The best Quotes and Sayings (Page 319)

The best Quotes and Sayings (Page 319)

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No person is your friend who demands your silence, or denies your right to grow.
Flying might not be all plain sailing, but the fun of it is worth the price.
We travel, some of us forever, to seek other states, other lives, other souls.
People who are unable to motivate themselves must be content with mediocrity, no matter how impressive their other talents.
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.
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Poetry is not only dream and vision; it is the skeleton architecture of our lives. It lays the foundations for a future of change, a bridge across our fears of what has never been before.
The beauty of a woman is not in a facial mode but the true beauty in a woman is reflected in her soul. It is the caring that she lovingly gives the passion that she shows. The beauty of a woman grows with the passing years.
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Individual rights are not subject to a public vote; a majority has no right to vote away the rights of a minority; the political function of rights is precisely to protect minorities from oppression by majorities (and the smallest minority on earth is the individual).
When you run into something interesting, drop everything else and study it.
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Cherish your human connections - your relationships with friends and family.
The environmental crisis arises from a fundamental fault: our systems of production - in industry, agriculture, energy and transportation - essential as they are, make people sick and die.
We become strong, I feel, when we have no friends upon whom to lean, or to look to for moral guidance.
We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.
Technology is just a tool. In terms of getting the kids working together and motivating them, the teacher is the most important.
Nothing can bring a real sense of security into the home except true love.
The greatness of a man is not in how much wealth he acquires, but in his integrity and his ability to affect those around him positively.
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The less you know, the more you believe.
No other investment yields as great a return as the investment in education. An educated workforce is the foundation of every community and the future of every economy.
Getting an audience is hard. Sustaining an audience is hard. It demands a consistency of thought, of purpose, and of action over a long period of time.
We are what we believe we are.
I admit that Post-it note sheets that adhere to virtually any surface are now my substitute of choice for retention.
The women that inspire me to be honest are the women that struggle.
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Every form of addiction is bad, no matter whether the narcotic be alcohol or morphine or idealism.
Extinction is the rule. Survival is the exception.
The fight is never about grapes or lettuce. It is always about people.
If the misery of the poor be caused not by the laws of nature, but by our institutions, great is our sin.
Have a heart that never hardens, and a temper that never tires, and a touch that never hurts.
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Attitude is more important than the past, than education, than money, than circumstances, than what people do or say. It is more important than appearance, giftedness, or skill.
By perseverance the snail reached the ark.
Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles.
I have had a happy life and thank the Lord. Goodbye and may God bless all!
I have an almost complete disregard of precedent, and a faith in the possibility of something better. It irritates me to be told how things have always been done. I defy the tyranny of precedent. I go for anything new that might improve the past.
I am following Nature without being able to grasp her, I perhaps owe having become a painter to flowers.
Our greatest glory is not in never falling, but in rising every time we fall.
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I want to live my life so that my nights are not full of regrets.
Old friends pass away, new friends appear. It is just like the days. An old day passes, a new day arrives. The important thing is to make it meaningful: a meaningful friend - or a meaningful day.
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Our fatigue is often caused not by work, but by worry, frustration and resentment.
The future will be better tomorrow.
Many individuals are doing what they can. But real success can only come if there is a change in our societies and in our economics and in our politics.
What I like to do is try to make a difference with the work I do.
I put cocoa butter all over my face and my iconic belly and my arms and legs. Why live rough? Live smooth.
Careers very rarely are a waste of time; jobs usually are.
Every country is like a particular type of person. America is like a belligerent, adolescent boy; Canada is like an intelligent, 35-year-old woman. Australia is like Jack Nicholson. It comes right up to you and laughs very hard in your face in a highly threatening and engaging manner.
Duty, Honor, Country. Those three hallowed words reverently dictate what you ought to be, what you can be, what you will be.
Attitude and enthusiasm play a big part in my life. I get excited about the things that inspire me. I also believe in laughing and having a good time.
Neither a wise man nor a brave man lies down on the tracks of history to wait for the train of the future to run over him.
The most wasted of all days is one without laughter.
Whatever we plant in our subconscious mind and nourish with repetition and emotion will one day become a reality.
Realize deeply that the present moment is all you ever have. Make the Now the primary focus of your life.
I would define, in brief, the poetry of words as the rhythmical creation of Beauty.
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