Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quotes
Why do I not seek some real good; one which I could feel, not one which I could display?
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I came from the theater playing leading roles, and when I started doing film and television, I felt as if I had to start from the bottom.
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NATO remains the cornerstone of Atlantic security.
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Confidence is key. Sometimes, you need to look like you're confident even when you're not.
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I definitely associate music with color. For example, my first record has a red cover but it is totally green and blue to me.
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I have written a picture book that is based on my daughters. You know, my youngest one likes to tell everybody, 'Mommy wrote 'Best Day Ever' about us.' Which is true.
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It's very hard to put forth a film that's about love and the joy of love and for it not to be patronising and not make people nauseous or make them roll their eyes.
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It's enough to make a small shift within and a small action in the world. Collectively these have a huge effect.
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Every company has two organizational structures: The formal one is written on the charts; the other is the everyday relationship of the men and women in the organization.
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The very first thing I ever did, I was doing some work for the French Cultural Center. They wanted a little recording set up. And I got wire. A wire recorder. The wire came off spools, and to cut and edit, you tied it together in little square knots. Can you imagine?
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I never thought I would go to Gaza. It's incredibly difficult to get into, and when you get there, it's a war zone. Then they have this beach, and there's this incredible, vibrant beach culture there, which is something that I grew up with in Southern California.
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I'm not the girl next door.
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To put it simply and a bit crudely: Our economy is demanding more well-educated workers than our schools are providing. To attract this scarce resource, communities have to offer more than just jobs.
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I love ensemble work. I love making pieces and building things together.
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Purity of personal life is the one indispensable condition for building up a sound education.
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You should have high expectations for yourself and others should come second.
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I'm not really into the political game as far as paying politicians and stuff like that, I'm not into that. You do your job, and I'll do mine.
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My paintings do not have a center, but depend on the same amount of interest throughout.
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Nobody is impervious to misfortune.
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I remember opening my dad's closet and there were, like, 40 suits, every color of the rainbow, plaid and winter and summer. He had two jewelry boxes full of watches and lighters and cuff links. And just... he was that guy. He was probably unfulfilled in his life in many ways.
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Me becoming a person, instead of somebody who just hides and is afraid, has happened in tandem with me learning to write music and become a good songwriter.
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I have been connected with the Niels Bohr Institute since the completion of my university studies, first as a research fellow and, from 1956, as a professor of physics at the University of Copenhagen. After the death of my father in 1962, I followed him as director of the Institute until 1970.
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The American people deserve their government to be open and accountable.
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I'll never be a good writer, and no chance of being a good actor.
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Why do I not seek some real good; one which I could feel, not one which I could display?
