Socrates Quotes
I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean.
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It is easy to see what many people, women especially, admire about Sarah Palin. Here is a mother of five who can see the bright side of having a child with Down syndrome and still find the time and energy to govern the state of Alaska.
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All the evidence shows very clearly that if you are a member of a trade union you are likely to get better pay, more equal pay, better health and safety, more chance to get training, more chance to have conditions of work that help if you have caring responsibilities... the list goes on!
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Did anyone ever have a boring dream?
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I kept trying to write these books that were sort of outside of my realm, and I kept failing.
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Unhappy is he to whom the memories of childhood bring only fear and sadness.
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TV is still the place to grab the most eyeballs.
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The vast majority of studies say anti-aging supplements don't work.
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We need to write books that publicists and marketers and booksellers and book club leaders and librarians and readers can get excited about. That have something about them that makes them stand out. That makes them shine.
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There's not an American in this country free until every one of us is free.
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My retiring days are behind me – they're going to have to throw me out now.
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I don't think I was born beautiful. I just think I was born me.
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You have to be a crazy guy and a little eccentric to be very successful.
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At the heart of every great movie is conflict. It's the same with a meeting. There should be conflict and tension.
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What I write, I write. I'll always do it in some form.
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Sometimes when you play a golf course for the first time, you just got to be committed to your targets.
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I know everyone in the Philippines is happy.
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Governments getting involved in sports activities would ultimately damage sports.
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If we want to preserve Heathrow's hub status, we need to stop clogging it up with point-to-point flights to places such as Cyprus and Greece, which between them account for 87 weekly flights, and contribute nothing to overall connectivity.
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All honest work is good work; it is capable of leading to self-development, provided the doer seeks to discover the inherent lessons and makes the most of the potentialities for such growth.
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Your presence is a moral poison that would contaminate the most virtuous.
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Hey,” Shane said from the other side of the bars. “Trade you cigarettes for a chocolate bar.” Funny,” Eve said. She was almost back to her old unGothed self again, though there were still red splotches on her cheeks and around her eyes. “How come you’re always behind bars, troublemaker?” Look who’s talking. I didn’t try to outrun the cops in a hearse.” That hearse had horsepower.” Eve got that moony look in her eyes again. “I love that hearse.
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The more you like yourself, the less you are like anyone else, which makes you unique.
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I decided that it was not wisdom that enabled poets to write their poetry, but a kind of instinct or inspiration, such as you find in seers and prophets who deliver all their sublime messages without knowing in the least what they mean.
