Now, being in Africa, I was hungry for more of it, the changes of the seasons, the rains with no need to travel, the discomforts that you paid to make it real, the names of the trees, of the small animals, and all the birds, to know the language and have time to be in it and to move slowly. ~Ernest Hemingway
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The starting point of my career in money management in 1973-74 was the time of the only true bear market any living non-Japanese investor has seen in major markets. Equities, real estate, you name it, everyone got run over. ~Paul Singer
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Do not use a hatchet to remove a fly from your friend's forehead. ~Chinese Proverb
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The trouble in modern democracy is that men do not approach to leadership until they have lost the desire to lead anyone. ~William Beveridge
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Middle age is that perplexing time of life when we hear two voices calling us, one saying, "Why not?" and the other, "Why bother?" ~Sydney J. Harris
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It is my object, in the following work, to travel over ground which has as yet been little explored and to make my reader acquainted with a species of Remains, which, though absolutely necessary for understanding the history of the globe, have been hitherto almost uniformly neglected. ~Georges Cuvier
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When I walk down the runway, my main goal is to not think about the people watching. The idea of all eyes on me would make me too uncomfortable. As I step on the runway, I take a deep breath, focus on a point in the distance, and go! ~Gisele Bundchen
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Collectively with my design team we spent time working on the feel, fit and style to ensure the product is not only something I would wear but one which I would be proud to put my name to. I always want to challenge myself and this was such a rewarding experience for me. I'm very happy with the end result and I hope H&M's male customers will be as excited as I am. ~David Beckham
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We dwell in the house of the body, but its perfection and intricate life are the work of a wisdom which never relaxes dominion over a single cell. ~George William Russell
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We need ghost stories because we, in fact, are the ghosts. ~Stephen King
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You know, if you don't do nothin, you don't do nothin. ~Arthur Godfrey
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The trouble ain't that there is too many fools, but that the lightning ain't distributed right. ~Mark Twain
#quotes #mark-twain #ignorance #humor

Music was what I always wanted to do and I was one of the lucky few to achieve my ambition and earn a living from it for which I'm very grateful. ~Babyface
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Make big plans; aim high in hope and work, remembering that a noble, logical diagram once recorded will not die. ~Daniel Burnham
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A natural way that an economist approaches a problem is to say, here's where I think the economy is going; this is what we need to deal with the problem. ~Christina Romer
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You cannot build character and courage by taking away a man's initiative and independence. ~William J. H. Boetcker
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On receiving from the people the sacred trust twice confided on my illustrious predecessor, and which he has discharged so faithfully and so well, I know that I can not expect to perform the arduous task with equal ability and success. ~Martin Van Buren
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It was only the vulgarly mediocre that repelled her. ~Ivan Turgenev
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The owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees, the less it talks. ~African Proverb
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When you have gone so far that you can't manage one more step, then you've gone just half the distance that you're capable of. ~Greenland Proverb
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Pain of mind is worse than pain of body. ~Latin Proverb
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I'm an independent thinker. And I'm not the poster child for any movement. I'm trying to support whatever's right no matter where it is. ~Mos Def
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I wear my shadows where they are harder to see, but they follow me everywhere. I guess that should tell me I am travelling toward light. ~Bruce Cockburn
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Fame is a magnifying glass. ~English Proverb
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Faith itself cannot accomplish anything, yet without faith, no one can fly. ~Charles R. Swindoll
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