Confucius Quotes
The Master said, "Wealth and honor are things that all people desire, and yet unless they are acquired in the proper way I will not abide them. Poverty and disgrace are things that all people hate, and yet unless they are avoided in the proper way I will not despise them. If the gentleman abandons ren, how can he be worthy of that name? The gentleman does not violate ren even for the amount of time required to eat a meal. Even in times of urgency or distress, he does not depart from it."
Quotes to Explore
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I think that I could be an example to young people, and they know that dreams come true.
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Once brave politicians and others explain the war on drugs' true cost, the American people will scream for a cease-fire. Bring the troops home, people will urge. Treat drugs as a health problem, not as a matter for the criminal justice system.
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I'm probably less volatile and tempestuous than a lot of Aries, but I think I'm probably quite loud and outgoing and passionate. Maybe a bit difficult or stubborn.
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The reason a poet is a poet is to write poems, not to advertise himself as a poet.
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Any time Khaled comes to your video, it just steps it up that much more. He's so fun; people love him.
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Broad-mindedness is related to tolerance; open-mindedness is the sibling of peace.
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What the 'supposed 99 percent' don't realize is that they are better off if there are more fat cats, not less.
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You have to relish the challenge of television.
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I originally went to school for writing, for non-fiction. I'm specifically a poetry major within literature, but I don't know.
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Acting can be a narrow and isolated experience, because you only examine your particular part.
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If you're a basketball player, you've got to shoot.
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I'm still at the beginning of my career. It's all a little new, and I'm still learning as I go.
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When I go out and I see the genuine appreciation from the people, that's a big thing for me.
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We cannot control what emotions or circumstances we will experience next, but we can choose how we will respond to them.
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Complex tasks are often better handled in the back of our mind, and that's often true of creative tasks - when you have something complex to deal with in writing or research or responding to an email. I'll start working, put it aside, and sometimes I'll wake up the next morning with a solution, or I'll find one when I exercise.
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The simple things in life make me very happy.
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I like to write in a shroud of secrecy because I have to keep finding ways to scare myself.
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I watched TV religiously when I was a kid, but nowadays - with the Internet - there's so many people writing about TV on the Internet, that everything's sort of under a magnifying glass.
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I know the only reason that I haven't gotten many good parts is because I am Latin - and they tell it to my face a lot of times.
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Even for those to whom life and death are equal jests. There are some things that are still held in respect.
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My stories are not Christianized at all. I don't even have any Christians in my stories. What they are, are stories about ordinary people going through extraordinary circumstances in which I'm exploring truth. How light overcomes darkness in a way that's unmistakable to anyone who has any kind of faith.
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I believe in the power of media. I really do. It's my soapbox. And I do have an agenda, because I'm enraged by the limitations forced on people - by poverty, oppression, hatred, fear - and I'm saddened by the kind of loss we all experienced due to the contributions that people cannot make because of their circumstances.
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The answer can't be found in books - or be solved by bringing it to other people. Not unless you want to remain a child all your life. You've got to find the answer inside you — feel the right thing to do.
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The Master said, "Wealth and honor are things that all people desire, and yet unless they are acquired in the proper way I will not abide them. Poverty and disgrace are things that all people hate, and yet unless they are avoided in the proper way I will not despise them. If the gentleman abandons ren, how can he be worthy of that name? The gentleman does not violate ren even for the amount of time required to eat a meal. Even in times of urgency or distress, he does not depart from it."
