Marcus Aurelius Quotes
To her who gives and takes back all, to nature, the man who is instructed and modest says, Give what thou wilt; take back what thou wilt. And he says this not proudly, but obediently and well pleased with her.
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I'm still somebody that listens to a lot of James Brown, a lot of The O'Jays, a lot of TLC... in that era, producers had more musicianship.
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It's very hard to maintain focus in the gym.
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Every time I do a talk show or something, I'll be like, 'I'm doing 'Chandelier,' right?' and they're like, 'No, you're doing a skit and three dances.' It's different every time. I never really know what I'm doing until the day before.
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Coming out of college with a degree in fine arts and painting isn't worth much any more.
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There's no such thing as a non-final cut director.
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If you be faithful, you will have that honor that comes from God: his Spirit will say in your hearts, Well done, good and faithful servants.
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I was working at the NSA. I don't know, I was just bored. I just knew that's not what I was supposed to be doing with my life.
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I've always had a passion for music, but I never saw me as a musician for a living. I never thought that I could make a living. It never dawned on me.
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Enthusiasm is the mother of effort, and without it nothing great was ever achieved.
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I have a different way of thinking. I think synergistically. I'm not linear in thinking, I'm not very logical.
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I listen to a mixture of old jazz, contemporary, pop, some world beat stuff and various odds and ends.
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Um, well, I made a new CD called 'Dream With Me' and it's out now, and I'm really excited about it.
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I remember the day I found out my draft status. I was really floored and kind of staggered around in a daze. It just hadn't occurred to me that I could end up in Vietnam.
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Never let an inventor run a company. You can never get him to stop tinkering and bring something to market.
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With realization of one's own potential and self-confidence in one's ability, one can build a better world.
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For me, temptation is life and I have a gargantuan appetite for everything.
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Every single figure on Mount Rushmore was a third party at one time or another, so third parties become major parties, and I think that the Libertarian Party may become my major party.
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I learned a lot from the various artists I produced. Either you see them doing something that you do want to do it, or you see them doing something the way you don't want to do it.
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I don't think voters give a hoot about the character of their political advisors, except to the extent that character reflects on the candidates.
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Most of our customers want something glamorous. They want to be looked at, but not for the wrong reasons.
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For the first time in history it is now possible to take care of everybody at a higher standard of living than any have ever known. Only ten years ago the 'more with less' technology reached the point where this could be done. All humanity now has the option to become enduringly successful.
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Restrictiveness is not synonymous with food.
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To her who gives and takes back all, to nature, the man who is instructed and modest says, Give what thou wilt; take back what thou wilt. And he says this not proudly, but obediently and well pleased with her.
