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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My parents didn't want us on the streets or in trouble, so they thought the best thing was to have us work. I saw how we had to, during bad times, stretch the dollar. And during good times, we couldn't spend it, because you never knew when the bad times were going to happen again. It gave me a great respect for how hard it is to make money.
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You can't play when you're not 100% fit especially at this level.
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A critic never made or killed a book or a play. The people themselves are the final judges. It is their opinion that counts. After all, the final test is truth. But the trouble is that most writers regard truth as their most valuable possession and therefore are most economical in its use.
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Reflection is only a partial understanding of truth if it does not translate itself in practice into commitments to the common good and justice. Truth is not mere abstraction but something to be done and is only apprehended when this is realized.
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Why do I not seek some real good; one which I could feel, not one which I could display?
