Marcus Aurelius Quotes
Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away.
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Sometimes you have to go up really high to understand how small you really are.
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When I was about four, people used to walk up to my mom and say I should be in commercials.
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It is sort of boring to stay in the same spot. You know, I didn't set out to become the first to do this, the first to do that. It was just that my interests were so diversified.
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My grandfather arrived in Houston in 1942 as a refugee from Nazi Germany. He had lost everything - his profession, his language, his money - but the city welcomed him, as it has hundreds of thousands of immigrants over the years.
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Personally, it was a big honor for me meeting so many families of the fallen soldiers and hearing their stories.
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I love adventure sports. And, I love cooking.
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After being nearly eradicated from the lower 48 states by the 1960s, bald eagles were re-introduced to the Adirondacks in the 1980s, and I'm proud to report the view from my home indicates they are flourishing in upstate New York.
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Everybody sooner or later has to drop the luggage and the baggage of illusions.
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We think a modern cloud lets you decide when you want to upgrade. We don't decide for you.
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Why can't somebody give us a list of things that everybody thinks and nobody says, and another list of things that everybody says and nobody thinks?
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As an actor, you don't want to play a one-dimensional character.
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Eventually you just have to realize that you're living for an audience of one. I'm not here for anyone else's approval.
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On many accounts, Cornwall may be regarded as one of the most interesting counties of England, whether we regard it for its coast scenery, its products, or its antiquities.
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When you're young, you don't think very far ahead. You just think in terms of the next day, the next week, the next competition. You don't think about injuries that could threaten your long-term health.
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All human beings are also dream beings. Dreaming ties all mankind together.
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To win a championship, you have to have a little bit of luck on your side.
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No man would listen to you talk if he didn't know it was his turn next.
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Love is a portion of the soul itself, and it is of the same nature as the celestial breathing of the atmosphere of paradise.
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It is a great evil, as well as a misfortune, to be unable to utter a prompt and decided 'no'.
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Prince Bismarck once said that one-third of the students of German universities broke down from overwork; another third broke down from dissipation, and the other third ruled Germany.
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I love people with strong convictions, because we are living in a very PC world. You can't crack a joke without it being in the headlines.
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We do have our finger on the pulse of the marketplace, if for no other reasons than having all these live events and listening to our audience all the time.
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And as far as actors go, Peter Sellers is my all-time favorite.
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Time is a sort of river of passing events, and strong is its current; no sooner is a thing brought to sight than it is swept by and another takes its place, and this too will be swept away.
