Heraclitus Quotes
To be evenminded is the greatest virtue. Wisdom is to speak the truth and act in keeping with its nature.
Quotes to Explore
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I love the immediacy of an audience being there and reacting. I'm spoiled, having grown up in theater.
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You realise that having a number one record and being loved and adored isn't the most important thing in the world. But at the same time, I don't have a problem with it. What I'm trying to say is, I'm not a reluctant pop star.
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The only people who never fail are those who never try.
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I try to shave at night so my skin has a chance to settle by the early morning call-time.
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Facetiousness is allowable when it is the most proper instrument of exposing things apparently base and vile to due contempt.
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Even in the angels there is the subordination of one hierarchy to another, and in the heavens, and all the bodies that are moved, the lowest by the highest and the highest in their turn unto the Supreme Mover of all.
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After a long day, my favorite way to unwind is by going running. Not exactly the most relaxing activity, granted, but I always imagine I'm sweating out all the things weighing on my mind.
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I like structure, cool, hip songs, and fun, hooky music.
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Only he can take great resolves who has indomitable faith in God and has fear of God.
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Religion can emerge in all forms of feeling: here wild anger, there the sweetest pain; here consuming hatred, there the childlike smile of serene humility.
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I'm lighter now in a lot of ways.
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Creative people are more prone to depression.
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I know that John Adams has had a very hard time directing French ensembles.
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The Gili Islands gave me some of my best scuba diving experiences, including tons of turtles.
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My wife has a horror the children will start talking American if we spend too much time out there.
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Space exploration is important research to our economic and national defense, and America's space program is a symbol of our success as a scientifically and technologically advanced nation.
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There seems little reason to prescribe anti-depressant medication to any but the most severely depressed patients.
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What I care about is readers because without readers I can't make a living... And I think it's a bad thing for the world if people don't read anymore. I want people to read a lot.
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Last night I had looked into the heart of darkness, and the sight had terrified me. What part should I play in the great purification? Most likely that of the Biblical scapegoat.
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This is a very tough and important championship. It's a great accomplishment to have won it.
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Do you know what will soon be the ultimate in truth?
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I learned the formula of adding and subtracting, learned about the dictionary, and knew that the information to solve any problem was to be found somewhere. But I was bottom of the class all the way – not because I did not like Miss McNeil, but because I could not handle the required standards. The dear lady would keep me sitting by the hour to establish the way a world like ‘altogether’ was sounded and spelt.
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Cleanliness is next to Godliness, and some people do the same by their religion.
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To be evenminded is the greatest virtue. Wisdom is to speak the truth and act in keeping with its nature.
