Marcus Tullius Cicero Quotes
No poet or orator has ever existed who believed there was any better than himself.
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I don't really read 'business books,' and I didn't think 'The Paradox of Choice' was a business book. I'm very surprised and gratified that the business world thought it was one.
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I don't like things like little sandals that look fragile. I like to look strong and commanding.
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I've never dyed my hair or even gotten highlights. All the products I need for my hair are at the drugstore!
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The rewards of the wild and the rewards of the survivor go to those who can dig deep, and, ultimately, to the guy who can stay alive.
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I'd like to think you don't stop being creative once you get happy.
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I don't like Los Angeles. The people are awful and terribly shallow, and everybody wants to be famous but nobody wants to play the game. I'm from New York. I will kill to get what I need.
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When ambitious desires arise in thy heart, recall the days of extremity thou has passed through.
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I don't claim any great experience or expertise.
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I was very clear that I wanted to keep 'Thor' out of the rest of the Marvel universe for no less than the first six issues. And the success of the book, I think, speaks well to that decision.
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Artists forget than the first purpose of a comic character is to convey emotion. Everything else, like realism, or other kinds of virtuosity, is an optional extra. If you sacrifice expression for the sake of other concerns, you're putting the cart before the horse.
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I suspect there are people in all walks of life who need to be dragged into the 21st century in terms of attitudes towards women.
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The hardest thing about writing my second album is that I had 20 years to write my first album.
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We were intrigued by the fact that we had so much actual behavior among people on our dating site, OKCupid.
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The more you believe in yourself, the faster you're going to get.
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I said three things when I woke up in Walter Reed. 'I love you.' 'Put me to work,' and 'You stink! Go shower!'
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I came up during the 'Star Wars' generation and that was sort of the thing I plugged into much more. It was a little before my time and I think it was sort of grappling with these intellectual ideas that were a little advanced for my young mind. At the time. But now I have a much deeper appreciation for it.
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It's so different when you change your hair color, you're treated so differently. It's a very funny experience. It's fun - I love changing up my hair.
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The power of a book lies in its power to turn a solitary act into a shared vision. As long as we have books, we are not alone.
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As a musician I'm kind of nomadic, Waldo-like. I show up in different places, and I'm witness to unbelievable things.
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So now I just assume that it won't work, and that if it does work, I'll lose it anyway. This is meant to protect me, although it doesn't, because somehow the hope sneakily finds its way in. I'm never aware of the hope until it's gone, whooshed away like a rug pulled from under my feet, each time I hear another "I'm sorry.
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Agnostics talk cheerfully of man's search for God but they might as well talk about the mouse's search for the cat.
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Dogs are not people. Be leery of any woman who refers to her dogs as her 'kids,' because you'll only end up paying for their schooling.
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The capacity for emotional sobriety belongs to everybody in the human family and leads to a fully human response to the adventure and goodness of the gift of human life.
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No poet or orator has ever existed who believed there was any better than himself.
