Seneca the Younger (Seneca) Quotes
There is no evil that does not promise inducements. Avarice promises money; luxury, a varied assortment of pleasures; ambition, a purple robe and applause. Vices tempt you by the rewards they offer.
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Most mutations involve typos: Something bumps a cell's elbow as it's copying DNA, and the wrong letter appears in a triplet - CAG becomes CCG.
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You know, I don't really understand a suburban environment. I want to be out in the woods, I want to be where it's wild, I want to wake up and hear birds, I want to walk outside and see a gaggle of turkeys bouncing across my lawn - I want to be someplace like that - or I want to be right in the middle of an urban environment.
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My opinion, having done this now for two cycles, is I think the national media really likes me and likes what I have to say. But, at the end of the day, 'He's a Libertarian,' and that denotes some loose screws, maybe.
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'Jurassic Park' has a lot of science in it - and a lot of it is wrong - but if it was all accurate, it would be a documentary.
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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.
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The biggest critics of my books are people who never read them.
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Mental life is indeed practical through and through. It begins in practice and it ends in practice.
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Hold everybody accountable? Ridiculous!
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It's funny the things the Internet likes to proclaim.
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This is not a political issue. I know Florida's leadership has talked about a real commitment to helping our veterans. Now it's time for them to show it.
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I like to get a salad or fruit in me - just some good energy food - and then a plate a pasta with a breast of chicken.
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If all else fails, birdie the last.
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I always carry a Tom Ford lipstick and Tachta face blotters to get me through the day.
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Truth does not hurt, rather, it is our resistance to its message that causes pain.
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The bullying powers use different excuses to prevent transfer of science and technology and progress of the nations of our region.
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In England a man is presoomed to be innocent till he's proved guilty an' they take it f 'r granted he's guilty. In this counthry a man is presoomed to be guilty ontil he's proved guilty an' afther that he's presoomed to be innocent.
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Every species has come into existence coincident both in space and time with a pre-existing closely allied species.
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There may be times when we are powerless to prevent injustice, but there must never be a time when we fail to protest. The Talmud tells us that by saving a single human being, man can save the world.
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Marriage should be a duet - when one sings, the other claps.
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Do It Under the Influence Yourself! That's what we're shooting for! Get drunk and make your dreams come true.
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Cursed is the man who dies, but the evil done by him survives.
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If a politician found he had cannibals among his constituents, he would promise them missionaries for dinner.
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It's not a burning ambition for me to make sure that David Beckham earns less money.
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There is no evil that does not promise inducements. Avarice promises money; luxury, a varied assortment of pleasures; ambition, a purple robe and applause. Vices tempt you by the rewards they offer.
