Cato the Elder Quotes
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Language is me, in a way. Really, I feel it.
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It has been said that love is a function of communication. I believe that to be true. I believe, by extension, that human understanding is a function of communication. And the better human beings understand one another, the higher the level of functioning.
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I never went after fame. It fell into my lap.
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Second, we also got a more authentic liturgy of the people of God, in the vernacular language.
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Philosophy is written in this grand book, the universe, which stands continually open to our gaze. But the book cannot be understood unless one first learns to comprehend the language and read the letters in which it is composed.
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Communication is so much better when people are vulnerable.
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The quality of our thoughts is bordered on all sides by our facility with language.
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I thought it was respectful to each country to sing in their language.
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Today's gossip is tomorrow's headline.
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I dislike Allegory - the conscious and intentional allegory - yet any attempt to explain the purport of myth or fairytale must use allegorical language.
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I consider myself a D.I.Y. home improvement guy. In a prior life, I completely gutted a house - redid the plumbing, wiring, moved sewage pipes, knocked down walls, everything.
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I have noticed that nothing I never said ever did me any harm.
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I love language, and I love the failure of language.
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When you first get fame, you're so insecure that you just become a ding dong.
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Theatricality is a concept. It's not a specific language.
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I'm uneasy with fame so I do my best to avoid places that will bring me more attention.
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Usually, so far as improvement in the people's economic conditions is concerned, humanitarians simply play the role of the busybody.
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I think there’s a lot of coloured players in all the major teams and there are lots of coloured players who are probably the best in the Premier League. If you look at 25 or 30 years ago it was probably in a bad way – not as bad as some of the other nations on the Continent – but certainly there is always, always room for improvement.
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In many companies, the person who talks the best usually gets the job. I got snowed by a few of those people over the years. I still think communication is important, but I don't think there's always a correlation between being a great communicator and other virtues that make for a great leader.
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For a very great many years, I asked this question: ‘To communicate or not to communicate?’ If one got himself in such thorough trouble by communication, then of course one should stop communicating. But this is not the case. If one gets himself into trouble by communicating, he should further communicate. More communication, not less, is the answer.
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I have a lot of respect for people, and I feel they are far more sensible and responsible than to ape or imitate somebody.
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I drew a lot of inspiration from the Ginuwines, the Ushers, the Michael Jacksons, the James Browns, Sam Cooke.
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The thing that drives me more than anything else is being a father.
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Grasp the subject, the words will follow.
