Quotes with make-shift

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  • William Butler Yeats I have believed the best of every man. And find that to believe is enough to make a bad man show him at his best, or even a good man swings his lantern higher.
    William Butler Yeats
    Irish poet (1865 - 1939)
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  • Al Gore I have faith in the United States and our ability to make good decisions based on the facts.
    Al Gore
    American politician and environmentalist (1948 - )
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  • Calvin Coolidge I have found it advisable not to give too much heed to what people say when I am trying to accomplish something of consequence. Invariably they proclaim it can't be done. I deem that the very best time to make the effort.
    Calvin Coolidge
    American president (1872 - 1933)
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  • Oscar Wilde I have found that all ugly things are made by those who strive to make something beautiful, and that all beautiful things are made by those who strive to make something useful.
    Oscar Wilde
    Irish writer (1854 - 1900)
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  • Blaise Pascal I have made this letter a rather long one, only because I didn't have the leisure to make it shorter.
    Blaise Pascal
    French mathematician, physicist and philosopher (1623 - 1662)
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  • Buddy Hackett I have the gift of laughter. I can make people laugh at will. In good times and in bad. And that I don't question. It was a gift from God.
    Buddy Hackett
    American actor and comedian (1924 - 2003)
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  • Tallulah Bankhead I have three phobias which, could I mute them, would make my life as slick as a sonnet, but as dull as ditch water: I hate to go to bed, I hate to get up, and I hate to be alone.
    Tallulah Bankhead
    American actress (1902 - 1968)
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  • Marshall Field I have tried to make all my acts and commercial moves the result of definite consideration and sound judgment. There were never any great ventures or risks. I practiced honest, slow-growing business methods, and tried to back them with energy and good system.
    Marshall Field
    American businessman (1834 - 1906)
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  • Adam Grant I have two rules for a great book: make me think and make me smile.
    Adam Grant
    American author and professor (1981 - )
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  • Andrew Wiles I hope that seeing the excitement of solving this problem will make young mathematicians realize that there are lots and lots of other problems in mathematics which are going to be just as challenging in the future.
    Andrew Wiles
    English mathematician (1953 - )
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  • Samuel Johnson I know not, Madam, that you have a right, upon moral principles, to make your readers suffer so much.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Lord George Byron I know that two and two make four - and should be glad to prove it too if I could - though I must say if by any sort of process I could convert 2 and 2 into five it would give me much greater pleasure.
    Lord George Byron
    English poet (1788 - 1824)
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  • Gayle Sayers I learned that if you want to make it bad enough, no matter how bad it is, you can make it.
    Gayle Sayers
     
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  • Adele I like having my hair and face done, but I'm not going to lose weight because someone tells me to. I make music to be a musician not to be on the cover of Playboy.
    Adele
    English singer-songwriter (1988 - )
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  • Antoine Fuqua I like the opportunity to make films.
    Antoine Fuqua
    American film director and producer (1966 - )
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  • Bruce Cockburn I like to think that if it hadn't gone as well as it has, if I wasn't able to make a living off of playing music, I would still be playing the music. But, of course, I wouldn't likely have had the opportunity to travel, and a lot of the places have inspired songs.
    Bruce Cockburn
    Canadian singer-songwriter and guitarist (1945 - )
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  • Bruce Nauman I like to use my hands and make things... It might seem pretty stupid or pointless but that doesn't matter... some of the most interesting work is the stuff that starts like that - out of a raw need for activity.
    Bruce Nauman
    American artist (1941 - )
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  • Alex Haley I look at my books the way parents look at their children. The fact that one becomes more successful than the others doesn't make me love the less successful one any less.
    Alex Haley
    American writer (1921 - 1992)
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  • Samuel Johnson I look upon every day to be lost, in which I do not make a new acquaintance.
    Samuel Johnson
    English writer (1709 - 1784)
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  • Bryan Fuller I love actors, and I love the casting process. It's funny, like, some writers don't like actors because, I think, they are the faces of the show, and so you feel sort of secondary, but I love actors because they elevate the material; they make it better.
    Bryan Fuller
    American television writer and producer (1969 - )
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