Marcus Aurelius Quotes
Be not as one that hath ten thousand years to live; death is nigh at hand: while thou livest, while thou hast time, be good.
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My family and I had to overcome a lot to get where we are today.
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Chess was natural for me; I was extremely successful.
Garry Kasparov -
I love anything to do with history.
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That's one of the things I miss most about Australia - the countryside.
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Modern theory is about objects lower than man; even stars, being common things, are lower than man.
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No one wants to see a person on TV who's super-ultra-cool. That's Superman, that's a thing of the past. Heroes are now flawed, and have terrible tempers, you know? They're real people.
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A test of a people is how it behaves toward the old. It is easy to love children. Even tyrants and dictators make a point of being fond of children. But the affection and care for the old, the incurable, the helpless are the true gold mines of a culture.
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I love to design and remodel houses, from working with the contractors to picking the colours, materials, kitchen and bathroom accessories to finally what furniture goes where.
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I'm very tomboy, and I'm inspired by hip hop artists.
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The proper study of Man is anything but Man; and the most improper job of any man, even saints (who at any rate were at least unwilling to take it on), is bossing other men. Not one in a million is fit for it, and least of all those who seek the opportunity.
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I do just genuinely believe Chris Hemsworth is a 6'3, more muscular version of me. And more handsome, but I try.
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It's true that I have a wide range of interests. I like to write and paint and make music and go walking on my own and garden. In fact, gardening is probably what I enjoy doing more than anything else.
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I have been five minutes too late all my life-time!
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We are not won by arguments that we can analyse but by tone and temper, by the manner which is the man himself.
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I remember doing a comedy show with Jim Carrey once, and he was out there with his foot behind his neck and rubbing his face with it.
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I've never seen a worse situation than that of young writers in the United States. The publishing business in North America is so commercialized.
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If you can't move the audience, they don't want you.
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The middle-aged woman is the ground bed of the audience that watches television, and yet they are absolutely invisible.
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I think it's interesting how you can associate a creative brand with a human being and use some of the good qualities of the human being and make it like a really tangible product that a lot of people can love.
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If I profane with my unworthiest hand This holy shrine, the gentle fine is this: My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand To smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss.
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We have to do our best to uphold in our own lives the values that they were prepared to die for. We have to honor those who carry forward that legacy, recognizing that people cannot live in freedom unless free people are prepared to die for it.
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Good courage in a bad affair is half of the evil overcome.
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And to kill time while awaiting death, I smoke slender cigarettes thumbing my nose to the gods.
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Be not as one that hath ten thousand years to live; death is nigh at hand: while thou livest, while thou hast time, be good.
