Catullus (Gaius Valerius Catullus) Quotes
I can imagine no greater misfortune for a cultured people than to see in the hands of the rulers not only the civil, but also the religious power.
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I'm not an anti-capitalist, or anarchist. I want capitalism to work.
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My greatest aspiration was always to live in the tropics.
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Having my own family has made me realise there's more to life than chasing the next job.
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It's quite nice to have a bit more color on the lips during wintertime. And it's festive, isn't it?
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There's so many things that mattered so much in my 20s and 30s that don't matter now.
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I've always been acutely aware of differences and the way you are supposed to act if you want to be popular.
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Moderate Republicans are reverse Houdinis. They tie themselves up in knots and then tell you they can't do anything because they're tied up in knots.
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With the advent of computing, human invention crossed a threshold into a world different from everything that came before. The computer is the universal machine almost by definition, machine-of-all-trades, capable of accomplishing or simulating just about any task that can be logically defined.
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I care about my legacy that I'm leaving, not only for my fans, but for my wife and my children and my grandchildren. I want them to look back and say, 'He did it right and he stood up for what is right.'
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There is a part of your brain that has to stop when you're acting. You have to be in the moment and dare to fly. Words can't be on your mind.
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I'm way flashier on Instagram and Snapchat because I feel like that's what people want to see, and that's I've always done, so I'm not going to stop. People want to see my cars and my purses. People love fashion. But that's so not me.
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Entering 2015, the coal industry clearly continues to face significant challenges.
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The increasing importance of Sydney must in some measure be attributed to the flourishing condition of the colony itself, to the industry of its farmers, to the successful enterprise of its merchants, and to particular local causes.
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If you got something you don't want other people to know, keep it in your pocket.
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I'd see child actors and I'd get so jealous, because they're just completely wide open.
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I believe that there is an important part of every human being that is defined in terms of their significant other: how we choose our partner, and how we behave when we are with them. And that is the part that interests me. How that part of the personality is forged doesn't just interest me, it fascinates me.
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It is better to lose everything you have to keep the balance of justice level, than to live a life of petty privilege devoid of true freedom.
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When the economies of emerging markets don't just grow but beat expectations, there's scarcely a mention.
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There is more to representing art than selling art. The life of the gallery is dependent on the renewal and refreshment of its artists and dealers. When that stops happening, it's the end.
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I think that now most people know someone in their family that is coping with something, but there is still a tremendous amount of shame - that one is still regarded as a defective unit ... if only they would pull up their bootstraps - they are only indulging their emotions, everybody's moody, blah, blah, blah.
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Men who pray are, in reality, the only religious men, and it takes a full-measured man to pray.
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Who cares about the clouds when we're together? Just sing a song and bring the sunny weather.
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I am a book of snow, a spacious hand, an open meadow, a circle that waits, I belong to the earth and its winter.
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I can imagine no greater misfortune for a cultured people than to see in the hands of the rulers not only the civil, but also the religious power.
