Seneca the Younger (Seneca) Quotes
Eternal law has arranged nothing better than this, that it has given us one way in to life, but many ways out.
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And although I've been very fortunate in the film work that's come my way, I need to get back to the stage. If I'm away for a maximum of two years, I feel something's wrong.
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I believe in the institution of marriage and it's like a tag to cement the relationship for your friends, family and public.
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To make money, I did portraits . The truth is so bizarre! I'm kind of embarrassed. I was like a 19th-century pirate painter. I'd say, 'Your mom would love a painting of you!' A salesman! I'd hawk paintings.
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In the end, I think part of my problem was that I was a better legislator than I was a politician.
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To win the cause we all believe in, the spread of true democracy all over the world, we need to win by example, not just with speeches but by example; not just with military might but by gaining the respect of the world.
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The tricky thing is music is supposed to be very mysterious; the way it's made is mysterious. Then people like to get upset with the music business.
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A good movie is made by an initial burst of energy, the way that, when you are in school, your class exercises are always better than your final projects.
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The sheriff is at the cash register, and if I don't get a hit soon, I don't know what I'll do.
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You want to make sure this particular car is going to please the customer and then you're going to be rewarded with something that is going to please the shareholder.
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Pa did not like a country so old and worn out that the hunting was poor. He wanted to go west. For two years he had wanted to go west and take a homestead, but Ma did not want to leave the settled country.
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The traditional stand adopted by the Cuban Revolution, which was always opposed to any action that could jeopardize the life of civilians, is well known.
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I have always felt that public, commercial and community organisations should be as open as possible about their affairs. They need to be accountable to their owners, their customers, their members and communities and other interest groups.
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Out into the cool of the evening strolls the pretender. He knows that all his hopes and dreams begin and end there.
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The cause of war is preparation for war.
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She gathered herself together. No one could describe the scorn of her expression or the contemptuous hatred she put into her answer. 'You men! You filthy dirty pigs! You're all the same, all of you. Pigs! Pigs!'
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Everyone has got to realise you can't hold onto the past if you want any future. Each second should lead to the next one.
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War is good for absolutely nothing, because no matter how far and wide apart we may live, we're all the same under the skin. We all want to live, laugh and love.
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I have never been sorry to see my sets being struck, provided they are well photographed. They're not works of art but part of making a film.
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In the old days, 'controversial' in a relationship meant same-sex or mixed races.
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My father was the first to see through the schemes of the white man.
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I have always found that actively loving saves one from a morbid preoccupation with the shortcomings of society.
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Fostering the leadership necessary for transformational outcomes in education is hard work, and in countries around the world, there is a constant search for easier solutions.
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I grew up in South Central Los Angeles in the '80s, back when it just wasn't a cool scene. But my mother had the foresight to look for a number of projects that would keep us away from the streets.
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Eternal law has arranged nothing better than this, that it has given us one way in to life, but many ways out.
