Lao Tzu Quotes
Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.
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We've been allowed to operate unmolested on the fringes of the music scene, really. That's where we enjoy it most.
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I will sign pro life bills. But what people are interested in is what we can do to create jobs, grow the economy, and keep our costs under control.
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My favorite thing about being famous... it's not really as big of a deal as everybody says it is. Being on the road is tough, doing interviews, and all the stuff. It's still pretty tough.
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I was very good in math and physics. In the Soviet time, we had a lot of Olympic-style competitions for different disciplines: I was always winning in my region.
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We panic if there's two centimeters of snow in London.
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In Britain, you never get away from the fact that you're a foreigner. In the U.S., the view is it doesn't matter where you come from.
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I have the strange ability to shut things out.
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Frankly, our adversaries are emboldened by the lack of American leadership in the world, and our friends and our allies, they have lost trust in us.
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Children, old crones, peasants, and dogs ramble; cats and philosophers stick to their point.
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I think every movie is its own little world, and a director certainly sets the tone.
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A man is in general better pleased when he has a good dinner upon his table, than when his wife talks Greek.
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It feels nice to be loved, but let me tell you there are 10 times more better looking, stylish and talented guys than me. So there's no solid reason for me to be proud! I don't think I have done anything extraordinary to change people's lives.
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I live for the text. It's my job.
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There seems little reason to prescribe anti-depressant medication to any but the most severely depressed patients.
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A constant struggle, a ceaseless battle to bring success from inhospitable surroundings, is the price of all great achievements.
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I think that most writers who wait until they're inspired to write are just waiting for the fear to subside.
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I do see value in music criticism. Most of the criticism I have received over the years has been very good.
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I'm always flattered when someone thinks of me as a potential commissioner of baseball.
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Applicants for wisdom do what I have done: inquire within.
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The Devil has the broadest perspectives for God; therefore, he keeps so far away from God -- the Devil being the most ancient friend of wisdom.
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You can't get a leopard to change his spots. In fact, now that I come to think of it, you can't really get a leopard to appreciate the notion that it has spots. You can explain it carefully to the leopard, but it will just sit there looking at you, knowing that you are made of meat. After a while it will perhaps kill you.
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I don't want to be in the Hall of Fame. I don't think owners should be.
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I'm not as optimistic as Gene Roddenberry was. I fall somewhere in the middle. But as a romantic, I like to think things are going to get bigger rather than worse.
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Knowing others is intelligence; knowing yourself is true wisdom. Mastering others is strength; mastering yourself is true power.
