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Unmarried couples should get married - that's an excellent tax avoidance measure, if a bit drastic.

— John Whiting

Things are going well in Germany because the economy is booming and as an export-driven nation, we are profiting from the fact that we…

— Martin Schulz

If you are well-mannered towards those whose views are similar to yours, you may be said to exhibit a fairly good character. But, if…

— Anonymous

I would rather excel others in the knowledge of what is excellent than in the extent of my powers and dominion.

— Alexander the Great

“I follow the Law—the Most Excellent Law.”

— Rudyard Kipling

David Cronenberg is the most provocative, original, and consistently excellent North American director of his generation.

— J. Hoberman

Because there are three classes of intellects: one which comprehends by itself; another which appreciates what others comprehend; and a third which neither comprehends…

— Niccolo Machiavelli

Drill in exact translation is an excellent way of disposing the mind against that looseness and exaggeration with which the sensationalists have corrupted our…

— Richard M. Weaver

“In your goals to go the extra mile, prepare to pay an extra cost. Excellence is to be exceptional, surpassing, more competent and a…

— Israelmore Ayivor

I'm not sure I would have ever started to draw, let alone write, if my childhood hadn't been so happy. It was a mixture…

— Tove Jansson

President Bush has had an outstanding Secretary of State in Colin Powell and there are not many people who could replace him, making Condoleezza…

— Anonymous

Whatever we may say against collections, which present authors in a disjointed form, they nevertheless bring about many excellent results. We are not always…

— Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

Pete Seeger is a modest, unassuming, cheerful, and kind-natured man. He's a good folk singer, if you can stand folk singing. And he's such…

— P. J. O'Rourke

Many persons have been confused and discouraged at the very outset of the study by the great variety and the delicate distinctions of the…

— Howard Staunton

Mindfulness is being aware of yourself, others, and your surroundings in the moment. When consciously and kindly focusing awareness on life as it unfolds…

— Sue Thoele