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Ernest Renan: Man makes holy...

Ernest Renan: Man makes holy...

Man makes holy what he believes, as he makes beautiful what he loves.

Source: In...

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John Bradshaw: Children are curious...

John Bradshaw: Children are curious...

Children are curious and are risk takers. They have lots of courage. They venture out into a world that is immense and...

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John Bradshaw: It is a...

John Bradshaw: It is a...

It is a mark of soulfulness to be present in the here and now. When we are present, we are not fabricating inner...

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Bertrand Russell: One of the...

Bertrand Russell: One of the...

One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly...

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Henry Highland Garnet: In every man's...

Henry Highland Garnet: In every man's...

In every man's mind the good seeds of liberty are planted, and he who brings his fellow down so low, as to make him...

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Henry Ward Beecher: Books are not...

Henry Ward Beecher: Books are not...

Books are not made for furniture, but there is nothing else that so beautifully furnishes a...

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Henry Ward Beecher: It is defeat...

Henry Ward Beecher: It is defeat...

It is defeat that turns bone to flint; it is defeat that turns gristle to muscle; it is defeat that makes men...

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Jerry Garcia: For me, the...

Jerry Garcia: For me, the...

For me, the lame part of the Sixties was the political part, the social part. The real part was the spiritual...

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Victor Borge: I know [canned...

Victor Borge: I know [canned...

I know [canned music] makes chickens lay more eggs and factory workers produce more. But how much more can they get...

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Victor Borge: When an opera...

Victor Borge: When an opera...

When an opera star sings her head off, she usually improves her appearance.

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Samuel Goldwyn: A wide screen...

Samuel Goldwyn: A wide screen...

A wide screen just makes a bad film twice as bad.

Source: In Quote, 9 Sep 56
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Clifton Fadiman: A good memory...

Clifton Fadiman: A good memory...

A good memory is one trained to forget the trivial.

Source: In Webster's Electronic...

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Marvin Gaye: Negotiating means getting...

Marvin Gaye: Negotiating means getting...

Negotiating means getting the best of your opponent.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Roy Acuff: Any game you...

Roy Acuff: Any game you...

Any game you play, you got to lose sometime.

Source: In The Book of Country Music...

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Ronnie Milsap: This business is...

Ronnie Milsap: This business is...

This business is always changing. If you're going to be a leader, you've got to take...

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Janis Joplin: Audiences like their...

Janis Joplin: Audiences like their...

Audiences like their blues singers to be miserable.

Source: In Woman's Almanac, by...

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Marie Lloyd: My old man...

Marie Lloyd: My old man...

My old man said, `Follow the van, Don't dilly-dally on the way!'
But I dillied and dallied, dallied and...

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Marian Anderson: Leadership should be...

Marian Anderson: Leadership should be...

Leadership should be born out of the understanding of the needs of those who would be affected by...

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Marian Anderson: Sometimes you're overwhelmed...

Marian Anderson: Sometimes you're overwhelmed...

Sometimes you're overwhelmed when a thing comes, and you do not realize the magnitude of the affair at that moment....

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Alfred Hitchcock: For me, the...

Alfred Hitchcock: For me, the...

For me, the cinema is not a slice of life, but a piece of cake.

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