Seneca the Younger (Seneca) Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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The deadliest foe to virtue would be complete self-knowledge.
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Culturally, the First World War is the war that stands in for other wars.
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No, and I never, ever eat in between the meals. I control it well enough and with no pills, and I sleep seven hours a night. I go to bed. I fall asleep, and I wake up seven hours later, and this is the most important.
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In this world without quiet corners, there can be no easy escapes from history, from hullabaloo, from terrible, unquiet fuss.
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When I read, I take notes and underline things. So reading is a vigorous process for me, but I read in bed. My poor husband is trying to go to sleep, and I'm reaching over him to get the Post-it notes.
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I just kept it real and had the freedom to do what I want. It's not designed for any age group. It's not made for radio. There are no edits. The whole album contains explicit lyrics but that's because you need it.
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Four hostile newspapers are more to be feared than a thousand bayonets.
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I believe that it's better to have a conviction, believe strongly in something, and then the convictions create a style that reflects your mentality.
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I would love to do some more comedy. I would love to do some silliness. I would love to do some characters that have greater vulnerability.
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There are no rules, no models; rather, there are no rules other than the general laws of Nature.
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I became, suddenly, not just a Muslim in faith. I became a Muslim in politics. Somebody whose politics were pre-defined by one interpretation of Islam.
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Sometimes if you have a coach or team-mates for too long, you get caught in certain routines. I think it's good to shake up things a little bit.
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If I see Marian Keyes' books or Patricia Scanlan's books given more prominence than mine in the bookstore, I'll move mine to the front. I've told them I do this, and they've confessed to doing the same thing to me.
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Atlanta embraced us. We have so much respect for them, and they have respect for us.
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They're trying to kill me before I'm dead. I come to Quebec to spend some time with my family and they say I'm dead.
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We're all so mauled by information, but it's recycled information. We need to shut it out. So, you've got to get bizarre. This is an artist's purpose - to break away from the recycled. Performance art can do that.
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The best leaders don't set timid and selfish goals but instead set bold targets that may be harder to achieve.
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I think family movies have gotten so rich in this country.
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I ain’t no hipster, but girl I can make your hips stir.
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All movies aren't fun; some are hard work. You try to do something and convey a set of emotions that have to do with some real life kind of stuff.
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Globalization is a fact of economic life.
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The kindness that's been shown to me, by doctors as well as my family and my friends, it's really saved my life.
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Life is a play.It's not its length,but its performance that counts.
