Bion of Borysthenes Quotes
Referring to a wealthy miser he said, "He has not acquired a fortune; the fortune has acquired him."
Bion of Borysthenes
Quotes to Explore
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We need to be very well aware of the fact that China and Russia are using technology to attack us, just as ISIS is using technology to recruit those who would murder American citizens.
Carly Fiorina
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It's always the girl comedy and the guy comedy. It bums me out. You'd think there'd be a progression, from James L. Brooks and Nora Ephron into more subtle humor and behavior and psychology. All these interesting things people can learn about themselves by watching talented writers comment intelligently on someone else's emotional life.
Parker Posey
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Everyone can write their melodies and chords and pianos and guitars, but what hasn't been discovered yet are tones and textures, and that's very exciting. Probably the No. 1 most important thing in my music is not to sound like anyone else.
Flume
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I always see people tweeting about these crazy amazing things their boyfriend or girlfriend did for them. You shouldn't have to constantly be trying to prove your love when you're in a relationship.
Matt Prokop
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Wir wollen sein ein einzig Volk von Brüdern, in keiner Not uns trennen und Gefahr. Wir wollen frei sein, wie die Väter waren, eher den Tod, als in der Knechtschaft leben. Wir wollen trauen auf den höchsten Gott und uns nicht fürchten vor der Macht der Menschen.
Friedrich Schiller
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To me, money is a commodity that a person must have to function, not a goal in itself.
Buzz Aldrin
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I would just like to tell my fans how much it means to me to make a movie that they like.
Akshay Kumar
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There is something beautiful about a billion stars held steady by a God who knows what He is doing. (They hang there, the stars, like notes on a page of music, free-form verse, silent mysteries swirling in the blue like jazz.) And as I lay there, it occurred to me that God is up there somewhere.
Donald Miller
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I would like to thank the Western diplomats, especially Mr Solana and Mr Robertson, because their contribution truly benefits humanity and us Albanians as well because we are part of the great European family.
Javier Solana
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Time is what the clock says.
Albert Einstein
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In friendship, as in love, we are often happier through our ignorance than our knowledge.
William Shakespeare
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In my years, I have seen that people must be their own gods and make their own good fortune. The bad will come or not come anyway.
Octavia E. Butler
