Cato the Elder Quotes
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Composers most identified with the chamber music form are Corelli, Vivaldi, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and, of course, Bach. Of course, Bach. If there is any one composer who gives us reason and emotion, it is Bach.
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A lot of fighters come from Brazil. We've been doing this for long, long years.
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There are a number of mechanical devices which increase sexual arousal, particularly in women. Chief among these is the Mercedes-Benz 380SL convertible.
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The FA Cup for all the fans does mean something special.
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I remember hearing the song when I was 12 or 14 in - it must have been in Chicago, 'cause we didn't have a radio on the farm, and it was during the second World War. I had three brothers in that war who went overseas.
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Americans have been remarkably devoted to the capacity for belief, to idealism. That's why we get into trouble all the time. We're always viewed as naive.
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The ideas I stand for are not mine. I borrowed them from Socrates. I swiped them from Chesterfield. I stole them from Jesus. And I put them in a book. If you don't like their rules, whose would you use?
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Exchange value forms the substance of money, and exchange value is wealth.
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Ch. 4 : The Garden
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There are very few movies in English about romantic obsession told with a seriousness of purpose.
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I remember watching 'Quantum Leap' when I was a kid with my family, so I think that's fun and nostalgic.
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To me, this was an oxymoron, doing a painting of a dancer. Dancers are always moving.
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Nonprofits such as the Trump Foundation are prohibited from giving political gifts.
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Cyber weapons won't go away, and their spread can't be controlled. Instead, as we've done for other destructive technologies, the world needs to establish a set of principles to determine the proper conduct of governments regarding cyber conflict.
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Being in touch with the natural world is crucial.
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I like a woman who has a vocabulary larger than 'shoes' and 'handbags.' But a nice pair of legs to go in the shoes is always good, too.
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We realized that the only persons we can truly trust in this world is each other and our families.
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From the beginning, the series has been story driven - I began with a story idea - but research feeds it.
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I don't really care if people think I'm good-looking or not; it doesn't define me as a person.
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We refuse to be treated as the doormat for the government to wipe its jackboots on.
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Above all, avoid lies, all lies, especially the lie to yourself. Keep watch on your own lie and examine it every hour, every minute. And avoid contempt, both of others and of yourself: what seems bad to you in yourself is purified by the very fact that you have noticed it in yourself. And avoid fear, though fear is simply the consequence of every lie. Never be frightened at your own faintheartedness in attaining love, and meanwhile do not even be very frightened by your own bad acts.
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Don't show up to prove. Show up to improve.
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After a short silence the doctor raised himself a little in his chair and asked if Tarrou had an idea of the path to follow for attaining peace. "Yes, he replied. "The path of sympathy.
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He is nearest to the gods who knows how to be silent.
