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Related I liked myths. They weren't adult stories and they weren't children's stories. They were better than... NEIL GAIMAN I like to open for a band as it brings on sort of a challenge and it makes things more interesting. ... KELLY JONES Nothing tastes nor smells psychologically as good as the original. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Guess what, I might be the first hippie pinup girl. JANIS JOPLIN I'll find you, don't worry. My body won't be with you all the time, but you'll always have my heart.... P.C. CAST Tomas turned the key and switched on the ceiling light. Teraza saw two beds pushed together, one of ... MILAN KUNDERA She emptied her mind of all thought of herself, of her children, of all anger, of all rebellion, of ... MARIO PUZO The end of the world is a strange concept. The world is always ending, and the end is always being a... NEIL GAIMAN The danger of civilization, of course, is that you will piss away your life on nonsense. JIM HARRISON Being second is to be the first of the ones who lose. AYRTON SENNA Instead of breaking that bridge, we should, if possible, provide
another, that he may retire the so... ARISTIDES ("THE JUST") We make war that we may live in peace. ARISTIDES ("THE JUST") We'd be working in our motel room through the night, and I'd come up with an idea at two in the morn... ARTHUR HILLER We'd be working in our motel room through the night, and I'd come up with an idea at two in ... ARTHUR HILLER In the modern world of business, it is useless to be a creative, original thinker unless you can als... DAVID OGILVY My confession begins," Father S said, "as the confessions of many men begin - with three words" TIFFANY REISZ the nurse smiled and patted my arm. “Don’t give up yet. Sometimes when we think God has written ... RACHEL VAN DYKEN In the end, night calls and we go. Mind, body and soul we go. MARTY RUBIN I'm in the middle of the road, it seems vague of unclear way, of where I'm going but no matter what ... HLONIM They stand uncertainly underneath immense skies, and everything about them is drowned. JACK KEROUAC I heard the Denver and Rio Grande locomotives howling off in to the mountains. I wanted to pursue my... JACK KEROUAC I read my copy of On the Road and dug the scenery whizzing past. On the Road is a semi-autobiographi... CORY DOCTOROW The stock market can make you rich & it can also make you poor. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) It is surprising to find the black and yellow taxis running on Saturdays and the Stock markets close... APURVA GAGLANI The stock market is so uncertain,but inside this uncertainty lies many certainties. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) In the stock market you can make millions overnight,but you need to first understudy the market for ... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Remember, children, all the stories are true." Simon tried to wrap his head around the idea tha... CASSANDRA CLARE Be a hero, Simon," Simon muttered bitterly, remembering the life Magnus Bane had dangled before him ... CASSANDRA CLARE On the other hand, he's skated for as long as I can remember and it's going to come to an end. We're... JEFF FITZRANDOLPH To have the guts to say what needs to be said means that people care enough to say it. It is when pe... GARY F EVANS... Don't sacrifice the present and attempt to achieve the impossible- to completely correct the past...... ASSEGID HABTEWOLD Life's irony;The mediocre minds are ever ready to confront a great idea in a very great way. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Be the best of you. Don’t do what society, your surroundings, or circumstances expect you to do. D... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA In the modern world of business, it is useless to be a creative original thinker unless you can also... DAVID M. OGILVY If we all look at life we think how nice, then we look at death and everybody goes oh you can say th... GARY F EVANS... If you love someone you must set them free like the wind and give them the respect they deserve.If y... GARY F EVANS... You are my heart,” he said. He’d said those very words to her that morning. But that morning, th... TIFFANY REISZ I smiled to myself, thinking of America, measuring her against the other girls. She was pretty, if a... KIERA CASS It's important in life if you don't give a shit. It can help you a lot. GEORGE CARLIN Reach out and help others. If you have the power to make someone happy, do it. Be a vessel, be the c... GERMANY KENT Are the most dangerous creatures the ones that use doors or the ones that don't? DAVID WONG If you lack the will to persist with an idea for long,then you might end up being called a successfu... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Remember one thing about democracy. We can have anything we want and at the same time, we always end... EDWARD ALBEE This is part of the involuntary bargain we make with the world just by being alive. We get to experi... JEFF GREENFIELD If I ever woke up with a dead hooker in my hotel room, Matt would be the first person I'd call. BEN AFFLECK Nuclear, ecological, chemical, economic — our arsenal of Death by Stupidity is impressive for a sp... JEANETTE WINTERSON It's been on people's minds that it might be a red October, which would be fairly typical. I think w... SOM DASGUPTA Orion is above the horizon now, and near it Jupiter, brighter than it will ever be ... But i expect ... THOMAS HARRIS You might even in the case of business customers allow them to set themselves up with new products a... DONNA ROWLANDS Contrary to public opinion,the West Is not saturated business wise,but if one can think uniquely & v... