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All human actions have one or more of these seven causes: chance, nature, compulsions, habit, reason, passion, desire. ↗

— Aristotle

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The ultimate value of life depends upon awareness and the power of contemplation rather than upon mere survival. ↗

— Aristotle

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At his best, man is the noblest of all animals; separated from law and justice he is the worst. ↗

— Aristotle

#his #justice #law #man #noblest

Now I ask you to make your sacrifice. Take a gamble. I took the plunge and I'm glad of it. ↗

— Gloria Macapagal Arroyo

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If one way be better than another, that you may be sure is nature's way. ↗

— Aristotle

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The moral virtues, then, are produced in us neither by nature nor against nature. Nature, indeed, prepares in us the ground for their reception, but their complete formation is the product of habit. ↗

— Aristotle

#complete #formation #ground #habit #indeed

It's amazing that this is still news to people, but that affects the final outcome of the film. When people are treated well, and they're made to feel valued, they give 110 percent. ↗

— Adam Arkin

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The young are permanently in a state resembling intoxication. ↗

— Aristotle

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I can't remember why or how I started writing, but I think it was always a way of making sense of the world. ↗

— Andrea Arnold

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I'll be a flop in movies. Besides, I don't like 'em, and I never did believe there was a place called Hollywood. Somebody made it up! ↗

— Patsy Kelly

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