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Maurice Chevalier: An artist carries...

Maurice Chevalier: An artist carries...

An artist carries on throughout his life a mysterious, uninterrupted conversation with his...

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Sacha Guitry: You can pretend...

Sacha Guitry: You can pretend...

You can pretend to be serious; but you can't pretend to be witty.

Source: quoted in...

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Robert Orben: I understand the...

Robert Orben: I understand the...

I understand the big food companies are developing a tearless onion. I think they can do it -- after all, they've...

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Ornette Coleman: Only America makes...

Ornette Coleman: Only America makes...

Only America makes you feel that everybody wants to be like you. That's what success is: Everybody wants to be like...

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Count Basie: It's the way...

Count Basie: It's the way...

It's the way you play that makes it . . . Play like you play. Play like you think, and then you got it, if you're...

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Conway Twitty: Listen to advice,...

Conway Twitty: Listen to advice,...

Listen to advice, but follow your heart.

Source: In The Book of Country Music...

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James Madison: Equal laws protecting...

James Madison: Equal laws protecting...

Equal laws protecting equal rights . . . the best guarantee of loyalty and love of...

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James Madison: The essence of...

James Madison: The essence of...

The essence of government is power; and power, lodged as it must be in human hands, will ever be liable to...

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Elizabeth Dole: What you always...

Elizabeth Dole: What you always...

What you always do before you make a decision is consult. The best public policy is made when you are listening to...

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Dean Acheson: The greatest mistake...

Dean Acheson: The greatest mistake...

The greatest mistake I made was not to die in office.

Source: After listening to...

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George Washington: I walk on...

George Washington: I walk on...

I walk on untrodden ground. There is scarcely any part of my conduct which may not hereafter be drawn into...

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George Bernard Shaw: I enjoy convalescence....

George Bernard Shaw: I enjoy convalescence....

I enjoy convalescence. It is the part that makes the illness worth while.

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G C Lichtenberg: He was then...

G C Lichtenberg: He was then...

He was then in his fifty-fourth year, when even in the case of poets reason and passion begin to discuss a peace...

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G C Lichtenberg: People who never...

G C Lichtenberg: People who never...

People who never have any time on their hands are those who do the least.

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G C Lichtenberg: To err is...

G C Lichtenberg: To err is...

To err is human also in so far as animals seldom or never err, or at least only the cleverest of them do...

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Benjamin Franklin: Constant complaint is...

Benjamin Franklin: Constant complaint is...

Constant complaint is the poorest sort of pay for all the comforts we enjoy.

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Benjamin Franklin: Keep your eyes...

Benjamin Franklin: Keep your eyes...

Keep your eyes wide open before marriage, and half-shut afterwards.

Source: In The...

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Benjamin Franklin: Ill customs and...

Benjamin Franklin: Ill customs and...

Ill customs and bad advice are seldom forgotten.

Source: In The Speaker's...

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Benjamin Franklin: Drive thy business...

Benjamin Franklin: Drive thy business...

Drive thy business or it will drive thee.

Source: In

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Samuel Beckett: Nothing matters but...

Samuel Beckett: Nothing matters but...

Nothing matters but writing. There has been nothing else worthwhile. . . a stain upon the...

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