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A lot of poets too live on the margins of social acceptance, they certainly aren't in it for the money. William Blake - only his… — Jim Jarmusch
Beauty is the first test: there is no permanent place in the world for ugly mathematics. — G. H. Hardy
First, we must liberate people from religion, as religion is understood and practiced today. Second, we must effect a paradigm shift from religiosity to shared… — Agnivesh
Do first things first, and second things not at all. — Peter Drucker
I believe a man is born first unto himself - for the happy developing of himself, while the world is a nursery, and the pretty… — D. H. Lawrence
When a noble life has prepared old age, it is not decline that it reveals, but the first days of immortality. — Madame de Stael
For the first fourteen years for a rod they do while for the next as a pearl in the world they do shine. For the… — Thomas Tusser
It is very good to see thousands of new teachers, so that with our thoughts, we can gradually change the world -send peace to the… — Dharma Mittra
If you offer them some sugarcane, even elephants can do this, sometimes on the first try. — Dharma Mittra
At first, the idea of doing a 90-minute workout in a 40 degree room sounded like torture. But the sweating is exactly what I became… — Rebecca Romijn
Self Realization is the first encounter with reality. — Nirmala Srivastava
There are plenty of ways to get ahead. The first is so basic I'm almost embarrassed to say it: spend less than you earn. — Paul Clitheroe
Rich people buy luxuries last, while the poor and middle class tend to buy luxuries first. — Robert Kiyosaki
It was on the 10th day of May - 1884 - that I confessed to age by mounting spectacles for the first time, and in… — Mark Twain
Looking up gives light, although at first it makes you dizzy. — Unknown Author
A goal casually set and lightly taken is freely abandoned at the first obstacle. — Zig Ziglar
The first thing is to love your sport. Never do it to please someone else. It has to be yours. — Peggy Fleming
The future success of our Nation depends on our children's ability to understand the difference between right and wrong and to have the strength of… — George W. Bush
He who receives a benefit with gratitude, repays the first installment of it. — Seneca the Younger
To the believer Marxism presents, first, a system of ultimate ends that embody the meaning of life and are absolute standards by which to judge… — Joseph A. Schumpeter

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