Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quotes
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Teaching is a very noble profession that shapes the character, caliber, and future of an individual. If the people remember me as a good teacher, that will be the biggest honour for me.
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Because with Black Label and all the fans it's just one big family.
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To stay interested in tennis, I have to mix it up with other things.
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I can't say I'm having trouble with my husband or that I have a stubborn child.
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Fashion breaks my heart.
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You've got to love acting and that's true for me. I love the idea of getting on stage and getting in front of a camera.
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What is wrong with George Bush? What is his problem?
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In our fast-forward culture, we have lost the art of eating well. Food is often little more than fuel to pour down the hatch while doing other stuff - surfing the Web, driving, walking along the street. Dining al desko is now the norm in many workplaces. All of this speed takes a toll. Obesity, eating disorders and poor nutrition are rife.
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Women have seen that they have locked themselves up with feminist writing.
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I think the one that's going to be the hardest to make into a film is the one that's probably going to be made into a film, which is 'The Art of Racing in the Rain.' I mean, it's narrated by a dog. How do you do that? But hopefully we'll get to see.
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Ask Mother for advice on breaking into show business.
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I'm very conscious of other people's opinions and of people not liking me.
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Whether I build a character from the ground up or develop one, whether within my own copyright or in licensed work, I can step into that character's mind. It takes a kind of voluntary dissociation akin to method acting, military planning, marketing, or detective work: to think like the other guy and work out what he's going to do next.
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Sometimes it's nice just being in your own room and having a quiet night and relaxing and getting ready for the game.
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You can tell whether a man is clever by his answers. You can tell whether a man is wise by his questions.
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What is sought can never produce the seeking.
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It's so nice that there's all this new space for new, good content. It's good news for us actors, since nobody makes real independent films anymore.
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We all belong to South Africa, and South Africa belongs to us all.
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Paul's the writer. Yeah, I wrote a little of that stuff, but that's just technically true. In spirit, and in essence of the truth, it doesn't matter. So I don't know, maybe I'm being foolish for not being technical. Yeah, I wrote a certain portion of the things.
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I remain convinced that obstinate addiction to ordinary language in our private thoughts is one of the main obstacles to progress in philosophy.
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Speed, it seems to me, provides the one genuinely modern pleasure.
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There's the South Pole, said Christopher Robin, and I expect there's an East Pole and a West Pole, though people don't like talking about them.
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I don't think fear necessarily is a core human emotion, but I do think fear of death is something that is at the core of every person's existence.
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Death is the wish of some, the relief of many, and the end of all.