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) (Business aviation is) introducing a whole new range of products to draw people in at the bottom end... KATE SARSFIELD but for my own part, if a book is well written, I always find it too short. JANE AUSTEN But the dust! And the clutter! My housewifely and scholarly instincts were equally offended. ELIZABETH PETERS But when have I ever needed saving? "Are you a Wendy?" I whisper to myself, scanning the low ro... TRACY WARD At Pixar, we do sequels only when we come up with a great idea, and we always strive to be different... JOHN LASSETER If you can't take a little bloody nose, maybe you ought to go back home, and crawl under your bed. I... Q Another year is ending, but something is pending ERNEST AGYEMANG YEBOAH I run the family business now, but at one time, we all worked for the company. Growing up, we though... MARK MAGIE Stripe makes it easy for anyone, be it an individual or a small business or a large business, to acc... PATRICK COLLISON I'm just thinking about being the best I can be for the team first because that's what comes... ALY RAISMAN Complain,quarrel & noise are bad spices, for they disorganise the subconscious being. DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) Darkness is nothing but an opportunity to spread light JACKIE VIRAMONTEZ But all bubbles have a way of bursting or being deflated in the end. BARRY GIBB Time is a teacher which in the end it kills all it's students. (Synchronicity 2015 Film) DEYTH BANGER Chewing tiger nut is good exercise for the mouth, i love its nutty taste SOTONYE ANGA The golden age is before us, not behind us. SIMON THE ZEALOT My mom and dad - they were always there. They were always on the set. They focused on our family lif... CANDACE CAMERON BURE In the end, rational policy is always good. PAUL KEATING My gymnasts are always the best-prepared in the world. And they win. In the end, that's what mat... BELA KAROLYI There is a lot of gas-fired capacity that sits around not getting used. That could end up being an i... MARTIN EDWARDS Be kind. We never know what people are going through. Give grace and mercy because one day your circ... GERMANY KENT A means can be justified only by its end. But the end in its turn needs to be justified. LEON TROTSKY Eat for lunch, but let something for dinner. ERBLIN VUKAJ Jesus Christ wants to show His love for this world through us, Christians. SUNDAY ADELAJA If you are among the good fellows chances are that you will be among the blemishes for the wicked ar... APURVA GAGLANI It's hard when you have things but lose them, it's even harder when you feel that you're being left ... GARY F EVANS... Starting today, must forget what gone yesterday,appreciate what remains today & look forward what ca... DR ANIL KUMAR SINHA call it chicken salad SARAH DESSEN Society. The same society, I might add, that dictates that little girls should always be sugar and s... SARAH DESSEN The walking/working Idea;Once an idea is released into the universe by declaration,it then becomes a... DAVID ATTA (A.K.A DAVIED ATTLARS & MR DAIN) It is amazing that it is my destiny to be the first Aussie to win the Masters. ADAM DEREK SCOTT When I'm governor... I'll be the first governor with a listed telephone number. KINKY FRIEDMAN Hopefully I'll be the first Mexican-American going into Hillbilly Heaven. FREDDY FENDER It is an ill thing to be the first to bring news of ill. AESCHYLUS SACRIFICE OR SELFISHNESS -THE CRUCIAL CHOICE HENNA SOHAIL I don't know if it was the days off or whatever, but we just weren't in rhythm. You can probably bla... KOBE BRYANT We are all guilty of sin, error, and moments of sheer stupidity; none of us should be casting stones... RICHELLE E. GOODRICH Rehashing the past wouldn't change anything. Time to move forward. ZENA WYNN Far more important than being the first, be willing to settle for the best. M. LINCOLN SCHUSTER The House looks like more fun. It's like the Donahue show. The Senate is like one of those Sunday mo... PHIL DONAHUE You always have an idea where you're going to play. There's no doubt that it can always change. You ... SERGIO GARCIA They were nervous with this being their first time playing at the County Center. The experience was ... GEORGE PRICE Then if we make it to tomorrow, we'll be here to pick up the pieces, and help him carry his load. Th... DIANNA HARDY In the first year, we chose the products to go in the trailer based on our market knowledge. The fir... BILL DEVEREAUX I have always been an advocate and was, in my last job at M&S, a supporter of the Al Gore dictum... STUART ROSE I don't know what's around the corner for the US. I'm hopeful it'll not be what we deserve. BOBBY W. MILLER I never wanted to be the next Bruce Lee. I just wanted to be the first Jackie Chan. JACKIE CHAN Art must be parochial in the beginning to be cosmopolitan in the end. GEORGE A. MOORE We often gain awareness through a baseline comparison between now and next. SHARON WEIL VIEW FROM A HILL I am not yet quite over it. I am lying down on top of it. Surv... JOHN TOTTENHAM
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