Socrates Quotes
Wealth does not bring about excellence, but excellence brings about wealth and all other public and private blessings for men.
Socrates
Quotes to Explore
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Hits and flops are overrated.
Kangana Ranaut
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Of course the success of A Boy's Own Story took me utterly off guard.
Edmund White
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I really hate the term 'historical novel' - it reminds me of bodice-rippers. But I'm hooked on research, and I really, really enjoy it.
Hannah Kent
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There is no debate that social media is a great tool for networking with others in our industry. It can lead to friendships, support, and serendipitous connections with reviewers, agents, reporters, or editors.
M. J. Rose
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I'm no Method actor. I've tried staying in character, and it's just exhausting.
Cara Delevingne
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The truth is, I'm proud of the life I've lived so far, and though I've made my share of mistakes, I have no regrets.
Carly Fiorina
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I don't hit it as far as a lot of guys do, so I have to be in the right spot in the fairway to score, and that means driving it well. The two biggest keys for me are to make a good transition and to keep my hands ahead of the clubhead through impact. I want to feel as if my swing is two swings: one going back and another coming down.
Zach Johnson
The Fray
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Sometimes when you're making more errors you want to pull back, but I just need to keep going forward.
Venus Williams
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I love the smell of Burger King when I ride past, but sometimes I have to avoid it.
LaMarr Woodley
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In the calculus of western interests, there is no suffering, whatever its scale, which cannot be justified. Chechens, Palestinians, Iraqis, Afghans, Pakistanis are of little importance.
Tariq Ali
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What makes maftoul worth celebrating is that it's so easy and forgiving to cook.
Yotam Ottolenghi
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Obviously, local elections are where you can make the most difference, but it's great when everyone starts talking about what they believe in.
Olivia Wilde
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I was raised by my grandparents, who had a little general store. My grandmother, Marion Dunham Bowman, was a graduate of Albany Law School. Although she never did practice law, she kept the house filled with books. It's because of her that I was always reading.
Joseph Bruchac
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If children haven't been read to, they don't love books. They need to love books, for books are the basis of literature, composition, history, world events, vocabulary, and everything else.
Edith Schaeffer
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It makes me feel great, knowing my songs are being heard and of service to people.
Jason Mraz
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If you are a professional, the speed with which you react to a potential problem separates the men from the boys.
Yiannis Chryssomallis
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Wealth does not bring about excellence, but excellence brings about wealth and all other public and private blessings for men.
Socrates