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Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you think you are.
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Any fool can tell the truth, but it requires a man of some sense to know how to lie well.
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Any man who can drive safely while kissing a pretty girl is simply not giving the kiss the attention it deserves.
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Anyone looking for a beautiful woman, good and intelligent, do not try one but three.
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Arguments about Scripture achieve nothing but a stomachache and a headache.
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Art is not living. It is the use of living.
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Artists are the people for whom the world is not enough.
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As doctors, we are not trained to communicate and understand the power of our words as they relate to a patient's ability and desire to survive.
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As far as critics, I'm not a hip guy. I was never on drugs. Nobody ever felt sorry for me 'cause I went straight or found God. I always had God. I've always like, played by the rules.
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As for begging, it is safer to beg than to take, but it is finer to take than to beg.
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As for doing good; that is one of the professions which is full. Moreover I have tried it fairly and, strange as it may seem, am satisfied that it does not agree with my constitution.
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As for the virtuous poor, one can pity them, of course, but one cannot possibly admire them. They have made private terms with the enemy, and sold their birthright for very bad pottage. They must also be extraordinarily stupid.
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As soon as you become aware that something is not working, immediately shift your focus to the desired result.
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Ask not what your country can do for you; ask what you can do for your country.
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At Microsoft there are lots of brilliant ideas but the image is that they all come from the top - I'm afraid that's not quite right.
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Back of every creation, supporting it like an arch, is faith. Enthusiasm is nothing: it comes and goes. But if one believes, then miracles occur.
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Be courteous to all, but intimate with few, and let those few be well tried before you give them your confidence. True friendship is a plant of slow growth, and must undergo and withstand the shocks of adversity before it is entitled to the appellation.
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Be grateful everyday for the brief but magnificent opportunity that life provides.
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Be more dedicated to making solid achievements than in running after swift but synthetic happiness.
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