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  • Francis Bacon Speech of yourself ought to be seldom and well chosen.
    Francis Bacon
    English philosopher and statesman (1561 - 1626)
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  • Mary Wollstonecraft Standing armies can never consist of resolute robust men; they may be well-disciplined machines, but they will seldom contain men under the influence of strong passions, or with very vigorous faculties.
    Mary Wollstonecraft
    British feministisch writer (1759 - 1797)
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  • Beth Ditto Starting out really punk came from not knowing any better and listening to music like that, not knowing how to play music - well, still not knowing how to play music.
    Beth Ditto
    American singer-songwriter and actress (1981 - )
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  • Brock Lesnar Stay open-minded; stay focused. Train hard and train smart. For me, the older I get, the smarter I have to train also, because the recovery time is longer. Work on everything: become a well-rounded fighter - don't just be good at one thing; be good at everything.
    Brock Lesnar
    American professional wrestler (1977 - )
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  • Phyllis Mcginley Sticks and stones are hard on bones aimed with angry art. Words can sting like anything but silence breaks the heart.
    Phyllis Mcginley
    American poet and author (1905 - 1978)
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  • Ban Ki-moon Strangely, charity sometimes gets dismissed, as if it is ineffective, inappropriate or even somehow demeaning to the recipient. 'This isn't charity,' some donors take pains to claim, 'This is an investment.' Let us recognize charity for what it is at heart: a noble enterprise aimed at bettering the human condition.
    Ban Ki-moon
    South Korean politician and diplomat (1944 - )
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  • Buzz Osborne Stupidity knows no bounds and certainly no city limits, but by and large, 99 percent of the people who come to Melvins shows seem to be relatively well behaved... I'm happy and relieved by this.
    Buzz Osborne
    American guitarist, vocalist and songwriter (1964 - )
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  • Lord Chesterfield Style is the dress of thoughts; and let them be ever so just, if your style is homely, coarse, and vulgar, they will appear to as much disadvantage, and be as ill received, as your person, though ever so well-proportioned, would if dressed in rags, dirt, and tatters.
    Lord Chesterfield
    English statesman, diplomat and writer (Philip Dormer Stanhope) (1694 - 1773)
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  • Denis Waitley Success in life comes not from holding a good hand, but in playing a poor hand well.
    Denis Waitley
    American motivational speaker, writer and consultant (1933 - )
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  • Jim Rohn Success is doing ordinary things extraordinarily well.
    Jim Rohn
    American entrepreneur, author and motivational speaker (1930 - 2009)
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  • John Wooden Success is peace of mind, a direct result of self-satisfaction in knowing that you did your best to become the best that you are capable of becoming, and not just in a physical way: seek ye first the kingdom and His righteousness and all these things will be yours as well.
    John Wooden
    American basketball player and head coach (1910 - 2010)
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  • Alexander Hamilton Such a wife as I want... must be young, handsome I lay most stress upon a good shape, sensible a little learning will do, well-bread, chaste, and tender. As to religion, a moderate stock will satisfy me. She must believe in God and hate a saint.
    Alexander Hamilton
    American statesman (1757 - 1804)
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  • Carl Hiaasen Sure, I'll have characters drop in and out of books but the main cast of characters always changes. Maybe I'm wrong but I think if had the same joe detective guy or gal, I wouldn't write them as well; I wouldn't do as good a job.
    Carl Hiaasen
    American writer, author and journalist (1953 - )
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  • Bill Skarsgard Sweden is a small country and, well, our family's pretty prominent in that world, I guess. And I really didn't like the sound of just being 'the fourth acting Skarsgard.'
    Bill Skarsgard
    Swedish actor (1990 - )
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  • George Eliot Sympathetic people often don't communicate well, they back reflected images which hide their own depths.
    George Eliot
    English writer and poet (1819 - 1880)
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  • Ralph Waldo Emerson Sympathy is a supporting atmosphere, and in it we unfold easily and well.
    Ralph Waldo Emerson
    American poet and philosopher (1803 - 1882)
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  • Barry Lam Taiwan has been so well developed economically. But we are underdeveloped culturally.
    Barry Lam
    Taiwanese billionaire businessman (1949 - )
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  • Amy Lowell Take everything easy and quit dreaming and brooding and you will be well guarded from a thousand evils.
    Amy Lowell
    American poet, criticus (1874 - 1925)
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  • Jean-Jacques Rousseau Take the course opposite to custom and you will almost always do well.
    Jean-Jacques Rousseau
    French writer and philosopher (1712 - 1778)
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  • Bernard M. Baruch Take the obvious, add a cupful of brains, a generous pinch of imagination, a bucketful of courage and daring, stir well and bring to a boil.
    Bernard M. Baruch
    American investor, philanthropist, statesman, and political consultant (1870 - 1965)
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