Marcus Aurelius Quotes
It is crazy to want what is impossible. And impossible for the wicked not to do so. (Hays translation)
Quotes to Explore
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I don't like workouts that make you bulky.
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Now I'm back home, living in London, running my theater. I just want to enjoy all that.
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With the Jews, the questions are always open; we're always questioning. I love that questioning tradition.
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The first function of a book review should be, I believe, to give some idea of the contents and character of the book.
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For me, seeing the target and not seeing the target doesn't make any difference.
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Parenting is an impossible job at any age.
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Not a lot of people would think that I spent most of my early years totally rebelling against anything I could, getting suspended from school, going on demonstrations.
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My work as a screenwriter has influenced my fiction. Writing screenplays forces you to consider many elements regarding story structure and other narrative devices that can be used to enhance the infinitely more complex demands of a novel.
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Love is not the dying moan of a distant violin - it's the triumphant twang of a bedspring.
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If the British Isles had an official vegetable, it would have to be the potato.
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Get me well so I can get on television and tell people to stop smoking.
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I think there are plenty of Libertarians that are socially conservative.
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There was something to me that was really compelling about that woman, already knowing she couldn't get pregnant. When I made that movie I was maybe 24, and to be 24 and already know you can't get pregnant, that was really interesting to me.
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With a popular show, you know that there's expectations there, so that's a little nerve-wracking when you're new and you're just trying to find your legs on something, but it's exciting, too, because that's what we work so hard for.
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My whole life is a theater piece.
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My inherent belief is that motherhood is pious, and I am humbled by it.
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Old Etonians are the most charming people in the world. It's not just the analytic ability and the great education; there is a really easy confidence to them that draws people to them and makes their passage though the world a little easier.
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There are other ways of finding satisfaction, recipes for human happiness, enjoyment, dignified and meaningful, gratifying life, than increased consumption that increases production.
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I don't remember being afraid of anything in making films.
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It's hard to get a break when the door's ain't open It's hard to get a shot when the gun ain't loaded And it's hard to make a living when nobody wanna notice. Hold it What am I insane maybe, plain crazy
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For me, the real goal is how do we make vibrant and vital faith communities that are sustainable for the long run.
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For me, I'd rather be the inventive one, and if something doesn't work, I'll go back to the workshop, put it on the bench, and pound on it for awhile.
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Everybody knows you're going to miss some. It's just the reality and the probability of it. It's the ultimate paradox for a kicker. You go out expecting to make every kick, but you also know it's probably not going to happen. So you have these two conflicting thoughts and realities. The really good kickers are the ones who can process that information. That's what I'm learning to do.
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It is crazy to want what is impossible. And impossible for the wicked not to do so. (Hays translation)
