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The first and greatest victory is to conquer yourself; to be conquered by yourself is of all things most shameful and vile. ↗

— Plato

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In general, costumes are the first thing in life that let other people know who we are. They indicate who the person is without saying anything. ↗

— Molly Parker

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If you want to write, write it. That's the first rule. And send it in, and send it in to someone who can publish it or get it published. Don't send it to me. Don't show it to your spouse, or your significant other, or your parents, or somebody. They're not going to publish it. ↗

— Robert B. Parker

#get #going #me #other #parents

I had achieved the most important things in my life when I married Joan and had the sons. Given the choice between Joan and the boys, and being a writer, I world give up being a writer without a blink. ↗

— Robert B. Parker

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They give me the money, I give them the book. Having input into the adaptation would be kind of like selling a house and coming back three years later and saying, 'Paint it this color!' ↗

— Robert B. Parker

#back #be kind #book #color #coming

I believe that the responsibility of the winemaker is to take that fruit and get it into the bottle as the most natural and purest expression of that vineyard, of the grape varietal or blend, and of the vintage. ↗

— Robert M. Parker, Jr.

#blend #bottle #expression #fruit #get

I'm aware of people's association with me and fashion and I certainly take that role on for some occasions, but it doesn't dominate my thoughts all the time. ↗

— Sarah Jessica Parker

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If I didn't have kids, I would be at the theater or the ballet every single night of my life. ↗

— Sarah Jessica Parker

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Part of the challenge of being an entrepreneur, if you're going for a really huge opportunity, is trying to find problems that aren't quite on the radar yet and try to solve those. ↗

— Sean Parker

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The books that help you the most are those which make you think the most. ↗

— Theodore Parker

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