Aristophanes Quotes
Choir of Women: It should not prejudice my voice that I'm not born a man, if I say something advantageous to the present situation. For I'm taxed too, and as a toll provide men for the nation. (tr. Lindsay 1925, Perseus)
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Leaders who master emotions can rob us of our capacities to reason. If their values are out of step with our own, the results can be devastating.
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It is by a wise economy of nature that those who suffer without change, and whom no one can help, become uninteresting. Yet so it may happen that those who need sympathy the most often attract it the least.
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Most people treat the present moment as if it were an obstacle that they need to overcome. Since the present moment is life itself, it is an insane way to live.
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History is the present. That's why every generation writes it anew. But what most people think of as history is its end product, myth.
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What I'm concerned about is making sure that every single time somebody who grew up with us goes off to a different platform or a different device, we're going to be there with a Univision-branded product of some kind.
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We must all learn to adjust with our surroundings.
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I've made a decision and now I must face the consequences.
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There were centuries when civilization had no theater.
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My stepfather gave me a Kodak camera when I was 17 years old. I started working at a local photo store in Le Havre, France, taking passport pictures and photographing weddings.
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Running is what keeps my weight down. I have to stay active or I could easily gain weight.
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Oh my God, Betty White is actually everything that you would expect her to be like.
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I love creative people.
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Did any artist ever bring more pure joy to more people than Fred Astaire?
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We can let circumstances rule us, or we can take charge and rule our lives from within.
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Industry and institutes need to build smarter linkages.
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Fortunately, I don't spend too much time reading or worrying about what people have to say, but the goal for me throughout this whole process - throughout my whole life - is to try to be happy.
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The moral is that a career can be gone in an instant. And all you have in this world are the people you love.
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Doing Shakespeare in the Park has always been a dream. Everyone else says Hamlet, but I want to play Romeo.
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I had maybe heard 'The Times Are A-Changing' on the radio, but I had no idea who Dylan was. No idea.
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I dream of a collaboration that would finally be total, in which the librettist would often think as a composer and the composer as a librettist.
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The best way to explain it is that I'm not yearning anymore, on or off the course. I appreciate what I have. I feel like I'm blessed.
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In words are seen the state of mind and character and disposition of the speaker.
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Choir of Women: It should not prejudice my voice that I'm not born a man, if I say something advantageous to the present situation. For I'm taxed too, and as a toll provide men for the nation. (tr. Lindsay 1925, Perseus)
