Charles Van Doren Quotes

Some of you read with me 40 years ago a portion of Aristotle's Ethics, a selection of passages that describe his idea of happiness. You may not remember too well.

Charles Van Doren

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HappinessEthicsMeRememberYou

I love show business. It's my life, honey, and I try to enjoy it.

Jimmy Scott

LifeLoveBusinessMy LifeEnjoy

In the 'Hurt Locker' there's a lot of me in there, a sense of humor, a man of few words and a lot of action.

Jeremy Renner

HumorWordsManMeActionHurt

The whole sex symbol or babe thing doesn't bother me.

Jeri Ryan

MeSexWholeBotherSymbolBabe

I think I should learn French and be a better cook - basic, really good life stuff.

Angelina Jolie

LifeGoodThinkBetterLearnCook

I've come to learn there is a virtuous cycle to transparency and a very vicious cycle of obfuscation.

Jeff Weiner

LearnTransparencyCycleComeVery

We are like horses who hurt themselves as soon as they pull on their bits - and we bow our heads. We even lose consciousness of the situation, we just submit. Any re-awakening of thought is then painful.

Simone Weil

HurtThoughtLoseSituationPainful

It's amazing how little you can see people but still stay in regular contact.

Miranda July

PeopleAmazingYouContactSeeStay

I learned how to horseback ride in English style, which is very hard, by the way. I had no idea how challenging it was. I've always ridden horses, but Western is like riding a horse in a rocking chair, as opposed to English, where you have to balance and hold on with your legs.

Minka Kelly

StyleRideBalanceHorseChairYou

I've danced all over the world, and people are people. We cannot cut off from each other in life. In order to lead, you can't do that.

Judith Jamison

LifePeopleWorldYouOverLead

I was raised to think cursing makes you look unintelligent.

Chloe Grace Moretz

ThinkYouLookI Was RaisedCursing

I hung out with the jocks. It doesn't mean I necessarily was one. I was just kind of there.

Chris Evans

KindMeanOutJustNecessarilyHung

I clearly haven't made a good enough impression on people. My go-to line when it's the resume game is that I'm either Chris Evans or Ryan Reynolds.

Chris Pine

GoodPeopleGameEnoughResumeLine

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