Aristotle Quotes
Take the case of just actions; just punishments and chastisements do indeed spring from a good principle, but they are good only because we cannot do without them - it would be better that neither individuals nor states should need anything of the sort - but actions which aim at honor and advantage are absolutely the best. The conditional action is only the choice of a lesser evil; whereas these are the foundation and creation of good. A good man may make the best even of poverty and disease, and the other ills of life.
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Team synergy has an extraordinary impact on business results.
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You can have the greatest player in terms of mastering an instrument and you could be yawning your head off when you hear them. So, it's not what you do, but the way you're doing it and in the end that's all that we have.
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Alienation as our present destiny is achieved only by outrageous violence perpetrated by human beings on human beings.
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You know who we hear about all the rappers from? The bus drivers.
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When I was in high school, I was really into string theory and superstring theory and read 'Scientific American.' It's fascinating.
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I lived in America for a long time before I started working as an actor. Some actors show up on set and have never done an American accent before, so they rely on a slew of technical mechanisms. Part of what makes an accent is understanding why people speak that way - you have to understand the culture.
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'Mad' is a term we use to describe a man who is obsessed with one idea and nothing else.
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I've never been that guy who says, 'Ooh, I have to play King Lear'. First off, that'd be a disaster anyway. I tend to read something and see who's involved, and then know I want to be part of it. But I don't think I'm through with comedy. I still love to make people laugh.
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I envision the script as a story in my mind, memorize the entire thing and have it play out. It helps me figure out where my character needs to go.
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The E.U. has its weaknesses, but it's been pretty good for us, and it's been pretty good for Europe, and it's kept peace.
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When I listen to a song, I don't say, 'Oh my gosh, that vocal line she sang was the best thing I ever heard.' I'm thinking, 'That lyric just moves me. That lyric just said what I feel better than I could say it myself.'
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To light a candle is to cast a shadow.
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Truth is the best defense.
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Be fond of the man who jests at his scars, if you like; but never believe he is being on the level with you.
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Wanting to be a good actor is not good enough. You must want to be a great actor. You just have to have that.
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I'm not Ang Lee who knows so much about western market and the taste of western audiences.
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I can just put my head down and train hard.
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The idea that the police cannot ask questions of the person that knows most about the crime is an infamous decision.
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Fear is the denomination of the Old Testament; belief is the denomination of the New.
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The ultimate Form of devaluation is military confrontation and global war.
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It's not what people do that scares me. It's what they hide. It's the secrets that keep us from bonding and create distrust. If we were more willing to accept each other's depravity we'd be more united, we'd be more honest. If you hide two things from me, I'll assume you're hiding a million. And I'll keep you at a distance. I'm not afraid of the evil in you. It's in me too.
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Take the case of just actions; just punishments and chastisements do indeed spring from a good principle, but they are good only because we cannot do without them - it would be better that neither individuals nor states should need anything of the sort - but actions which aim at honor and advantage are absolutely the best. The conditional action is only the choice of a lesser evil; whereas these are the foundation and creation of good. A good man may make the best even of poverty and disease, and the other ills of life.
