Seneca the Younger (Seneca) Quotes
Every one has time if he likes. Business runs after nobody: people cling to it of their own free will and think that to be busy is a proof of happiness.
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I try and spend a lot of time with my kids. I try and have fun with my kids. I try to put father time in there.
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I have an enormous metabolism, so I'm lucky.
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Movies I liked growing up were like Francis Ford Coppolla movies and Scorsese movies.
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I know my fans want me on the screen. But I think hero-worship should not be allowed to corrupt the plot and narrative of a film.
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I had a flip phone until I was 25, and I didn't use social media until that age, either.
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As a race, the Negroes are not lazy.
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Women get scrutinized based on appearance far more than men. And look, I speak from experience here. When I wear a bad outfit on the air, I get viewer e-mail complaining about it. A lot of e-mail. Seriously.
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Stay true to your own voice, and don't worry about needing to be liked or what anybody else thinks. Keep your eyes on your own paper.
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I was born in Iran, which has a predominantly Muslim population, and I have relatives who are devout Muslims, so I know what it means to be judged based on your appearance and what you're wearing. But your ethnicity and your clothing do not define who you are.
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The difference between religion and morality lies simply in the classical division of things into the divine and the human, if one only interprets this correctly.
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From the U.S. Capitol Building to the White House, our national symbols that represent freedom to so many of us, were built by people who were anything but free.
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I think you can be happy and still be competitive. A good lesson for everybody is to think a bit before you speak and represent who you really are instead of the brash emotional you.
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There can only be one state of mind as you approach any profound test; total concentration, a spirit of togetherness, and strength.
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There is no scarcity of opportunity to make a living at what you love; there's only scarcity of resolve to make it happen.
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The only peace that can be made with a dictator is once that must be based on deterrence. For today, the dictator may be your friend, but tomorrow he will need you as an enemy.
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I have a deep compassion for the idea that it's okay to be myself. The idea that anything 'other' is bad and wrong and broken is so wildly off base.
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When studios start telling me why a particular film project won't work, I remember 'Rocky.' I remember that the biggest success Bob Chartoff and I have had was a film nobody wanted to make.
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Pittsburgh was a great team. Coach Noll, Joe Greene, Jack Lambert, L.C. Greenwood and all those guys did a great job. That's the team that kept us from winning two Super Bowls. It was a great rivalry.
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I don't think Arizonans are interested in having the Mormon religion dictate public policy to them.
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Public sentiment is everything. With public sentiment, nothing can fail. Without it, nothing can succeed.
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I read the newspaper avidly. It is my one form of continuous fiction.
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We have to protect and do our utmost to fortify the walls of Judaism in the land of Israel through legislation that will guard the unique Jewish character of the state of Israel.
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Some people want to amass a great amount of wealth and make a great looking obituary. I'm going to die with more money than is good to leave my son.
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Every one has time if he likes. Business runs after nobody: people cling to it of their own free will and think that to be busy is a proof of happiness.
