Sophocles Quotes
Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things take second place to money.
Quotes to Explore
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The idea of modernity is beginning to lose its vitality. It is losing it because modernity is no longer a critical attitude but an accepted, codified convention.
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I'm consistently telling stories about the value of the human condition and connectedness and things like that.
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After seeing 'Big,' I wanted an elevator that opened directly into my apartment, just like Tom Hanks did.
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'Mean' is a song I wrote about somebody who wrote things that were so mean so many times that it would ruin my day. Then it would ruin the next day. And it would level me so many times, I just felt like I was being hit in the face every time this person would take to their computer.
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I'm not into the attention thing so much.
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I put so much of myself out there and make myself so accessible that sometimes I fear I make myself too accessible.
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Almost everyone thinks they are a good person, but the question you should be asking is, am I good enough to go to Heaven? How would you know?
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While I knew that individuals had in history - and still could - make a difference, it seemed presumptuous - even pompous - to imagine that I could be part of it, that I could be one of them.
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As long as the number one worry for people, keeping them up at nights, is whether they're going to have a job in the morning, then they are less likely to resist unfair changes, or unfair treatment, or cuts in real pay at work.
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I feel completely fortunate to have this outlet for something I don't really feel like I have a choice in, to make music. I've got to make it.
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While I am not saying Facebook cannot be a wonderland for marketers, I am still waiting to see the proof of it, and so should every reporter.
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As far as money goes, there's a saying in Denmark: 'Your last suit doesn't have any pockets.' You can't take it with you. You can make all the money you want, but who cares?
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Yancy is actually a Native-American name, but I'm Irish. Go figure.
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The true doctrine is that labor - systematic, effective, congenial labor - is not only a necessity, but is the source of the highest enjoyment.
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Though analogy is often misleading, it is the least misleading thing we have.
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The great problem there is we have to have the cooperation of those other Asian countries.
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I think a superhero would be awesome to play.
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I cannot believe that 'Pinocchio' is over yet, and I always think about so many great memories that I made while playing in the drama.
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I like people like Andre Malraux, Edmund Wilson, Willa Cather, Robert Graves, Erik Erikson, and Francis Steegmuller.
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I'm becoming more of a Jets fan, and 'Hard Knocks' has a lot to do with it. I like Rex Ryan. You know what? I'm going to give up the Cowboys. I'm now a Jets fan.
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Mr. Churchill, Mr. Prime Minister, how many divisions did you say that the pope had?
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Whoever controls the volume of money in any country is absolute master of all industry and commerce.
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Artists don't like the business side. None of us were born understanding money. We all had to learn how to do it. So it's just something creative people need to get familiar with... not really so scary.
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Those whose life is long still strive for gain, and for all mortals all things take second place to money.
