Seneca the Younger (Seneca) Quotes
If thou wishest to get rid of thy evil propensities, thou must keep far from evil companions.
Seneca the Younger
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Although he's no longer with us, Steve Jobs is still inspirational to me, as he managed to find the balance between right brain/left-brain thinking that is crucial to building a creative technology business.
Imran Amed
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I kept thinking, 'this must be the coolest job - I'd like to be a professional baseball player.' They were getting paid to play a game, and what a cool lifestyle that was.
Cal Ripken, Jr.
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Remarkable contributions are typically spawned by a passionate commitment to transcendent values such as beauty, truth, wisdom, justice, charity, fidelity, joy, courage and honor.
Gary Hamel
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The Olympics have their own unique atmosphere and energy. People might say it's just the same as any other competition, but don't kid yourself. There's a hunger for victory.
Ilya Ilyin
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Every villain needs her story told.
Abbi Glines
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The world may be full of fourth-rate writers but it's also full of fourth-rate readers.
Barbara Walters
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The moment you think you understand a great work of art, it's dead for you.
Oscar Wilde
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You can hit my father over the head with a chair and he won't wake up, but my mother, all you have to do to my mother is cough somewhere in Siberia and she'll hear you.
J. D. Salinger
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In industries where a lot of competitors are selling the same product - mangoes, gasoline, DVD players - price is the easiest way to distinguish yourself. The hope is that if you cut prices enough you can increase your market share, and even your profits. But this works only if your competitors won't, or can't, follow suit.
James Surowiecki
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Work is a necessary evil to be avoided.
Mark Twain
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The majority of work I do is in independent films, where you're lucky if you have five takes.
Patricia Clarkson
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If thou wishest to get rid of thy evil propensities, thou must keep far from evil companions.
Seneca the Younger
