Confucius Quotes
The way of the superior person is threefold; virtuous, they are free from anxieties; wise they are free from perplexities; and bold they are free from fear.
Quotes to Explore
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I write in a small office at home.
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One of my earliest memories is of my father carrying me in one arm with a picket sign in the other.
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Obstacles are like wild animals. They are cowards but they will bluff you if they can. If they see you are afraid of them... they are liable to spring upon you; but if you look them squarely in the eye, they will slink out of sight.
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But I think we need the international market.
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The most interesting thing about a postage stamp is the persistence with which it sticks to its job.
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For me, California is all about rest, relaxation, space.
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I had no interest in sports so I didn't make friends in that traditional way where kids are in public school and they go and they join clubs, and play sports. So I kind of had to find my own way to make friends and get attention and so I just was the class clown.
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I think your most intimate thoughts are only honest when they're in your head.
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It seems to me that Halloween is the perfect time to get all over steampunk.
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I've always lived a life where people have said, 'Look at him. Who does he think he is?' And who I think I am is someone living life to the brim.
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I'm a writer more than I am a talker.
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I get very bored easily. I'm a child of the Internet or whatever; I want more and more of new and interesting things.
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No one ever keeps a secret so well as a child.
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My father will never say no to a character, as I never go to him and talk about a character for which he won't give the nod.
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Location work has its charms, and can seem glamorous on the outside, but I think living at home and having the stability of a home life once you've finished work is very underrated!
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The Queen's wedding dress in 1947, there was some embroidery on the train which was definitely there to illustrate new dawn/post-war optimism, that sort of thing.
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Writing is hard work and bad for the health.
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One of the things that I was always, and still am, is quite resourceful.
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I'm not afraid of IED's, bullets, mortars.
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I think Americans really need to start thinking globally. As resources become more dear, we will be pulled closer to the rest of the world anyway.
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Basically we are all the same human beings with the same potential to be a good human being or a bad human being. The important thing is to realize the positive side and try to increase that; realize the negative side and try to reduce. That's the way.
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Flying the Feathered Edge captures my life story in an authentic and accurate way. I don't know how it could have been done any better.
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The way of the superior person is threefold; virtuous, they are free from anxieties; wise they are free from perplexities; and bold they are free from fear.
