Tacitus Quotes
Every great example of punishment has in it some injustice, but the suffering individual is compensated by the public good.
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Picking up a guitar brought a lot of balance into my life.
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I've been working on this feature script for Master Class, a play by Terrence McNally that won a lot of Tonys.
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Many writers from the suburbs of history, such as Ireland and Argentina, produced more original work than their counterparts in the United States; they still seem to.
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Metaphysics is a dark ocean without shores or lighthouse, strewn with many a philosophic wreck.
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We hope the stories of the 14 kids in 'American High' provide something for many people to relate to.
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We've got to step up our conservation efforts before it's too late. We're not protecting our lands and natural resources. Take the Grand Canyon for example; I'm sure that at one time it was a beautiful piece of land, and just look at the way we've let it go.
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The balance of private good and general welfare is at the bottom of civilized morals; but the morals of the Heroic Age are founded on individuality, and on nothing else.
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My childhood was defined by my father's absence. His presence looms so large. Up until the age of 18, he was a superstar for me.
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In 1973, the Supreme Court ruled that individual communities should set obscenity standards. Whenever a case is tried, it will be based on a community standard for that particular place.
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Improv as an actor makes you present in the moment. You listen, you're attentive. You're not acting so much as reacting, which is what you're doing in life all the time.
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I generally wake up at 4:30, have breakfast No. 1, then get to the pool by 5 a.m.
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Killing people because you don't like their ideas - it's a bad thing.
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At the end of OK Computer we were playing big, big arenas and it wasn't right. You can do those things occasionally but at the time it didn't feel right.
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The mark of a great player is in his ability to come back. The great champions have all come back from defeat.
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We run to win, not just to be in the race.
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Even though people say Richard Harris and I have been having a great feud, it's not true.
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Yes there is a little group of soccer aficionados, but I am not one of them.
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I'm pretty cautious and not very athletic, so I've only had really dumb injuries, like sprained ankles and allergic reactions. I did have to go to the hospital after slicing my finger while trying to cut a Kaiser roll in half.
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I do think the Obama agenda is the furthest left agenda we've seen since probably LBJ and the Great Society. And the differences have been that instead of him trying to go center-left, he's gone - in my estimation - more left. He's shown the country a much more aggressive liberal, more European style agenda, and that's on a center-right country.
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You may be a redneck if... your lifetime goal is to own a fireworks stand.
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If you guys are going to be throwing beer bottles at us, at least make sure they're full.
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I'll work with Jerry Seinfeld any day of the week. Get a nice little paycheck there, but you do it for free. It's just good to be associated with that man. He's a great guy.
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Every great example of punishment has in it some injustice, but the suffering individual is compensated by the public good.
