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MAX IRONS I had a happy marriage and a nice wife. I accomplished everything you can. What more can you want?
MAX SCHMELING Dogs laugh, but they laugh with their tails.
MAX EASTMAN A scientific truth does not triumph by convincing its opponents and making them see the light, but r...
MAX PLANCK To destroy is still the strongest instinct in nature.
MAX BEERBOHM Power is the chance to impose your will within a social context, even when opposed and regardless of...
MAX WEBER Advancement and promotion in Mystic Masonry is not dependent on favor; it cannot be given till it ha...
MAX HEINDEL Empathy is the starting point for creating a community and taking action. It's the impetus for c...
MAX CARVER The meaning of life. The wasted years of life. The poor choices of life. God answers the mess of lif...
MAX LUCADO A personal brand is relevant to people who sell or create something relevant to who they are as a pe...
TUCKER MAX I've come to learn that what really matters is the relationship, the quality of the relationship...
TUCKER MAX My writing is authentic, and whatever happens in my life is what I write about.
TUCKER MAX I was not developmentally disabled, but didn't mature at the same rate other kids did.
TUCKER MAX I always laugh when people call me a misogynist. I... love women! Everything I do is to impress wome...
TUCKER MAX Usually, whatever people's particular political leaning is, they either think I'm just like ...
TUCKER MAX Social media for the majority of companies is not about helping customers or improving products.
TUCKER MAX At some point in their life, everyone thinks they should go to law school. You may in fact think you...
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