Confucius Quotes

See a person's means ... Observe his motives. Examine that in which he rests. How can a person conceal his character?

Quotes to Explore
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I think whatever you have in your life, my opinion is that if you know that there's something wrong, you try to fix it.
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People are told their rights when they're arrested. Consumers getting collection letters are entitled to the same courtesy.
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Hollywood's got its own particular environment.
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Love is the ability and willingness to allow those that you care for to be what they choose for themselves without any insistence that they satisfy you.
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I'm a big 'Firefly' fan. I'm a Nathan Fillion fan because of 'Firefly.'
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By our form of government, the Christian religion is the established religion; and all sects and denominations of Christians are placed upon the same equal footing, and are equally entitled to protection in their religious liberty.
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It is my hope that I will be able to work with legislative leaders on both sides of the aisle and Gov. Hickenlooper to find a solution to fix our ailing pension system.
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Of course there are times when I think, 'I'd be better out of this.'
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If the blood humor is too strong and robust, calm it with balance and harmony.
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I had admired Richard Burton for years and years before I had ever worked with him. He was a great, great actor. It was a joy to get to know him as a person.
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One of the saddest things about publishing is how quickly it ages what it touches. The frenzy involved in getting books on shelves, and in putting the word out that they're there, moves at a speed that is not the speed of writing, let alone of reading.
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When someone says something that really hurts me, I have to retweet it to let it go.
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Enjoy doing nothing, and you can enjoy doing anything. Enjoy having nothing, and you can enjoy whatever you have.
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I can't change the past, and I don't think I would. I don't expect to be understood. I like what I've written, the stories and two novels. If I had to give up what I've written in order to be clear of this disease, I wouldn't do it.
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My views line up with Mick Mulvaney's views pretty much exactly.
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Each day, you can awake and focus on small, easy goals you can accomplish in the short term - goals that, over time, will lead you to your long-term goal.
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Even in a time of elephantine vanity and greed, one never has to look far to see the campfires of gentle people.
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I didn't like the idea of changing myself for the industry. I felt to have my teeth straightened and bleached and to starve myself to change my body was not respecting who I was.
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The theater of the mind is impossible to compete with, and I like the idea that with a few suggestions, each reader forms in his or her own mind what a character or a place looks like.
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The whole thing about making films in an organic film on location is that it's not all about characters, relationships and themes, it's also about place and the poetry of place. It's about the spirit of what you find, the accidents of what you stumble across.
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I don't need someone with a hot body. He can be fat or overweight and have a belly. It's very much about style and substance and humor, interest, curiosity and really being smart.
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Toleration and liberty are the foundations of a great republic.
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It would be peevish and ungracious after being taken to such a lovely supper in this Temple of Food, I know, but I am desperate to ask the question that begs to be posed: Just how fucking good can olive oil get?
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See a person's means ... Observe his motives. Examine that in which he rests. How can a person conceal his character?