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The idea that there is one kind of African is, of course, ridiculous. Sometimes African entrepreneurs want to kill you because you are saying public… — Unknown Author
Creativity is a great motivator because it makes people interested in what they are doing. Creativity gives hope that there can be a worthwhile idea.… — Edward de Bono
In a sense, words are encyclopedias of ignorance because they freeze perceptions at one moment in history and then insist we continue to use these… — Edward de Bono
Sometimes the situation is only a problem because it is looked at in a certain way. Looked at in another way, the right course of… — Edward de Bono
I do a great deal of work with young children, and if you give a child a problem, he may come up with a highly… — Edward de Bono
Music itself is going to become like running water or electricity. So it's like, just take advantage of these last few years because none of… — David Bowie
People don't throw your bags out of windows because of lies; they throw them out because of the truth. — Russell Brand
A best-seller was a book which somehow sold well because it was selling well. — Daniel J. Boorstin
My ancestors wandered lost in the wilderness for forty years because even in biblical times, men would not stop to ask for directions. — Elayne Boosler
I pray if I ever find out I have only about three minutes to live it's during a basketball game, because then I'll have, what,… — Elayne Boosler
There are many comedians who are afraid to work outside the coasts and the casinos because they're afraid they'll bomb. — Elayne Boosler
I do enjoy exercise, not because I am an exercise junkie but because it's terrific stress release. — Tony Abbott
Humor is something that thrives between man's aspirations and his limitations. There is more logic in humor than in anything else. Because, you see, humor… — Victor Borge
I cannot walk through the suburbs in the solitude of the night without thinking that the night pleases us because it suppresses idle details, just… — Jorge Luis Borges
Keep going on hikes, keep having your friends in your life, keep that downtime sacred as well because as hard as you work in any… — Dianna Agron
The notion that Congress can change the meaning given a constitutional provision by the Court is subversive of the function of judicial review; and it… — Robert Bork
Booksellers are the most valuable destination for the lonely, given the numbers of books that were written because authors couldn't find anyone to talk to. — Alain de Botton
I learnt to stop fantasising about the perfect job or the perfect relationship because that can actually be an excuse for not living. — Alain de Botton
I'm an ocean, because I'm really deep. If you search deep enough you can find rare exotic treasures. — Christina Aguilera
I don't have much patience for people who are self-conscious about the act of eating, and it irritates me when someone denies themselves the pleasure… — Anthony Bourdain

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