General quotes
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My parents had very high expectations. They expected me to get straight A's from the time I was in kindergarten.
Somebody's boring me. I think it's me.
It is the hour to be drunken! To escape being the martyred slaves of time, be ceaselessly drunk. On wine, on poetry, or on virtue, as you wish.
One thing about television, it brings out personality. People are able to watch me in action. They hear my voice and see my eyes. There's nothing I can hide. That's me. Television brings out your flaws, your weaknesses, your strengths, and you truths. The audience either likes you or it doesn't.
A man's feet should be planted in his country, but his eyes should survey the world.
Giving back to the communities and institutions that helped us achieve success is a value we share and a privilege we embrace.
'Who do you think you are?' That's the big one, isn't it? A flourishing life depends on how you answer that.
We're just enthusiastic about what we do.
I pressed my father's hand and told him I would protect his grave with my life. My father smiled and passed away to the spirit land.
I am deliberate and afraid of nothing.
The purpose of education is to make good human beings with skill and expertise... Enlightened human beings can be created by teachers.
The literary depiction of life and its moral dilemmas compel us to use our conscience, to make those infallible distinctions between right and wrong.
Having a baby on my own is a dream come true, but in my world, there's no sheepish spouse on his way home from a work trip to offer me a stretch of alone time.
I'm definitely going to miss hearing the sound of that gun.
No other planet in the solar system is a suitable home for human beings; it's this world or nothing. That's a very powerful perception.
No matter what people tell you, words and ideas can change the world.
I feel a burden if I don't write.
We should be biased toward action. We are trying to be a nimble and cohesive culture where people can be heard and there is openness and innovation.
Discipline strengthens the mind so that it becomes impervious to the corroding influence of fear.
Swag is something that I've had for a long time.
