making dialogue more natural.
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We live in the public eye, so if one of us makes a mistake, it affects everyone, which makes me think about what I'm doing in life more.
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I love the producer, Joel Rice. We worked together years ago putting a project together.
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The people I've known who've done great things of that type - you know, building hospitals, running schools - are very humble people. They give their lives to the project.
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Alcohol, tobacco, and pharmaceutical drugs are legal, but they can hurt a lot of people.
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Change is certain. Peace is followed by disturbances; departure of evil men by their return. Such recurrences should not constitute occasions for sadness but realities for awareness, so that one may be happy in the interim.
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I have been married for 58 years to the same woman. Our secret? Separate bathrooms.
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One Indian-inspired favourite of mine is mashed potato mixed with lemon juice, breadcrumbs, coriander and chilli, shaped into patties, fried and served with chutney and yoghurt.
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He that does good to another does good also to himself, not only in the consequence but in the very act. For the consciousness of well-doing is in itself ample reward.
