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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Comedians tend to find a comfort zone and stay there and do lamer versions of themselves for the rest of their career.
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When I was able to go to school in my early years, my third grade teacher, Ms. Harris, convinced me that one day I would be a writer. I heard her, but I knew that I had to leave Georgia, and unlike my friend Ray Charles, I did not go around with 'Georgia on My Mind.'
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I think Hillary Clinton is a good and effective secretary of state.
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Why does Israel always have to suffer for others to feel bad for it?
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I had no accomplishments except surviving. But that isn't enough in the community where I came from, because everybody was doing it. So I wasn't prepared for America, where everybody is glowing with good teeth and good clothes and food.
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Why do I not seek some real good; one which I could feel, not one which I could display?
