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The eye of the master will do more work than both his hands.
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Anger is never without a reason, but seldom with a good one.
There never was a truly great man that was not at the same time truly virtuous.
I look upon death to be as necessary to our constitution as sleep. We shall rise refreshed in the morning.
Being ignorant is not so much a shame, as being unwilling to learn.
We are all born ignorant, but one must work hard to remain stupid.
Do not fear mistakes. You will know failure. Continue to reach out.
You may delay, but time will not.
Lost time is never found again.
An investment in knowledge pays the best interest.
A place for everything, everything in its place.
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Open markets offer the only realistic hope of pulling billions of people in developing countries out of abject poverty, while sustaining prosperity in the industrialized world.
The best remedy for those who are afraid, lonely or unhappy is to go outside, somewhere where they can be quiet, alone with the heavens, nature and God. Because only then does one feel that all is as it should be.
There's nothing like a home-cooked meal - nothing! When people ask me what the best restaurant in L.A. is, I say, 'Uh, my house.' It's more intimate. Food can connect people in a forever sort of way.
These endless legal challenges that define elections in New York are a joke in this country, and they are the reason why it is so expensive, or one of the reasons, it's so expensive to run here and why so many people decide not to run.
Sometimes what works 40 years ago doesn't work today.
Well-written words are music.
Of course, the ideal scenario for parenting is obviously two parents of a mature age.
I don't think the human mind can comprehend the past and the future. They are both just illusions that can manipulate you into thinking theres some kind of change.
Death is not an event in life: we do not live to experience death. If we take eternity to mean not infinite temporal duration but timelessness, then eternal life belongs to those who live in the present.
It's like gambling somehow. You go out for a night of drinking and you don't know where your going to end up the next day. It could work out good or it could be disastrous. It's like the throw of the dice.
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