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  • Heat and animosity, contest and conflict, may sharpen the wits, although they rarely do; they never strengthen the understanding, clear the perspicacity, guide the judgment, or improve the heart.
  • People seldom improve when they have no other model, but themselves to copy after.
  • Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance
  • We improve ourselves by victories over ourselves. There must be contest, and we must win.
  • Chess helps you to concentrate, improve your logic. It teaches you to play by the rules and take responsibility for your actions, how to problem solve in an uncertain environment.
  • For me it was perfect, because it wasn't a very competitive environment, and it was a studio program. They basically send you off, and say, bring us some work, and we'll help you improve it. It really rewarded self-discipline.
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  • George Santayana Progress, far from consisting in change, depends on retentiveness. When change is absolute there remains no being to improve and no direction is set for possible improvement: and when experience is not retained, as among savages, infancy is perpetual.
    George Santayana
    Spanish - American philosopher (1863 - 1952)
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  • Edmund Burke A disposition to preserve, and an ability to improve, taken together, would be my standard of a statesman.
    Edmund Burke
    English politician and philosopher (1729 - 1797)
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  • Sam Ervin A leader is someone who helps improve the lives of other people or improve the system they live under.
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  • Antoine Lavoisier A wealthy landowner cannot cultivate and improve his farm without spreading comfort and well-being around him. Rich and abundant crops, a numerous population and a prosperous countryside are the rewards for his efforts.
    Antoine Lavoisier
    French nobleman and chemist (1743 - 1794)
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  • Bill Gates Any operating system without a browser is going to be fucking out of business. Should we improve our product, or go out of business?
    In Search of the Real Bill Gates, Time (20 October 2005)
    Bill Gates
    American business magnate, investor, author and philanthropist (1955 - )
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  • Barry Ritholtz Asset managers have different approaches, and I don't wish to suggest there is only one way to run money. There are many ways one can attempt to reduce risk, improve performance, lower drawdowns and reduce volatility.
    Barry Ritholtz
    American author and newspaper columnist
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  • Brad Gilbert At 21, there's lots more room there, plenty of things to improve on as you get older.
    Brad Gilbert
    American tennis player (1961 - )
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  • Bette Davis Attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.
    Bette Davis
    American Actress, Producer (1908 - 1989)
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  • Colin Powell Bad news isn't wine. It doesn't improve with age.
    Colin Powell
    American elder statesman and four-star general (1937 - 2021)
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  • Buzz Aldrin By venturing into space, we improve life for everyone here on Earth - scientific advances and innovations that come from this kind of research create products we use in our daily lives.
    Buzz Aldrin
    American former astronaut, engineer and fighter (1930 - )
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  • Garry Kasparov Chess helps you to concentrate, improve your logic. It teaches you to play by the rules and take responsibility for your actions, how to problem solve in an uncertain environment.
    Garry Kasparov
    Russian chess grandmaster (1963 - )
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  • Henry Ward Beecher Clothes and manners do not make the man; but when he is made, they greatly improve his appearance
    Henry Ward Beecher
    American Congregationalist clergyman, social reformer, and speaker (1813 - 1887)
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  • Brian Tracy Communication is a skill that you can learn. It's like riding a bicycle or typing. If you're willing to work at it, you can rapidly improve the quality of very part of your life.
    Brian Tracy
    Canadian-American motivational public speaker and self-development aut (1944 - )
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  • Bob Filner Congress is headed in the wrong direction with this bill which removes any and all incentives from the food industry to improve their products for children.
    Bob Filner
    American politician (1942 - )
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  • Anthony Weiner Do you know what the overhead is of the Medicare system? One-point-zero-five percent. Do you know what - private insurance is 30 percent in overhead and profits? Given a choice how I'm going to improve health care, I'm going to take it away from private insurance profits and overhead. Wouldn't you?
    Anthony Weiner
    American politician (1964 - )
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  • Wayne Dyer Everything is perfect in the universe - even your desire to improve it.
    Wayne Dyer
    American philosopher, self-help author, and a motivational speaker. (1940 - 2015)
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  • Dale Carnegie First ask yourself: What is the worst that can happen? Then prepare to accept it. Then proceed to improve on the worst.
    Dale Carnegie
    American writer and lecturer (1888 - 1955)
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  • John Cage Food, one assumes, provides nourishment; but Americans eat it fully aware that small amounts of poison have been added to improve its appearance and delay its putrefaction.
    John Cage
    American composer and music (1912 - 1992)
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  • Anthony Doerr For me it was perfect, because it wasn't a very competitive environment, and it was a studio program. They basically send you off, and say, bring us some work, and we'll help you improve it. It really rewarded self-discipline.
    Anthony Doerr
    American author (1973 - )
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  • Henry David Thoreau He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his soul's estate.
    Henry David Thoreau
    American writer (1817 - 1862)
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