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Studying music encourages self-discipline and diligence, traits that carry over into intellectual pursuits and that lead to effective study and work habits. An association of… — Michael E. DeBakey
For 30 years I have used my platform in provocative ways to encourage a healthy dialogue about important issues, including HIV/AIDS, war, and homelessness. I'm… — Kenneth Cole
I've been told that certain species of fish will grow according to the size of their environment. Put them in a tiny aquarium, and they… — John C. Maxwell
The priest invents and encourages every kind of suffering and distress so that man may not have the opportunity to become scientific, which requires a… — Robert Sheaffer
Any belief system that is based on fear, encourages weakness, sanctions intolerance threatens vengeance, promotes passivity and requires you to relinquish your personal power is… — Walt F. J. Goodridge
I think our culture encourages all of us to always put our best foot forward. I think it's a good thing. I think it's nice… — Amy Grant
Champagne, if you are seeking the truth, is better than a lie detector. It encourages a man to be expansive, even reckless, while lie detectors… — Graham Greene
I don't think we need to extend unemployment any further without paying for it, and without making some modifications such as turning it into a… — Jim DeMint
Electric communication will never be a substitute for the face of someone who with their soul encourages another person to be brave and true. — Charles Dickens
Alcohol doesn't console, it doesn't fill up anyone's psychological gaps, all it replaces is the lack of God. It doesn't comfort man. On the contrary,… — Marguerite Duras
Our insatiable appetite for fossil fuels and the corporate mandate to maximize shareholder value encourages drilling without taking into account the costs to the ocean,… — Sylvia Earle
Excellence encourages one about life generally; it shows the spiritual wealth of the world. — George Eliot
I gauge success in years, not weeks. The weekend box-office approach to book launches is short sighted and encourages crappy books. — Tim Ferriss
A noble purpose inspires sacrifice, stimulates innovation and encourages perseverance. — Gary Hamel
I don't think art is propaganda; it should be something that liberates the soul, provokes the imagination and encourages people to go further. It celebrates… — Keith Haring
The modern recording studio, with its well-trained engineers, 24-track machines and shiny new recording consoles, encourages the artist to get involved with sound. And there… — Jon Landau
I personally believe that the iPod is a frankly corrosive device because it encourages you to surround yourself with your favorites. The whole idea of… — Hugh Laurie
When a positive exchange between a brand and customers becomes quantifiable metrics, it encourages brand to provide better service, customer service to do a better… — Simon Mainwaring
There's something about Marxism that brings out warts; the only kind of growth this economic system encourages. — P.J. O'Rourke
Feminism is a socialist, anti-family, political movement that encourages women to leave their husbands, kill their children, practice witchcraft, destroy capitalism and become lesbians. — Pat Robertson
The Republican argument that raising the debt ceiling encourages additional future spending is logically irresponsible. The debt ceiling has to be raised to authorize spending… — Eliot Spitzer
From a social point of view, it's beneficial that homeownership encourages commitment to a given town or city. But, from an economic point of view,… — James Surowiecki
If someone really wants my company's business, why shouldn't he be able to do everything he can - including paying me off - to get… — James Surowiecki
Anything that encourages people to pick up an instrument and play, I'm fully behind. — Taylor Swift
Software patents, in particular, are very ripe for abuse. The whole system encourages big corporations getting thousands and thousands of patents. Individuals almost never get… — Linus Torvalds

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