Seneca the Younger (Seneca) Quotes
In the meantime, cling tooth and nail to the following rule: not to give in to adversity, not to trust prosperity, and always take full note of fortune's habit of behaving just as she pleases.
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I'm not a video brat. I don't derive all my inspiration through movies. I get it from a lot of other places, too.
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The average celebrity meets, in one year, ten times the amount of people that the average person meets in his entire life.
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The name of the game is to keep from pushing the accelerator pedal so hard that we speed up the aging process. The average American, however, by living a fast and furious lifestyle, pushes that accelerator too hard and too much.
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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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If science fiction is the mythology of modern technology, then its myth is tragic.
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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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I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts.
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No art is less spontaneous than mine. What I do is the result of reflection and the study of the great masters.
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People who are truly horrible are often the most interesting people in the room. You look at them and just say, 'Why?'
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I've never had to fend for a child's life, which sounds very terrifying.
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During my twenties and thirties, my interest in the political poem increased as my apparent access to it declined. I sensed resistances around me. I was married; I lived in a suburb; I had small children.
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When I think of a story, somehow it just always seems to come out involving spooks and spies and government skullduggery.
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If you are ready to put a product or service on the market, look at that product or service and see how you can test it inexpensively. Keep in mind, you'll only need one; you don't need 1,000 to get the answer.
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We don't want to give a business that is not going to come through the troubled waters a loan that they can't pay back.
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Anything that we can destroy, but are unable to make is, in a sense, sacred, and all our 'explanations' of it do not explain anything.
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This is a really important time in my life. I can't just be the girl who sang 'I Kissed a Girl.' I have to leave a legacy.
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There have been many great performers, but only four great stylists-Al Jolson, Jimmie Rodgers, Hank Williams, and Jerry Lee Lewis.
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I'm so grateful this day has ended well.
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Il ne faut jamaisVendre la peau de l'ours qu'on ne l'ait mis par terre.
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The American fast food diet and the meat eating habits of the wealthy around the world support a world food system that diverts food resources from the hungry. A diet higher in whole grains and legumes and lower in beef and other meat is not just healthier for ourselves but also contributes to changing the world system that feeds some people and leaves others hungry.
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I wouldn't want to stop making those gaffes, even if I could. People realise I am flesh and blood. I am not sensitive about it. It's just my enthusiasm. I want to say so much more than I have time for.
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I'm drawn to cinema, especially when you're on a project that feels like it's going to be a challenge.
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In the meantime, cling tooth and nail to the following rule: not to give in to adversity, not to trust prosperity, and always take full note of fortune's habit of behaving just as she pleases.
