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When one man dies, one chapter is not torn out of the book, but translated into a better language.
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When people ask, 'What role are you dying to play?' I always say, 'The one being written for me right now.'
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When people do not respect us we are sharply offended; yet deep down in his private heart no man much respects himself.
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When power leads man towards arrogance, poetry reminds him of his limitations. When power narrows the area of man's concern, poetry reminds him of the richness and diversity of existence. When power corrupts, poetry cleanses.
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When she stopped conforming to the conventional picture of femininity she finally began to enjoy being a woman.
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When someone becomes successful or rich and famous, people perceive that person as being different. But I'm the same guy I've always been.
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When someone who is known for being comedic does something straight, it' s always 'a big breakthrough' or a 'radical departure.' Why is it no one ever says that if a straight actor does comedy? Are they presuming comedy is easier?
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When sustainability is viewed as being a matter of survival for your business, I believe you can create massive change.
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When the body sinks into death, the essence of man is revealed. Man is a knot, a web, a mesh into which relationships are tied. Only those relationships matter. The body is an old crock that nobody will miss. I have never known a man to think of himself when dying. Never.
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When the eyes say one thing, and the tongue another, a practiced man relies on the language of the first.
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When the fight begins within himself, a man's worth something.
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When the intensity of emotional conviction subsides, a man who is in the habit of reasoning will search for logical grounds in favor of the belief which he finds in himself.
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When the magistrate says 'That's not a good enough reason my man.' He said 'Excuse me, could I ask you? Have you taken an oath of allegiance to the Monarch?'.
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When the political columnists say 'Every thinking man' they mean themselves, and when candidates appeal to 'Every intelligent voter' they mean everybody who is going to vote for them.
― Franklin Pierce Adams
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When the righteous man truth away from his righteousness that he hath committed and doeth that which is neither quite lawful nor quite right, he will generally be found to have gained in amiability what he has lost in holiness.
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When thou art above measure angry, bethink thee how momentary is man's life.
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When tomorrow's burden is added to the burden of today than the weight is more than a man can bear.
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When we can drain the Ocean into mill-ponds, and bottle up the Force of Gravity, to be sold by retail, in gas jars; then may we hope to comprehend the infinitudes of man's soul under formulas of Profit and Loss; and rule over this too, as over a patent engine, by checks, and valves, and balances.
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When we come into contact with the other person, our thoughts and actions should express our mind of compassion, even if that person says and does things that are not easy to accept. We practice in this way until we see clearly that our love is not contingent upon the other person being lovable.
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When we got with George, he didn't care what was happening. He liked how crazy we were looking and dressing. I kinda liked being with George more so at the time, because George let us do what we wanted to do. But I needed both lessons.
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