Carlos Wilcox Quotes
Time well employed is Satan's deadliest foe; it leaves no opening for the lurking fiend.
Quotes to Explore
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I come from a dysfunctional family, so my views of parents and parenting used to be highly mixed.
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I admire all people who are trying to be a good power in this chaotic world.
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More money has been lost trying to imitate 'Rocky' than 'Rocky' has made.
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I love the ocean, but I'm just not one to lie on the beach.
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There are some days when I think I'm going to die from an overdose of satisfaction.
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If a man can't manage his own life, he can't manage a business.
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The air they breathe, being a living element with both physical and psychical properties, carries a subtle vital energy. This in India is named by the Sanskrit word prana; in Tibet it is called sugs, in Aikido, Japan, ki, and in China, chi. By controlling its circulation throughout the body, man is able to attain spiritual enlightenment or illumination.
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Before a game, I avoid having a heavy meal so that I don't feel sleepy at the board. You eat to be healthy, and that generally takes care of everything. Also, you can't be too finicky, since at tournaments you tend to eat at restaurants here and there. But, as long as you're eating sensibly, it's all good.
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Man is the cruelest animal. At tragedies, bullfights, and crucifixions he has so far felt best on earth; and when he invented hell for himself, behold, that was his very heaven.
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By worrying as little as possible about fame.
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Look, what envious streaks do lace the severing clouds in yonder east! Night's candles are burnt out, and jocund day stands tip-toe on the misty mountain-tops.
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It was amazing to be on the map, to be recognised by other artists, and to be so successful.
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Honestly, I want to live a calm life without being in the press. I want to be like any other American citizen who gets a speeding ticket or has an argument with his spouse... and doesn't have the whole world know.
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There is enough in the world for everyone to have plenty, to live happily, and to be at peace with his neighbors.
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Various accounts of Empedocle's death are given in ancient sources. His enemies said that his desire to be thought a god led him to throw himself into the crater of Mount Etna so that he might vanish from the world completely and thus lead men to believe he had achieved apotheosis. Unfortunately the volcano defeated his design by throwing out one of the philosopher's sandals.
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Birds are the first and the greatest performers.
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I learned this early on in the variety business: You've got to give folks responsibility, you've got to trust them, and then you've got to check on them.
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I'm opening the doors, I'm buying dinner. Yeah, I'm romantic.
