Aristotle Quotes
Excellence or virtue is a settled disposition of the mind that determines our choice of actions and emotions and consists essentially in observing the mean relative to us ... a mean between two vices, that which depends on excess and that which depends on defect.
Quotes to Explore
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To be perfectly truthful, I was not a very brilliant student, even at chemistry school.
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People turn into fools when they see a movie star and do weird things.
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One Direction is the main thing I'm doing and I'm 100 per cent dedicated to the group.
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I love to play different roles. That's just the kind of actor I am.
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I don't get hung up a lot on angst.
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These activists who support immigrants inadvertently become part of this international human-smuggling network.
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I hardly ever stretch the canvas before painting.
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Obstacles are things a person sees when he takes his eyes off his goal.
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I just love the hours of the theatre, I love the way it operates. I always say that when you're doing a play it's like getting a shot of B12, and when you do television for a long series you need a shot of B12.
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I tolerate lactose like I tolerate people.
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Houston is kind of a melting pot. There are many different cultures and ethnicities represented out there, even on my team. It's really cool: you'll see so many different things.
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A plan is always successful if the plan is good.
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Issues are never simple. One thing I'm proud of is that very rarely will you hear me simplify the issues.
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If man makes himself a worm he must not complain when he is trodden on.
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Humanity appreciates truth about as much as a squirrel appreciates silver.
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A film is never really good unless the camera is an eye in the head of a poet.
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It has always been a wonder to me where my conversational power has gone: at the present time, I cannot impress the most ordinary men.
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You want to come home to a nice firm bed with the corners tucked in so you start over, like each night is like a new night.
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I'm trying to encourage more women to be themselves, rather than what men want them to be. I don't believe in patronizing either sex.
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Once Dwight Eisenhower makes up his mind, he's full of indecision.
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Is any one able for one day to apply his strength to virtue? I have not seen the case in which his strength would be sufficient.
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As an athlete, you only have so much time. The window only has so much time and then it closes. You have to take care of yourself the best you can.
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If you're blessed enough to grow older, which is how I look at aging, there's so much wisdom to be gained from people who are celebrating the process with vibrancy and vigor and grace.
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Excellence or virtue is a settled disposition of the mind that determines our choice of actions and emotions and consists essentially in observing the mean relative to us ... a mean between two vices, that which depends on excess and that which depends on defect.
