Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quotes
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Guard with jealous attention the public liberty. Suspect everyone who approaches that jewel. Unfortunately, nothing will preserve it but downright force. Whenever you give up that force, you are inevitably ruined.
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The miniatures of the Mughal period are really the pinnacle of Indian artistic achievement. And not a single one of those paintings is done by an individual artist.
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On the streets, hanging out with the fellows, there are things you learn that no book can teach you.
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Dining rooms are really all about the table and the chairs.
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I think it would be funny for people to read in obituaries of me that my major contribution to the arts was the popularization of the phrases 'neutral facial expression' and 'screaming in agony.'
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No man should ever lose sleep over public affairs.
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I am very much aware that if I am getting good press at the moment I could just as easily be getting bad press. I cannot have the good and forget the bad. You have to accept it both ways.
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I'm not one of those people who's so blinded by my own work and my sweat. It's kind of risky writing a memoir when you're really part of a larger universe.
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I feel like I'm really lucky.
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Accidents at power plants are bad enough. But a leak from a bioreactor could be worse, since bacteria can learn new tricks when you're not looking.
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I love Lil Wayne; that's like my little brother. He's just the coolest dude on Earth.
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Our minds and memories are crowded with the common experience of nature.
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You know that saying, 'You broke it, you bought it'? With horses, if you don't make sure it's a good fit... they tend to break you.
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I've never been in the music industry, only acting.
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It is futile for an artist to try to create an environment because you have an environment around you all the time. Any living organism has an environment.
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'Blazing Saddles' is one of the funniest movies ever made.
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Defending Congressional authority should not be a partisan issue.
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When I look down the range at the target all I can do is try to distinguish between the different colors.
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Most movie stars don't change their look at all.
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For a rapper as well-known as Drake, there remains an essential element of mystery about him. For one so open, there's a distance, and he prefers it that way. But then there's something beneath the exterior that reveals itself with urgency in conversation: Drake's raw ambition.
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....for friendships that are acquired by a price and not by greatness and nobility of character are purchased but are not owned, and at the proper moment they cannot be spent.
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Candice is the original spelling of my name. I changed it to Kandyse when I was really young and first starting out in the business as kind of a joke. I didn't realize it would stick! I did consider changing it, but then it seemed too confusing, so then I asked them to change it back. Not too soon, however!
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There is no delight in owning anything unshared.
