Heraclitus Quotes
Quotes to Explore
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I have to be realistic about what I can and can't do. So whatever I do has to really be worth it. I like to master the things I do.
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When I was in high school in the early 1970s, we knew we were running out of oil; we knew that easy sources were being capped; we knew that diversifying would be much better; we knew that there were terrible dictators and horrible governments that we were enriching who hated us. We knew all that and we did really nothing.
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You have to realize that up until about 1959, Africa was dominated by the colonial powers. And by the colonial powers of Europe having complete control over Africa, they projected Africa always in a negative light - jungles, savages, cannibals, nothing civilized.
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The mob spirit has grown with the increasing intelligence of the Afro-American.
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I'm still learning how to do things - like lining my eyes? Forget it.
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I technically have two last names, which is a lot of fun when you're making airline reservations.
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I want to be different and have a good story. If it's a good story, then everybody is trying to tell it, everybody is better for it, and it's just more fun.
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The major political battles about guns in our society concern handguns and assault weapons, not long arms like hunting rifles.
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I need to have proper equipment when I work out, and the Nike Frees are light, comfortable, and great for training. I also usually bring a short-sleeve or long-sleeve compression shirt and a pair of shorts.
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Those edges and turns teach control and discipline, just like finger exercises on the piano.
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If you break up with a girlfriend or a boyfriend, you're in this vulnerable state where you're still kind of half in the relationship with them, but you're single, and it takes a while to feel solid in yourself again.
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Math is one of my favorite subjects.
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Pre-history tells us that our species used to be a hunter-gatherer society. This means that the job of raising a family was split 50-50 between the men and the women - the man's 50 percent share was to sit in the woods with a sharp stick, waiting for something to hunt to wander by, and the woman's 50 percent was to do everything else.
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He who sells what isn't his'n, Must buy it back or go to prison.
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Life is a wildly transient thing with people coming into your life and dropping away. It definitely takes work to maintain relationships.
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I would love to learn how to dance. I can pick up choreography pretty well. But when you're dancing with your friends, I can't do that. I'm not a freestyler. It just doesn't come naturally to me. Clapping is my go-to dance.
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The amount of good luck coming your way depends on your willingness to act.
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I think I'm a people person. I get very attached to people. And I've become so attached to all the people on my show, the cast, the crew and the producers.
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During one of my treks through Afghanistan, we lost our corkscrew. We were compelled to live on food and water for several days.
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I calculated the total time that humans have waited for web pages to load. It cancels out all the productivity gains of the information age. Sometimes I think the web is a big plot to keep people like me away from normal society.
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There are ministers who never speak of repentance or self-denial. Naturally they are popular, but they are false prophets.
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Thinking is a sacred disease and sight is deceptive.
