Aristotle Quotes

No one who desires to become good will become good unless he does good things.

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• When a system of oppression has become institutionalized it is unnecessary for individuals to be oppressive.

  

  Florynce Kennedy
  • System
  • Become
  • Oppression

• Far too many executives have become more concerned with the 'four P's' - pay, perks, power and prestige - rather than making profits for shareholders.

  

  T. Boone Pickens
  • Power
  • Become
  • Far

• If it were not for the fact that editors have become so timorous in these politically correct times, I would probably have a greater readership than I have.

  

  Pat Oliphant
  • Fact
  • Become
  • Correct

• 'Pyrapshere' began as a sketch for a variety show I produced called 'A Pretty Good Show.' My partner, Andersen Gabrych, and I expanded it into a full-fledged faux-religion, including a list of 21 tenets, sacred symbols, testimonials, and even a clothing line. Many people believed it was a real thing and wanted to join.

  

  Maggie Rowe
  • People
  • Good
  • Real

• In a way my reputation has become that of the curmudgeon.

  

  V. S. Naipaul
  • Way
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  • Reputation

• We did not become libertarians because we are altruists.

  

  P. J. O'Rourke
  • Because
  • Become
  • Did

• I wish to be useful, and every kind of service necessary to the public good becomes honorable by being necessary.

  

  Nathan Hale
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  • Wish
  • Service

• But since the middle of the century in particular, the music has become very irregular in rhythm.

  

  Karlheinz Stockhausen
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  • Rhythm

• The idea that I should become president seems to me too visionary to require a serious answer. It has never entered my head, nor is it likely to enter the head of any other person.

  

  Zachary Taylor
  • Me
  • Serious
  • Become

• Wisdom is knowledge which has become a part of one's being.

  

  Orison Swett Marden
  • Knowledge
  • Wisdom
  • Become

• Ten million dollars after I'd become a star I was deeply in debt.

  

  Sammy Davis, Jr.
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  • Debt

• It's a fairly recent thing but I've become very fond of making drinks myself.

  

  Utada Hikaru
  • Myself
  • Very
  • Become

• People understand what is good for them in the long run. In the long run, what is good for people is that India's economy continues to grow at clipping pace, 8% and above, that itself brings host of benefits to the people. It brings better roads, it brings better schools, brings more money to the communities, it brings more jobs.

  

  P. Chidambaram
  • People
  • Good
  • Long

• An ideal day for me is a combination of a fun-exciting creative moment with work partners, some laughs and games with my kids, a good surf session, and great conversation with friends around a meal.

  

  Yves Behar
  • Good
  • Work
  • Great

• Doing scripted acting is a challenge to me. I can't remember things too good, so remembering lines is a challenge to your boy.

  

  Flavor Flav
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  • Remember
  • Challenge

• If you have a song that you think sounds like another song you should contact the publishing company and say I have a song here, let's cut a deal that lets everyone walk away feeling good.

  

  Wayne Coyne
  • Good
  • Song
  • Feeling

• To be honest, I've just become a Steelers fan.

  

  Nate Torrence
  • Honest
  • Just
  • Become

• I talk periodically with the producers at EA and I try to be as honest as possible because as great as EA does, you just don't want to hear good things. These people are really passionate about making games and making them as realistic as possible.

  

  Landon Donovan
  • People
  • Good
  • Great

• I don't want to work just for the sake of working. Generally, if a good script comes in, I read it, and if it appeals to me, it appeals to me. And it doesn't have to be anything - it doesn't have to be the main character; it doesn't have to be a huge part.

  

  Alison Doody
  • Good
  • Work
  • Character

• I have no arguments to defend how brutal and disturbing a ritual the corrida is. Like all tragedies, no matter the beauty created, there are no happy endings. If it is indeed an art form, bullfighting is the most disturbing I have ever witnessed.

  

  Brin-Jonathan Butler
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  • Happy

• Outlets are turning away from phone polling, which can be problematic. For example, we did a poll for NBC around the Ebola crisis; we provided results in 24 hours. Their traditional phone poll would have taken a week to turn around. We're showing people we can do high-quality work: we've proved that with the work we do with the media.

  

  Dave Goldberg
  • People
  • Work
  • High

• I understand that if someone's going to make me his idea of cool, I can't control that.

  

  James Murphy
  • Control
  • Cool

• No one who desires to become good will become good unless he does good things.

  

  Aristotle
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