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  • John Selden A glorious Church is like a magnificent feast; there is all the variety that may be, but every one chooses out a dish or two that he likes, and lets the rest alone: how glorious soever the Church is, every one chooses out of it his own religion, by which he governs himself, and lets the rest alone.
    John Selden
    British Jurist, Statesman (1584 - 1654)
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  • Oswald Chambers A good book, in the language of the book-sellers, is a salable one; in that of the curious, a scarce one; in that of men of sense, a useful and instructive one.
    Oswald Chambers
    Scottish preacher, writer (1874 - 1917)
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  • John Mason Brown A good conversationalist is not one who remembers what was said, but says what someone wants to remember.
    John Mason Brown
    American drama critic and author (1900 - 1969)
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  • Kenneth Tynan A good drama critic is one who perceives what is happening in the theatre of his time. A great drama critic also perceives what is not happening.
    Kenneth Tynan
    English theater critic and writer (1927 - 1980)
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  • Emily Brontë A good heart will help you to a bonny face, my lad and a bad one will turn the bonniest into something worse than ugly.
    Emily Brontë
    British writer, poet (1818 - 1848)
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  • Bo Bennett A good leader is one who can tell another how to reach his or her potential; a great leader is one who can help another discover this potential for him or herself.
    Bo Bennett
    American author (1972 - )
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  • Pearl S. Buck A good marriage is one which allows for change and growth in the individuals and in the way they express their love.
    Pearl S. Buck
    American novelist (1892 - 1973)
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  • Cliff Fadiman A good memory is one trained to forget the trivial.
    Cliff Fadiman
    American writer
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  • Louis Nizer A graceful taunt is worth a thousand insults.
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  • William Hazlitt A grave blockhead should always go about with a lively one - they show one another off to the best advantage.
    William Hazlitt
    English writer (1778 - 1830)
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  • Bob Gibson A great catch is like watching girls go by the last one you see is always the prettiest.
    Bob Gibson
    American baseball player (1935 - 2020)
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  • Elizabeth Stuart Phelps A great idea is usually original to more than one discoverer. Great ideas come when the world needs them. Great ideas surround the world's ignorance and press for admission.
    Elizabeth Stuart Phelps
    American author, feminist and intellectual (1844 - 1911)
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  • Benjamin Disraeli A great person is one who affects the mind of their generation.
    Benjamin Disraeli
    English statesman and writer (1804 - 1881)
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  • Ansel Adams A great photograph is one that fully expresses what one feels, in the deepest sense, about what is being photographed.
    Ansel Adams
    American landscape photographer and environmentalist (1902 - 1984)
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  • Kin Hubbard A grouch escapes so many little annoyances that it almost pays to be one.
    Kin Hubbard
    American cartoonist, humorist, and journalist (1868 - 1930)
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  • Brock Lesnar A guy that I was supposed to face - and I think that he was just plain downright scared to get in the ring with me because he was one of those guys that was on top and saw a huge threat in Brock Lesnar at the time - that's 'Stone Cold' Steve Austin.
    Brock Lesnar
    American professional wrestler (1977 - )
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  • Beverly Sills A happy woman is one who has no cares at all; a cheerful woman is one who has cares but doesn't let them get her down.
    Beverly Sills
    American operatic soprano (1929 - 2007)
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  • John Updike A healthy male adult bore consumes each year one and a half times his own weight in other people's patience.
    John Updike
    American writer and criticus (1932 - 2009)
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  • Puzant Kevork Thomajan A hearty laugh gives one a dry cleaning, while a good cry is a wet wash.
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  • Austin O'Malley A home-made friend wears longer than one you buy in the market.
    Austin O'Malley
    American writer, ophthalmologist and a professor of English literatur (1858 - 1932)
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