Tacitus Quotes
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I've had a pretty charmed life, so there's nothing that I need to take too seriously right now.
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The American Dream I believe in is one that provides anyone willing to work hard enough with the opportunity to succeed.
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Be passionate. Be courageous. Be your best.
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The security link between us and Europe is very important for European security but also for our security.
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I had a great AP U.S. History teacher in Pittsburgh. We still exchange Christmas cards. She was the first teacher who said I was a good writer - and I'd never heard that before. And so I remember that, and I remember that level of loving the material and really loving writing about it.
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Your private life is really very important for you. You know, all of us, you know.
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In this business, it's easy for either your heart or your head to be swayed, and I try to always stay true to who I am.
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Knowing constitutional law helps one at the opera. The trial in 'Billy Budd,' as example, invokes the fugitive slave clause of the U.S. Constitution.
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Washington and Congress are steeped in history and tradition, and that's been very male-oriented.
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When you read about the best places to work, it's never about salary; it's about catered lunches, the daycare - it's the cool stuff that matters.
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The pace of innovation may slow down or speed up depending on the appetite in the public markets, but the constant progress of technology doesn't really ever stop. There's always opportunities for new ideas and creative people to go build great things. I'm always interested in learning about those kinds of opportunities.
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There are 309 million people out there that are trying to improve their lot in life. And we've got a system that allows them to do it.
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My characters hope for better lives.
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The only way a kid is going to practice is if it's total fun for him... and it was for me.
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To be honest, if it wasn't for my daughter, I don't think I would have gotten out of the situation that I was in before 'Idol' because I am a domestic violence survivor.
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Try as you will, you cannot annihilate that eternal relic of the human heart, love.
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My father was my trainer, my teacher. He was closer to my sister in the sense that she adored him and he adored her. He was more like my pal. Because of the 13-year gap, I think by the time I came along, it wasn't a big deal. I wasn't spoilt or cherished, I was just put to work.
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My kind of, like, life goal is to help train students to be good people as well as good scientists. That would be my dream.
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You can't play a guy who's just a snake, because what do you draw on?
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I've played a baseball player a few times, but in my career I've been blessed to have played a wide range of characters.
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For no. 1, it's great writing, super writing. The second thing is that it's great chemistry with all the actors. We just all got along from the very start. Very get-go, we all got along. We just - it was just like we were all meant to be there together.
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With compassion you can die for other people, like the mother who can die for her child. You have the courage to say it because you are not afraid of losing anything, because you know that understanding and love is the foundation of happiness. But if you have fear of losing your status, your position, you will not have the courage to do it.
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Noble character is best appreciated in those ages in which it can most readily develop.
