Gain may be temporary and uncertain; but ever while you live, expense is constant and certain: and it is easier to build two chimneys than to keep one in fuel. ~Benjamin Franklin
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Your competitive advantage must be perceivable, promotable, and something the market will pay for. ~Brian Tracy
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I've seen looting around the world and thought I knew the best looters in the world. The Iraqis excel at that. ~David Kay
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Visits always give pleasure, if not the arrival, the departure. ~Portuguese Proverb
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The weak have one weapon: the errors of those who think they are strong. ~Georges Bidault
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Feelings are determined by how one chooses to respond to various situations and events. ~Ralph Marston
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There's a degree of deception in silence. ~Don Lemon
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The South African government, unlike a lot of African governments, isn't poor. ~Charlayne Hunter Gault
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Carved with figures strange and sweet, All made out of the carver's brain. ~Samuel Taylor Coleridge
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Do bad and remember, do good and forget. ~Algerian Proverb
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I was asked the other day if I would be interested in the Nobel Prize, but I think that for me it would be an absolute catastrophe. I would certainly be interested in deserving it, but to receive it would be terrible. It would just complicate even more the problems of fame. The only thing I really regret in life is not having a daughter. ~Gabriel Garcia Marquez
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Every day I walk myself into a state of well-being and walk away from every illness; I have walked myself into my best thoughts. ~Soren Kierkegaard
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There is no right to deny freedom to any object with a mind advanced enough to grasp the concept and desire the state. ~Isaac Asimov
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You will always be lucky if you know how to make friends with strange cats. ~Proverb
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I keep my house tidy, because then I can think clearly. I feel the same about myself. Presenting yourself well is a working-class thing; my dad was a printer, but he wore a tie most days. The ungroomed look belongs more to the middle classes. ~Gary Kemp
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I hope you will judge yourselves not on your professional accomplishments alone, but also on how well you have addressed the world's deepest inequities... on how well you treated people a world away who have nothing in common with you but your humanity. ~Bill Gates
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I love writers all across the board, but one who influenced me very directly at the beginning was Mary Renault. ~Tanith Lee
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But we'd never really seen eye to eye. Mostly 'cause he was much taller than I was. ~Darynda Jones
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Every knock is a boost. ~Elbert Hubbard
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I have learned the novice can often see things that the expert overlooks. All that is necessary is not to be afraid of making mistakes, or of appearing naive. ~Abraham Maslow
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Something that's happened recently is that I don't beat myself up about stuff. ~Mindy Kaling
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It has become quite a common proverb that in wine there is truth. (Vino Veritas) ~Pliny the Elder
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When first starting to work with someone you try to get them in the same mindset that you were in when you were successful, and I realized the best thing you can ever do is realize that they are not you. They have a different persona and mindset, and you have to figure out what works best within your communication with that athlete.
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A good conscience is a soft pillow. ~German Proverb
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I didn't want to fall into the trap of competing with all these other great guitar players. I just want to sidestep the whole thing and get out of the race. ~Kirk Hammett
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