Seneca the Younger (Seneca) Quotes
If wisdom were offered me with this restriction, that I should keep it close and not communicate it, I would refuse the gift.
Quotes to Explore
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I think we have a real obligation when we do have animals in captivity to understand their needs and to care for them as well as we can.
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The modern economy is becoming a place where women hold the cards.
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I absolutely welcome a full investigation into the for-profit schools because I think a majority of them are predatory.
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I would like to tell the young men and women before me not to lose hope and courage. Success can only come to you by courageous devotion to the task lying in front of you.
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If a topic hits me, I'll start going on it. But you can't force it.
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Thirty years ago dinner theatre used to be much more of a going concern than it is now.
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Nature herself has never attempted to effect great changes rapidly.
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My mom is not trying to live vicariously through me.
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I was always into fashion because my mom has always been interested in fashion. She majored in fashion merchandising in college, and it's always been something we have in common.
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I wanted to be what my high-school civics and history teacher thought of as a good American. That automatically involved taking an interest in government.
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We only work four days a week, we only work three weeks out of the month, and we get four months off for the summer. So there's plenty of time for me to spend with the kids.
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I took the longest showers of my life after every time I visited Gramacho. It affects the personality of the catadores. They always dress really well, they're very sharp, and when they go out they always wear a lot of perfume because they're very conscious of the possibility of having the smell.
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Any one game in baseball doesn't tell you that much, just as any one poll doesn't tell you that much.
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I'm filming the next two installments of the 'Fifty Shades' movies back-to-back.
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My best advice is to not start in PowerPoint. Presentation tools force you to think through information linearly, and you really need to start by thinking of the whole instead of the individual lines.
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Every now and then I get angry, but fortunately, when I do, it's like watching a little dog try to attack something - it's something I'm not very good at.
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The first colours which made a strong impression on me were light juice green, white, crimson red, black and yellow ocher. These memories go back to the third year of my life. I saw these colours on various objects houses and roofs, in Russia which are not as clear in my mind as the colours themselves.
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Faith has its price. When misfortune strikes the true believer, he assumes he has done something to deserve punishment, but isn’t quite certain what. The realist, recognizing that he lives in a Darwinian universe, is simply grateful to have made it to another sunset.
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I never thought I'd be an action star, but now they're going to make little Xena action figures for kids. I still want to be a fine actress one day; it's just a matter of putting in the time and passion.
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The headlines are never in the news! And so, what I am saying is the news is never on the headlines
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The nine Wise Words are full of wisdom, besides being decidedly funny.
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The empty vessel makes the loudest sound.
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If wisdom were offered me with this restriction, that I should keep it close and not communicate it, I would refuse the gift.
