Epictetus Quotes

He is a wise man who does not grieve for the things which he has not, but rejoices for those which he has.

Epictetus

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ManWiseWise ManThingsWhoHe

I left my family, and I left my brother and sister, and I went and lived my dream. I saw everybody, but is it ever enough?

Joan Jett

FamilyBrotherSisterEnoughDream

Just because so many conforming kids wake up every morning asking, 'What is everybody else going to wear today?' doesn't mean that they don't wish it were different. Peer pressure is just that: pressure.

Jerry Spinelli

MorningTodayWake UpPressureWish

I was probably the first kid in my high school to go to Yale. I applied almost as a lark. Then, when I got there, I was the dumbest person in your class.

Maya Lin

SchoolHigh SchoolPersonGoClass

The best sounds a kid will get is in a movie theater, with huge speakers, turned up loud. I always mix my music really loud. I don't care if you don't hear all the dialogue. The audience are not idiots.

John Hughes

MusicBestCareYouWillKid

When I was very young, I had to start to working to help my family, while my friends were studying. Since then, I have felt the urgency to escape from every dependency situation.

Maurizio Cattelan

FamilyStartFriendsHelpSituation

I only eat candy on Halloween. No lie.

Michael Trevino

LieCandyEatOnlyHalloween

I couldn't recommend more that people put themselves in a situation where they can see a lot of work that they admire, and for free.

Mike Birbiglia

WorkPeopleFreeSituationAdmire

It's important to invest in our kids who are going to go to college or community college or a trade school.

Michael Tubbs

CommunitySchoolCollegeImportant

I try to keep things as varied as possible in my career, and after playing something as fun and over the top as Maryann on 'True Blood,' I wanted to find something antithetical to that.

Michelle Forbes

FunCareerFindBloodTruePossible

Although men are accused of not knowing their own weakness, yet perhaps few know their own strength. It is in men as in soils, where sometimes there is a vein of gold which the owner knows not of.

Jonathan Swift

StrengthMenGoldNot KnowingKnow

We have to improve life, not just for those who have the most skills and those who know how to manipulate the system. But also for and with those who often have so much to give but never get the opportunity.

Dorothy Height

LifeOpportunityKnowSkillsNever

I'm not on Facebook. I'm not on Twitter. I know a lot of celebrities who go around complaining how little privacy they have.

Cote de Pablo

PrivacyGoKnowComplainingLittle

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