Aristotle Quotes
Happiness lies in virtuous activity, and perfect happiness lies in the best activity, which is contemplative.
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If it weren't for the Internet, WWE probably wouldn't even know my name. If I had to rely on 'Pro Wrestling Illustrated' to get my name out there, it would have been a much more difficult road.
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I feel funny about owning art. I don't really want to say: 'Wow, come and see my Monet - it's in a dark room at the bottom of my cellar.'
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While make-up helps to enhance one's features, too much of it tends to hide a person's features.
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I don't know who Little Richard is.
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I have a general sense of mission, and I intuitively know when something is influencing that mission. I think this is what I'm supposed to be doing. Doors keep opening. In the end, it's the best use of my skills. I've finally consented to the idea that I'm an artist.
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I think that's what helped us: confidence, respect, the desire to work hard.
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Some of the greatest survivors have been women. Look at the courage so many women have shown after surviving earthquakes in the rubble for days on end.
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The reality of music itself, which is the fabric of life for me, is where most of my attention is.
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Comedians have to write to survive because you don't get cast for your beauty.
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When an issue is so fraught with partisanship, a special counsel provides some modicum of transparency and accountability rather the the veil of politics.
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A bad hair day for me is when it gets flat and greasy.
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Of course we've been fighting against stereotypes from Day One at East West. That's the reason we formed: to combat that, and to show we are capable of more than just fulfilling the stereotypes - waiter, laundryman, gardener, martial artist, villain.
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Personally, I am not so affected by my environment. What I build in the creative process is not necessarily connected to what I am physically in contact with. I am always observing everything, but it will not necessarily have a direct impact on what I do.
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It's actually harder to write a fun song.
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I'm not a great reader of historical fiction; it's not my favourite genre.
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When a certain swathe of India's population considers the country's ancient past, it doesn't see a country fragmented into kingdoms, savaged by caste divisions, and mired in poverty; rather, what's envisioned is a vast, unified Hindu empire stretching from Kashmir to the Indian tip at Kanyakumari.
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I haven't fallen that much, but when I have, it's usually in the attempt to do something worthwhile. As for recovery, you just have to get up!
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I have to have a cheat day. I know when I'm being good all week long that come Sunday, I'm going to lie by the pool, have a drink, and eat some pizza.
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The greatest gift is a portion of thyself.
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I don't think anyone wants a reader to be completely lost - certainly not to the point of giving up - but there's something to be said for a book that isn't instantly disposable, that rewards a second reading.
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He Taika Watiti worked on this screenplay for a couple of years and just getting it right and the result is there. He's made really close to a perfect film Hunt for the Wilderpeople... Perfect as you can be.
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The hardest of all the arts to speak of is music, because music has no meaning to speak of.
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Happiness lies in virtuous activity, and perfect happiness lies in the best activity, which is contemplative.
