Aristotle Quotes
Something is infinite if, taking it quantity by quantity, we can always take something outside.
Quotes to Explore
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Yes, I took up the guitar when I was about 14 or 15, in high school.
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I didn't even know I could sing or write songs. I didn't have that education. But people shouldn't think they can look down on someone like me, because I've had the same success as others, sold the same amount of records, if not more. They shouldn't think that because I'm just from 'The X Factor,' I'm not credible or respected as much.
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I learned that sometimes our struggles are a little bit bigger than us and talking about them and coming through and having the courage to get out of them. I learned how many I touched and inspired through the journey of 'Idol' because I was just singing on the show. I wasn't really being an advocate for anything.
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It's such an overused phrase: 'to be part of the conversation.' But it's true. It is nice to be part of the conversation - just be sure they are talking about you in the right way.
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I've had grand pianos that are more expensive than, like, a year's worth of rent.
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I didn't have any writer friends in college. I was a computer science major, but I was writing a lot, probably more than anybody I knew. I started to submit novels to New York when I was a freshman in college.
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The deadpan brilliance of John McCrea has been underrepresented in music since 2004, when Cake served up 'Pressure Chief.'
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I'd always gone to the theater as a child every month to see whatever was on. I think that's where the passion for it came from.
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I like movies in particular, on video or T.V. I have lots of old favorites, like Danny Kaye in 'The Court Jester' or 'The Secret Life of Walter Mitty' or James Stewart in 'Winchester '73.' But I also like a lot of modern films.
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One thing is clear to me: We, as human beings, must be willing to accept people who are different from ourselves.
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I always felt that Jay Z, if he had a different upbringing, could be on Wall Street or in politics. If you really listen to Jay Z talk, he's kind of the smartest guy in the room.
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The search after the great men is the dream of youth, and the most serious occupation of manhood.
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Living through the heat in Louisiana was awful.
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What makes revolutionary thought unique is its clarity and dignity, and its clear grasp of freedom and justice: simple, clear words that are understood without the need for any help from elite writers or thinkers.
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We were equals once when we lay new-born babes on our nurse's knees. We will be equal again when they tie up our jaws for the last sleep.
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In general, I think I'm quick to worry about disasters of all kinds.
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Whenever people can access deities directly without the intervention of a religious hierarchy, they don't need to have hierarchy so much.
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The best way for women to get into cycling is to go out in a group, to feel like you're part of it.
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About working with Marilyn Monroe.We got along very well. My only complaint about her was that she was late all the time, but she was late out of fear as much as anything else, but it was hard to sit around and wait. She was usually an hour or two late every morning.
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I take Epsom salt baths.
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I put steam on the table by being an actor. That is how I live. The longer I live, the more expensive it becomes. So I do my work. And I can't be immensely picky. How many beautiful scripts come in one's lifetime? I have had more than anybody, practically.
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Something is infinite if, taking it quantity by quantity, we can always take something outside.
