Herodotus Quotes
He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment of action is bold.
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Today, more than ever, citizens demand with good reason that moral and ethical principles be upheld and that exemplariness preside over our public life. And the king, as the head of state, must not only be an example but also a servant to that just and legitimate demand of the citizens.
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When I took the habit, the Lord immediately showed me how He favours those who do violence to themselves in order to serve Him. No one saw what I endured... At the moment of my entrance into this new state I felt a joy so great that it has never failed me even to this day; and God converted the dryness of my soul into a very great tenderness.
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I have three boys, so I live in a household full of testosterone.
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Yes, politics IS war without bloodshed; and war is an extension of those politics.
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I like the map feature on the iPhone that tells me where I am, because I travel a lot.
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I do love my wine. I'd opt to drink my calories rather than eat them every time, so I cut out the breads, potatoes, pastas, cheeses and desserts in an effort to get my healthy angel and unhealthy demon to compromise.
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Sometimes, poor people don't smell too good, so love can have no nose.
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I never want to change so much that people can't recognize me.
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I've been a supporter of green initiatives for years. I've been paying more and more attention to it, you know, with three kids. I thought it was tragic when the Kyoto Protocol was killed by the U.S. It was sort of a call to action.
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Just because you're not famous, doesn't mean you're not good.
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'Orphan Black' allows for people to have debates and theories and allegiances to different characters - to trust characters and hate other characters - but it doesn't tell you who is good or bad or right or wrong. That's the most exciting storytelling, in my book.
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I grew up in musical theatre and love to perform on stage.
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My mom is a sculptress.
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A baby is God's opinion that life should go on.
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Any political party that includes the word 'democratic' in its name, isn't.
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I learned from my dad that change and experimentation are constants and important. You have to keep trying new things.
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I've been married a couple of times and survived!
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The majority of mankind is lazy-minded, incurious, absorbed in vanities, and tepid in emotion, and is therefore incapable of either much doubt or much faith; and when the ordinary man calls himself a sceptic or an unbeliever, that is ordinarily a simple pose, cloaking a disinclination to think anything out to a conclusion.
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Anyone who truly understands what apartheid was cannot possibly look around Israel today and honestly claim there is any kind of parity.
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I've always been into sports and being physical.
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At a distance from the theatre of action, truth is not always related without embellishment, and sometimes is entirely perverted, from a misconception of the causes which produce the effects that are the subjects of censure.
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On signing day, my mom brought me the national letter of intent to Arkansas. I should feel like I'm making the right decision. You get that many people telling you that. I had been dreaming about it. I signed 'No' where I was supposed to sign my name and put an exclamation point.
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I have no recipe for how to combine things. But you must be sincere. And if you are, strangely, it will succeed.
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He is the best man who, when making his plans, fears and reflects on everything that can happen to him, but in the moment of action is bold.
