I think one of the keys to leadership is recognizing that everybody has gifts and talents. A good leader will learn how to harness those gifts toward the same goal. ~Benjamin Carson
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On reflection, Crake said to Frey, as they huddled behind an upturned table, this wasn't one of your better plans. ~Chris Wooding
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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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We are supernaturalists first, not naturalists. The only reason we feel compelled to accommodate science is that science says we ought to. But it is science that should accommodate revelation. Revelation has been around much longer. ~Matt Chandler
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Lives of nations are determined not by the count of years, but by the lifetime of the human spirit. The life of a man is three-score years and ten: a little more, a little less. The life of a nation is the fullness of the measure of its will to live. ~Franklin D. Roosevelt
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There are many paths to the top of the mountain, but the view is always the same. ~Chinese Proverb
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Blues is easy to play, but hard to feel. ~Jimi Hendrix
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The greatest parts, without discretion as observed by an elegant writer, may be fatal to their owner; as Polyphemus, deprived of his eyes, was only the more exposed on account of his enormous strength and stature. ~Joseph Addison
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"Hey Pudge," the Colonel said. "What do you think of a truce?" "It reminds me of when the Germans demanded that the U.S. surrender at the Battle of the Bulge," I said. "I guess I'd say to this truce offer what General McAuliffe said to that one: Nuts." ~John Green
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There is something of a painting of a woman that represents all women; and by extension, all of humanity; that I just find very exciting. It is a nice distillation, I think, of what it means to be alive. ~Will Cotton
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There is one art, no more, no less; to do all things with artlessness. ~Piet Pieterszoon Hein
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A heavy purse makes a light heart. ~Irish Proverb
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It is the end of art to inoculate men with the love of nature. ~Henry Ward Beecher
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It is my belief that cooking is a craft. I think that you can push it into the realm of art, but it starts with craft. It starts with an understanding of materials. It starts with an understanding of where foods are grown. ~Tom Colicchio
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Do not try and save yourself. The self that is trying to be saved is not you. ~Mooji
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The garden is the poor man's apothecary. ~German Proverb
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A dog that barks does not bite. ~Arabic Proverb
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You are what you "tweet".~ Internet Proverb
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Haste makes waste. ~Chinese Proverb
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The rich would have to eat money if the poor did not provide food. ~Russian Proverb
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Children are poor men's riches. ~English Proverb
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I feel lucky that I had my children late. Not that I would advise it in any shape or form. But I know friends who had children when they were young, struggled with feeling trapped. I can honestly say I have never once resented the fact that I could not go out because of my kids. ~Mariella Frostrup
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A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows the public opinion. ~Chinese Proverb
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In dwelling, be close to the land. In meditation, go deep in the heart. ~Laozi
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The devil takes a hand in what is done in haste. ~Turkish Proverb
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