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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As the Senator from Vermont was kind enough to note, I did have the experience of being commander in chief of our National Guard in Missouri for 8 years.
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I remember my dad working with me on breaking down my script and writing out a back story for my character and all that stuff.
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I regret the passing of the studio system. I was very appreciative of it because I had no talent.
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We seek for truth in ourselves; in our neighbours, and in its essential nature. We find it first in ourselves by severe self scrutiny, then in our neighbours by compassionate indulgence, and, finally, in its essential nature by that direct vision which belongs to the pure in heart.
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There is no delight in owning anything unshared.
