Silius Italicus Quotes
Nothing fairer than peace is given to man to know; Better one peace than countless triumphs.
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I didn't grow up with musical influences in my family.
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Apple's advantage is that it designs and builds software together, so if the software isn't excellent, it does the superlative hardware a disservice.
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I don't think I knew that you could be a novelist. I think a lot of my students are in the same condition. I thought it was unreachable, that it was sort of dead people. It took me a long time - I think I was well into novel writing before I really thought, 'Actually, this is a valid pastime.'
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I don't really know why I care so much. I just have something inside me that tells me that there is a problem, and I have got to do something about it. I think that is what I would call the God in me.
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I style my roles mostly with some help from my team of stylists.
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The Bible is very clear about one thing: Using politics to create fairness is a sin.
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It was very difficult when I was trying to figure out how to have a marriage and babies and do this at the same time. There was no handbook. You were making it up as you went along.
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Somebody told me long ago that in acting, it's okay to steal, just steal from the best.
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The other writer who had a very important early influence on me when I was about 17 was C.S. Lewis.
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I saw 'The Devil Wears Prada.' I don't think it's a reality.
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Of course the success of A Boy's Own Story took me utterly off guard.
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The Gorillaz cartoons seem more real to me than the actual people on TV. Because at least you know that there's some intelligence behind the cartoons, and there's a lot of work that's gone into it, so it can't all be just a lie.
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'Ender's Game' has fabulous opportunities for spectacle, where appropriate, but there's also a tremendous central character. It's a balance.
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I am the bridge between the East and the West. I don't want to abandon one for the other.
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Culture constitutes an essential element of social and political liberation. As people rise up across the Middle East and North Africa, the diversity of their cultures is not only the means but also the ultimate goal of their liberation and their freedom.
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You may have heard of the Slow Movement, which challenges the canard that faster is always better. You don't have to ditch your career, toss the iPhone, or join a commune to take part. Living 'Slow' just means doing everything at the right speed - quickly, slowly, or at whatever pace delivers the best results.
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The days of the painter at the Bauhaus appear to be truly over. They are estranged from the actual core of present activities, and their influence is more restricting than inspiring.
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In short, the satisfaction of creating, not necessarily the process, always lifts my heart.
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Many women have more power than they recognize, and they're very hesitant to use it, for they fear they won't be loved.
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'Battlestar' was 22 episodes - 9 to 10 months a year - and we were exhausted. You finish shooting, and the last thing you want to do is go back to work. You want those 3 months off because you're tired - it's a grueling shooting schedule.
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I know that there is one additional thing that I've learned and that is that what Harvard does and says has an enormous resonance that goes beyond Zip code 02138.
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I'm a terrible golfer.
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Nothing fairer than peace is given to man to know; Better one peace than countless triumphs.
