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Baruch Spinoza Quotes

The highest activity a human being can attain is learning for understanding, because to understand is to be free.

Recitation: by Male by Female

Author Biography

Author Profession: philosopher
Nationality: dutch
Birth: November 24, 1632 - February 21, 1677

Topics

Learning Free Understanding Human

OK, I wasn't as successful as, say, Julia Roberts, but I'd spent years in a very respectable career, some big American films but a host of other smaller, really exciting, maybe experimental films, being paid rubbish but working with fine people, that was what I thought I was known for.

Joely Richardson

People Thought American Career Say

It's easy to feel spurned, especially when you return to your apartment and stare at the hundreds of rejection letters tacked to your bulletin board.

Feel Rejection Easy You Letters

As I get older, the more I stay focused on the acceptance of myself and others, and choose compassion over judgment and curiosity over fear.

Tracee Ellis Ross

Fear Myself Compassion Acceptance

Whenever you see someone who's having a rough day, it's one thing to ask if they're okay, because most people would just walk by. That can be life-changing to that person who's going through whatever they're going through. I'm that kind of person, so that's been my training for acting: just caring about people.

Trevante Rhodes

Walk Day Training Caring People You

I used to have a theory in my mind that if no serious move had happened before I was 38 - not 40, oddly - then I would move into management or something. Fortunately, I was offered 'The Frost Report' when I was 37, so that was a close thing, too.

Mind Management Serious Something

The opposite of courage in our society is not cowardice, it is conformity.

Courage Society Conformity Opposite

You can't pick up a golf club if your thumb hurts.

Golf You Club Up Your Pick

Songs like 'Outfit' and 'Decoration Day' and 'Dress Blues,' those were good songs, but the output wasn't as consistent in those days.

Good Day Dress Outfit Blues Days

I like the Foo Fighters a lot - apart from them being friends of mine as well. They're definitely a fantastic live act to see: so much energy and possibly even bigger in Europe than they are in the U.S., and that's great.

Live Great Energy Friends See Act

Inside me there are two people. One is a very aggressive - I want to win; I won the Premier League, but now I want to win on Saturday. I want to win next season - and is never satisfied.

Claudio Ranieri

People Me Win Saturday Want Never

I would act whether or not I was paid. I would be involved in ensemble groups. I would have the desire to tell stories.

Desire Tell Act Involved Paid Would

The truth is, man is hereunto led by reason which is his nature.

Algernon Sidney

Nature Truth Man Truth Is Reason

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