Marcus Aurelius Quotes
A little time, and thou shalt close thy eyes; and him who has attended thee to thy grave, another soon will lament.
Quotes to Explore
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I learn something in the interviews from time to time.
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The connection I make with being young and growing up is, like, the feeling of not being crushed by the world. Having an idea, thinking you can do it.
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I used to shop in ASDA all the time. Every now and then I still go in to get a little salad for lunch.
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I had the option of building a career in the U.S. Many of my friends who went at the time did not come back, but for me, building the family business and being with family was worth it. I became a general manager within four months, as I used my education to improve productivity and output.
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I never really fit in growing up. I got made fun of a lot of the time in high school. People never liked me, and I was always the new kid.
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I guess I hadn't counted on 'The Unblackening' happening to my time slot as well.
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At the same time we are aware that our various religions and ethical traditions often offer very different bases for what is helpful and what is unhelpful for men and women, what is right and what is wrong, what is good and what is evil.
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I don't even remember the last time I bought an album, honestly.
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I actually spend very little time listening to any new music.
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I may have managed to build a successful technology startup that had gone public by the time my three kids hit their 13th birthdays, but don't think that bought my wife and me any special respect from our teenagers.
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I thought I knew there was a God. I always acknowledged that, but at the same time, I didn't live by those laws.
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It's too bad I'm not a flirt. When I'm on the sets, I'm too busy working on my scenes to look at the ladies.
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I was very, very little - it was the first time I ever cooked on my own, with my mother's supervision - and I made scrambled eggs. I felt so accomplished, like magic!
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Playing baseball is fun. If I could play, I'd never retire. But managing is work. It's constant decisions of whose feelings you want to hurt all the time.
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I have nothing maternal in me, and men want to be mothered a lot of the time.
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I don't just act to pay my rent. I really like doing it, so I get frustrated when I don't get to do it all the time, so short films are a really great way to be doing it and working with your friends, working on smaller, more specific things without limiting yourself in other ways.
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In all our deeds, the proper value and respect for time determines success or failure.
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If I like something, I will pick it up from anywhere and wear it. I don't believe that only branded stuff looks good on you. If it doesn't look good in my eyes, I'll never wear it.
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When competing a lot and traveling, I have problems with my lower back because I'm always on the plane or sitting. That's something that does bother me from time to time, but I try to stay on top of it.
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Theater audiences don't pull punches. They'll let you know when they're feeling ripped off.
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To remain confident and positive, think about your goals all the time.
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An important part of leadership is being able to hold two things in your mind at once: Dealing with the reality, whatever it may be, and focus on hope for the future. Any leader helping an organization through challenges needs to be able to do both.
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There are so many people who are so much better qualified to write about politics than I am.
Curtis Sittenfeld -
A little time, and thou shalt close thy eyes; and him who has attended thee to thy grave, another soon will lament.
