Aristotle Quotes

Therefore, even the lover of myth is a philosopher; for myth is composed of wonder.

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• In a democracy, allegations will never improve situations. So, I'm against allegations, but I always welcome criticism.

  

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• I want to toy around with producing a Broadway show.

  

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• The first play I saw was a Samuel Beckett play which was great.

  

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• Adopting the right attitude can convert a negative stress into a positive one.

  

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• Our party never tolerated those who use violence for political ends. Our leaders lost their lives standing against terrorism.

  

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• After I win a match, I celebrate it by having an ice cream.

  

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• Unless you work for '60 Minutes', your life is: You do stories about things, and nothing happens as a result.

  

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• I've always wanted to play Maria in West Side Story. My idol is Natalie Wood, and I love the movie, so I think a modern-day twist on it would be really neat.

  

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• In a small space, you want to keep the bedding as simple as possible so it looks clean, calm and collected.

  

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• The return we reap from generous actions is not always evident.

  

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  • Always
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• There were a few teachers who just did not like me because of my face. Once, I was told to stand in the corner until I cheered up. The attitude was, 'Oh, for God's sake, what's the matter with him?' But it's just a natural expression.

  

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• I try to travel as much as I can... I'm always looking for a reason to.

  

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• We gave the world dab fever!

  

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• When I was younger, I used to pray that I would die before my mom. That's just how much my mom meant to me. I couldn't imagine being in this world without her. But then seeing cancer - seeing what it can do to somebody - as strong and as tough as she was, there was nothing she could do. Cancer is a dirty, dirty deal.

  

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• If your reader has been given a rousing opening, he will usually then sit still for at least some exposition. But be sure to follow that chunk of telling with one or more dramatized scenes. That's much more effective than being given section after section of telling.

  

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• I have seen things few of my countrymen have. The first time I went on an aeroplane I couldn't work out how the lavatories worked up in the sky.

  

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• As a parent, I have a job as a role model to my children, and by extension, to other young people.

  

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• Heartbreak allows us to also experience joy and love but you have to walk through heartbreak to even know what joy is. Heartbreak is a constant and it is even necessary. It allows us the opportunity of introspection and exploration. Those processes are what is necessary to write and engage in the arts.

  

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• There weren't a lot of action roles growing up - there were a few, maybe, like Wonder Woman, but then it wasn't real action.

  

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• One of my early memories is of a white girl twirling in a circle. I realized later on that it was from that show 'Small Wonder' - the oldest I could have been when I was watching it was four or five, but it's one I think about a lot. It's stuck in my head, this terrible Fox television show.

  

  Martine Syms
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• I was a jock, hardcore sports all the way down the line, but I heard that if you auditioned for this arts school, you got time off school, and that sounded good to me.

  

  Jake Epstein
  • Time
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• Most people are searching for a path to success that is both easy and certain. Most paths are neither.

  

  Seth Godin
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• Therefore, even the lover of myth is a philosopher; for myth is composed of wonder.

  

  Aristotle
  • Wonder
  • Philosopher
  • Myth