Advice given in the midst of a crowd, is loathsome. ~Arabic Proverb
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I always enjoyed myself a lot in pre-school. ~Valentino Garavani
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If a secret history of books could be written, and the author's private thoughts and meanings noted down alongside of his story, how many insipid volumes would become interesting, and dull tales excite the reader! ~William Makepeace Thackeray
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Whenever you can, act as a liberator. Freedom, dignity, wealth; these three together constitute the greatest happiness of humanity. If you bequeath all three to your people, their love for you will never die. ~Cyrus the Great
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The first assumption of an art critic is that the artist meant to paint something else. ~Robert Breault
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In the midst of chaos, there is also opportunity. ~Sun Tzu
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Basically, I have no place in organized politics. By coming to the British Parliament, I've allowed the people to sacrifice me at the top and let go the more effective job I should be doing at the bottom. ~Bernadette Devlin
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If you must play, decide upon three things at the start: the rules of the game, the stakes, and the quitting time. ~Chinese Proverb
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May you get to Heaven half an hour before the Devil knows you're dead. ~Irish Proverb
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I have a collection of 50-plus snapback hats. ~James Harden
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In Indiana we had a queen we named Alice which lived to the ripe old age of eight years and two months and did excellent work in her seventh year. There can be no doubt about the authenticity of this statement. We sold her to John Chapel of Oakland City, Indiana, and she was the only queen in his yard with wings clipped. This, however is a rare exception. At the time I was experimenting with artificial combs with wooden cells in which the queen laid. ~Jay Smith
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A bird does not sing because it has an answer. It sings because it has a song. ~Chinese Proverb
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I could have closed down bits of British Home Stores to make more money but it's not my style. I want to make my money as a retailer, not by putting people out of work. ~Philip Green
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Hollywood has definitely grown, in embracing the inclusion of Latinos in the world, because, for some time, we didn't exist. We were not part of any stories. ~Salma Hayek
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There is no safe political refuge for those afraid to take responsibility for their own lives. ~James Bovard
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I have been as a pilot involved in the Gulf War. And then, in the no-fly zone. ~Philippe Perrin
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Your competitive advantage must be perceivable, promotable, and something the market will pay for. ~Brian Tracy
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Everyone agrees in theory that we can't judge a new idea or point of view unless we enter into it and try it out, but the practice itself is rare. ~Peter Elbow
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Zen is not some kind of excitement, but merely concentration on our usual everyday routine. ~Zen Proverb
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For my entire career, I wanted to be a director. When I was in the theater, it was very difficult to get directing jobs, and I fell into the acting by default. I got in the habit of accepting whatever came my way. Not things that I disagreed with, though. It's not like I had aspirations, well, I did have aspirations to play Hamlet, which I ended up doing. ~James Cromwell
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Every great story seems to begin with a snake. ~Nicolas Cage
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Most people don't see what's going on around them. That's my principal message to writers: "For God's sake, keep your eyes open. Notice what's going on around you." ~William S. Burroughs
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I think inspiration is always around; it is just a question of whether or not you are noticing it. ~John Green
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Life is hard; it's harder if you're stupid. ~John Wayne
#quotes #john-wayne #ignorance #hardship #humor

The necessity for "professionals" in the entertainment industry is being constantly challenged. ~Jason Alexander
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