Quotes with stand-off

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  • Frank Tyger Discoveries are often made by not following instructions, by going off the main road, by trying the untried.
    Frank Tyger
    American aphorist (1929 - 2011)
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  • Jacob Bronowski Dissent is the native activity of the scientist, and it has got him into a good deal of trouble in the last years. But if that is cut off, what is left will not be a scientist. And I doubt whether it will be a man.
    Jacob Bronowski
    British Scientist, Author (1908 - 1974)
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  • Bryant H. McGill Do not let your grand ambitions stand in the way of small but meaningful accomplishments.
    Bryant H. McGill
    American journalist and author (1969 - )
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  • Napoleon Hill Do not wait; the time will never be ''just right.'' Start where you stand, and work with whatever tools you may have at your command, and better tools will be found as you go along.
    Napoleon Hill
    American self-help author (1883 - 1970)
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  • William James Do something everyday for no other reason than you would rather not do it, so that when the hour of dire need draws nigh, it may find you not unnerved and untrained to stand the test.
    William James
    American philosopher (1842 - 1910)
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  • Bernie Sanders Do the elected officials in Washington stand with ordinary Americans - working families, children, the elderly, the poor - or will the extraordinary power of billionaire campaign contributors and Big Money prevail? The American people, by the millions, must send Congress the answer to that question.
    Bernie Sanders
    American politician (1941 - )
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  • Alec Baldwin Doing these parts is not fun. It's challenging, but no fun. It's creepy. I would rather play the guy that throws the touchdown pass and gets carried off the field.
    Alec Baldwin
    American actor, writer, producer and comedian (1958 - )
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  • Allan Sloan Don't commit to being a columnist unless you're willing to do it right. Report your behind off, so you have something original and useful to say. Say it in a way that will interest someone other than you, your family and your sources.
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  • Henry Rollins Don't do anything by half. If you love someone, love them with all your soul. When you go to work, work your ass off. When you hate someone, hate them until it hurts.
    Henry Rollins
    American musician, actor and writer (1961 - )
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  • Arnold Rothstein Don't go away. I don't want to be alone. I can't stand being alone.
    Arnold Rothstein
    American racketeer, businessman and gambler (1882 - 1928)
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  • Carrie Vaughn Don't hold back in your writing. Take risks. Go ahead and tackle that crazy idea that you think will never fly, because that may be the one that makes you stand out from the crowd. Keep pushing the envelope.
    Carrie Vaughn
    American writer (1973 - )
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  • Blake Edwards Don't just stand there, idiot. Call a doctor, and then help me find a nose.
    Blake Edwards
    American filmmaker (1922 - 2010)
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  • Baltasar Gracian Don't show off every day, or you'll stop surprising people. There must always be some novelty left over. The person who displays a little more of it each day keeps up expectations, and no one ever discovers the limits of his talent.
    The Art of Worldly Wisdom
    Baltasar Gracian
    Spanish Jesuit and philosopher (1601 - 1658)
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  • Sam Slick Don't stand shivering upon the bank; plunge in at once, and have it over.
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  • Dr. James C. Dobson Don't throw away your friendship with your teenager over behavior that has no great moral significance. There will be plenty of real issues that require you to stand like a rock. Save your big guns for those crucial confrontations.
    Dr. James C. Dobson
    American evangelical Christian author
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  • Cass Sunstein Donald Trump promises to impose, soon after his inauguration, a new requirement on federal agencies: If they want to issue a new regulation, they have to rescind two regulations that are now on the books. The idea of 'one in, two out' has rhetorical appeal, but it's going to be extremely hard to pull off.
    Cass Sunstein
    American legal scholar (1954 - )
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  • Ronald Reagan Double, no triple, our troubles and we'd still be better off than any other people on earth. It is time that we recognized that ours was, in truth, a noble cause.
    Ronald Reagan
    American politician and actor (1911 - 2004)
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  • Beau Bridges Dylan, myself and my father were in a two hour movie called The Sand Kings, which started off the Outer Limits series. It was sort of the two hour pilot movie.
    Beau Bridges
    American actor and director (1941 - )
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  • Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani Each department and institution has its own authorities and responsibilities, and they act on that basis. It is wrong to even compare such actions to what is done in Guantanamo or elsewhere by the Americans. They do not stand on a high moral platform to preach to others.
    Akbar Hashemi Rafsanjani
    Iranian politician and writer (1934 - 2017)
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  • Bill Rancic Each time you go to the grocery store with your kids, it is a potential learning opportunity. In order not to overemphasize materialism, focus on other things to do with money. In 'Beyond the Lemonade Stand,' I try to emphasize the importance of saving money, and of using it to help other people.
    Bill Rancic
    American entrepreneur (1971 - )
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