Socrates Quotes
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I love watching the old movies. I love Katharine Hepburn. I just adore her and everything that she stood for. I find it interesting watching the likes of Gene Tierney and those classic movies of the '40s.
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In real life, I'm polite and nice all the time. It's fun to play people who aren't. It's escapism.
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But I'm not objective when I'm acting.
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I don't think it is just in the world of politics. The lack of civility in society as a whole, some of it, I believe, is very much fueled by social media and frankly, it's fueled by the fact that journalism is not journalism any more.
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History is the present. That's why every generation writes it anew. But what most people think of as history is its end product, myth.
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I was the first actress who branded her own line at a time when everyone just lent their name to a product. Everyone said I shouldn't do it, but it was probably the best thing I've ever done.
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The Democratic Party is the party of the status quo.
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Matt Weiner is very perceptive; there's something about the rhythms and the way people speak that is very authentic to the actor. But there are qualities that are dissimilar. The characters on 'Mad Men' are struggling with pretty profound unhappiness, but I can tell you this is a happy bunch.
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I love parties. I love a good time.
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I like to smile. I smile even when I'm nervous since it calms me down and shows my friendliness.
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A Constitution should be short and obscure.
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Everything that I design I would wear myself.
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I am not suggesting that just by taking the Metro, I will save billions. But I hope others will follow.
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All those who are around me are the bridge to my success, so they are all important.
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I am not musically educated yet. I don't read - I make my own language that works for myself. But I play by ear.
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I learned a long time ago that fame and money is not a ticket to happiness.
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Drinking a cup of coffee with your eyes closed isn't a sophisticated task for a person, but it's hard for a robot.
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Starting in music, where I get a chance to connect with the lyrics of a song, I learned so much about performing on stage and connecting to your audience and to what you're singing about. Singing is very emotional. Every song has its own purpose.
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I don't do commentaries; I can't listen to them, either.
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The good life consists in deriving happiness by using your signature strengths every day in the main realms of living. The meaningful life adds one more component: using these same strengths to forward knowledge, power or goodness.
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Of course what is talked about in the U.N. General Assembly is very important. Officials, the leaders of nations, appear there to speak of the most important topics - what they perceive to be the most important topics.
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Dread. Bottomless dread... I am that shadow on the threshold defending my remnant peace.
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The greater the power that deigns to serve you, the more honor it demands of you.
