Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quotes
That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty.
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We need a wireless mobile device ecosystem that mirrors the PC/Internet ecosystem, one where the consumers' purchase of network capacity is separate from their purchase of the hardware and software they use on that network. It will take government action, or some disruptive technology or business innovation, to get us there.
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I loved history because to me, history was like watching a movie.
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Anything that is wasted effort represents wasted time. The best management of our time thus becomes linked inseparably with the best utilization of our efforts.
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The good news is that real-world hands-on conservation is alive and well and catching on across the America I travel.
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I have lectured at the U.N. and travelled widely, giving lectures on human rights and gender inequalities in universities. But this is a life I do not wish to live. I don't want to be a showcase, I want to be in a battlefield where I can stand beside the oppressed and the poor.
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I love Jen Meyer - she's a dear friend, and Tabitha Simmons as well.
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I'm not usually attracted to big-budget American films.
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What makes you a Christian is whether or not you really are in accord with biblical theology and whether you know Jesus Christ as your Saviour.
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Presidents make their hard decisions and then abide forever with their mistakes and regrets.
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I have two children who died before reaching 30, so who am I to complain about being alive?
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Mountain climbing is my passion, and to empower women through my expeditions is the reason. I am doing the mountain climbing to empower women.
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I have, indeed, no abhorrence of danger, except in its absolute effect - in terror.
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I tried the paleo diet, which is the caveman diet - lots of meat. And I tried the calorie restriction diet: The idea is that if you eat very, very little - if you're on the verge of starvation, you will live a very long time, whether or not you want to, of course.
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What's brilliant about the United States system of government is separation of power. Not only the executive, legislative, judicial branches, but also the independence of the military from civilians, an independent media and press, an independent central bank.
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Here's how I look at it: Life is full of challenges. Everybody has them. For some, it's health or family crises. I had a financial challenge.
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I've learned a lot of tricks from working with a lot of great producers over the years, and I think I should write a book about it!
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One of the things I did to make myself feel better is that I kicked up my running even more. I knew that I had to stay active, that I had to keep living as if my life was actually going to unfold naturally because when you stop, when you freeze, and you think about it, that's when the demons come and can drag you down.
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I make the pussy purr with The stroke of my hand They know they gettin' it from me They know just where to go When they need their lovin man They know I do it for free They give me cat scratch fever
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When I started out, everyone seemed to be adopting these names... Johnny Rotten, Sid Vicious. I wasn't really Rotten or Vicious or Nasty, so I wanted something a bit more funny - yet something that seemed real rock 'n' roll... something that acknowledged my ambition.
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To continue down the path of comprehensiveness, Wikipedia will need to sustain the astonishing mass fervor of its birth years. Will that be possible? No one knows.
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A lot of networks don't want to touch controversial subjects, and especially stuff that deals with race and history.
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Yesterday and days before, the sun’s been knocking at my door. But I would always have you near. You said you’d change, you shed a tear. But I’ve been away from you. I’m over you.
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That which is given with pride and ostentation is rather an ambition than a bounty.
