Marcus Aurelius Quotes
Men exist for the sake of one another. Teach them then or bear with them. (Long translation)
Quotes to Explore
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Brave men do not gather by thousands to torture and murder a single individual, so gagged and bound he cannot make even feeble resistance or defense.
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I have nothing but love in my heart and everything I say is just an instrument for laughs.
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What keeps me up at night is poverty and unemployment.
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Live rich, die poor; never make the mistake of doing it the other way round.
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My characters are driven by a passionate desire for justice. They are rebellious and incorruptible.
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I think the market should reward banks that have been transparent in recognising their problems. I think the tendency of banks to hide the problem assets over a period of three or four years should not be allowed.
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It's still going on. I guess it will be until Redmond quits, dies or is jailed.
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It's just someone has labelled us as having a different label to do what you do. I find that labels are the worst thing in the world for artistic expression.
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I really hate the term 'historical novel' - it reminds me of bodice-rippers. But I'm hooked on research, and I really, really enjoy it.
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I do feel like there's a level of ridiculousness going on in electronic music... It's getting borderline absurd out there.
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I have been known to hang out and party back in the day. I had a weekend that lasted a few years.
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At Nike, designers both created and communicated the brand, transforming a company that made shoes into a purveyor of athletic heroism.
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A lot of times, you think you want something, and then you find something completely different.
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A designer is an emerging synthesis of artist, inventor, mechanic, objective economist and evolutionary strategist.
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A writer is someone who tells you one thing so someday he can tell his readers another thing: what he was thinking but declined to say, or what he would have thought had he been wiser. A writer turns his life into material, and if you're in his life, he uses yours, too.
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I was always in love with Judy Garland, and when I was growing up, I fell in love with Leonardo DiCaprio, of course.
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My father died when I was only five years old, and that was the moment when I learned a cruel lesson that tomorrow, in fact, might not be another day.
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I'm very much an observer and a conduit of thoughts and ideas.
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I find myself born into this particular position. I'm determined to make the most of it and to do whatever I can to help. And I hope I leave things behind a little bit better than I found them.
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The modern dogma is comfort at any cost.
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About God, I cannot accept any concept based on the authority of the Church... As long as I can remember. I have resented mass indoctrination. I cannot prove to you there is no personal God, but if I were to speak of him, I would be a liar. I do not believe in the God of theology who rewards good and punishes evil. His universe is not ruled by wishful thinking, but by immutable laws.
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The men at the factory are old and cunning
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There wouldn't be half as much fun in the world if it weren't for children and men, and there ain't a mite of difference between them under the skins.
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Men exist for the sake of one another. Teach them then or bear with them. (Long translation)
