Sophocles Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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Justice is never given; it is exacted.
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I've been told I have an aggressive driving style.
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The joining of the whole congregation in prayer has something exceedingly solemn and affecting in it.
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Mostly people are ignorant, what is the language of painting. You know, they're ignorant. It is so difficult to make them aware, but time will teach them.
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I'm pretty calculating. I take stuff that I know appeals to people's bad sides and match it up with stuff that appeals to their good sides.
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I firmly believe that any man's finest hour, the greatest fulfillment of all that he holds dear, is that moment when he has worked his heart out in a good cause and lies exhausted on the field of battle - victorious.
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I retweet Amnesty International tweets a lot. It isn't just, 'This person is incarcerated unjustly.' It's also, 'This person was just released.' Those are the victories we work toward, so if we don't inform people of the victories, it does become doom and gloom.
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Forget mung beans' reputation as healthy yet bland - used right, they soak up loads of flavour.
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I love road trips! My husband and I love that. We bought a truck with a bench seat so we could put the dog in the middle.
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My neighborhood didn't really encourage women, though it didn't prevent women from progressing, either.
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Who cares about the clouds when we're together? Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather.
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Responsible statesmen have only one choice - to do everything possible to prevent a nuclear catastrophe. Any other position is short-sighted; more so, it is suicidal.
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Pain is such an important thing in life. I think that as an artist you have to experience suffering.
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You can learn more from a person just from their observations and how they see the world. More so than just talking.
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I create from a place of passion. It's like a pregnancy, where you create from a place of passion, and then it grows, and then before you know it, you want to push that baby out.
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I like what Oliver Lakes does on the saxophone. The saxophone comes pretty close to the sound of the human voice and when Oliver plays with other sax players, it's like a dialogue.
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I'm not an actress; I'm not a professional testifier.
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The best part of being a vegan is the purity and peace of mind one experiences and the strong connection I feel to the animal kingdom.
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There is no such thing as second place. Either you're first or you're nothing.
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The Athenians are right to accept advice from anyone, since it is incumbent on everyone to share in that sort of excellence, or else there can be no city at all.
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When it comes down to it, I don't have much in the way of advice to offer you, but here it is: Read to children. Vote. And never buy anything from a man who's selling fear.
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Crime is terribly revealing. Try and vary your methods as you will, your tastes, your habits, your attitude of mind, and your soul is revealed by your actions.
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~Before, my career came first. All I had to think about was myself. Now my children prevail. It doesn't mean my career is less important; I just have to position things differently.~
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There is nothing more hateful than bad advice.
