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Lucius Annaeus Seneca Quotes

It's not because things are difficult that we dare not venture. It's because we dare not venture that they are difficult.

Lucius Annaeus Seneca

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: statesman
Nationality: roman
Birth: 5 BC - 65 AD

Topics

Dare Difficult Things Venture

I'm a firm believer that you get back what you put in.

You Back Firm Get Believer Put

You had to have a unanimous jury verdict, and one percent of contributory negligence barred all recovery. It was so satisfying to realize I could do it. And I'll tell you what motivated me: competitiveness. I was betting on me. That's what a contingent-fee lawyer does.

Me Lawyer You Realize Jury Recovery

Poetry should... should strike the reader as a wording of his own highest thoughts, and appear almost a remembrance.

Poetry Thoughts Strike Own Almost

I'm doing more of my U.N. work and doing the African Union Summit and things like that.

Work Doing More Things Summit Union

If other people want to talk about my future I can't control that.

Future People Control Want Talk

If I prepare myself for a character, for a role, I always try to understand her.

Character Myself Understand Try Role

Presley is country music, white music. Jazz is black music - it was invented by the blacks in New Orleans. And I'm really a jazz singer. I was impressed with Elvis - he was the handsomest guy I ever met in my life, and a very nice person, too. But the music doesn't impress me.

Life Music Me Black My Life Person

Problems are hidden opportunities, and constraints can actually boost creativity.

Martin Villeneuve

Creativity Opportunities Problems

Every penny we spend comes from the taxpayer. We thus owe it to the taxpayer to work as hard managing that money wisely as the taxpayer must do to earn it in the first place.

Work Money Penny Place First Hard

Every day, I wake up and ask, 'Am I hungry?' If I'm physically hungry, I eat something that's hopefully good for me, and then do it again in a few hours. If I get a phone call I don't like, I'll say to myself, 'Is that the reason I want to eat something?' If it is, I try not to do it. It's literally a lifestyle.

Lisa Lampanelli

Good Myself Day Me Wake Up Phone

When I hear somebody like Hayes Carll write a song that's touching and poignant and sad and funny all at the same time, it motivates me to step my game up and try to figure out a way to get more different emotions into one line or one song.

Funny Sad Time Step Me Song

Of middle age the best that can be said is that a middle-aged person has likely learned how to have a little fun in spite of his troubles.

Age Best Fun Person Said Middle

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