Aristotle Quotes

So that the lover of myths, which are a compact of wonders, is by the same token a lover of wisdom.

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• People have always thought of me as being something, but I'm just a human being like everyone else.

  

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• All the evidence shows very clearly that if you are a member of a trade union you are likely to get better pay, more equal pay, better health and safety, more chance to get training, more chance to have conditions of work that help if you have caring responsibilities... the list goes on!

  

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• True penitence condemns to silence. What a man is ready to recall he would be willing to repeat.

  

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• My parents didn't agree with what was going on, you know, with the communists coming in, Fidel Castro. I didn't see the reason why I needed to go back there and be a part of that exhibition.

  

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• The first time I thought I should be an actor was in school. I thought, 'At least this is something for which I won't have to study.' But I've realised that an actor needs to be constantly unsure about what he's doing and about what's going on around him. The moment you think you've nailed it, you're dead.

  

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• It took me quite a long time to develop a voice, and now that I have it, I am not going to be silent.

  

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• I kept trying to write these books that were sort of outside of my realm, and I kept failing.

  

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• Is it not careless to become too local when there are four hundred billion stars in our galaxy alone.

  

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• On the small scale, 'Ico,' I think, actually delivered a small new thing: holding a character's hand and really feeling like your job is to rescue this person, and establishing a personal connection.

  

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• Without children, men have more liberty to earn less - that is, they are free to pursue more fulfilling and less lucrative careers, like writing or art or teaching social studies.

  

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• Michael Kitchen was a great person to work with. So attentive and just great at what he does and supportive, also.

  

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• We're in a world that celebrates things: success, beauty, money. And I reckon that's really about 4 per cent of the world. The rest of us are just getting on with it.

  

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• Who is ready to settle for five minutes when three hours does nicely?

  

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• Leadership appears to be the art of getting others to want to do something you are convinced should be done.

  

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• You cannot do a kindness too soon, for you never know how soon it will be too late.

  

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• I don't really compare any of the characters I play; I try to go into them being very open to what the characters can offer and what I can bring to them and then bring a being to life.

  

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• We have grown up playing on Indian conditions, we know the crowd, what is a defendable score and what is a chaseable target, while playing in home conditions has its challenges especially the expectations of the people, at the same time it also lifts you up to perform bette

  

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• When we are motivated by compassion and wisdom, the results of our actions benefit everyone, not just our individual selves or some immediate convenience. When we are able to recognize and forgive ignorant actions of the past, we gain strength to constructively solve the problems of the present.

  

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• I play chess about four hours a day in training camp. You have to decide what move to use, or what combination of moves. I think less when I box because the reaction time is a lot quicker, but some people call me the chess boxer because they say I think too much in the ring. I take my time and they don't see the action they want. Some boxers just go in there and just throw punches and hope to win.

  

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• But I don't bet the farm on any of those possibilities, either. I'm also preparing, intelligently, to walk away from this, and walk away from it happy to have had the experience.

  

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• So that the lover of myths, which are a compact of wonders, is by the same token a lover of wisdom.

  

  Aristotle
  • Wisdom
  • Lover
  • Wonders