Formulas Quotes

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Rules are what the artist breaks; the memorable never emerged from a formula. — William Bernbach
Because Social Security is specifically designed to boost the retirement income of low earners with a progressive benefit formula, the program has played an enormous… — Grace Napolitano
If there is a magic in story writing, and I am convinced that there is, no one has ever been able to reduce it to… — John Steinbeck
An individual in despair despairs over something. . . . In despairing over something, he really despair[s] over himself, and now he wants to get… — Soren Kierkegaard
It is often by a trivial, even an anecdotal decision, that we direct our activities into a certain channel, and thus determine which of the… — Rene Dubos
One has to guard against a formula that is good for everything, that can interpret reality in addition to the other arts, and that rather… — Georges Braque
Many attempts have been made by writers on art and poetry to define beauty in the abstract, to express it in the most general terms,… — Walter Pater
Never be frightened by those you assume have more talent than you do, because in the end energy will prevail. My formula is: energy plus… — Jeffrey Archer
Luck is when preparation meets opportunity. I'll share the formula I learned while forging my way forward as a full-time painter for forty-four years. The… — Jack White
The orthodox school has witnessed for centuries that nature itself has never once cured any existing disease with another dissimilar one, however intense. What must… — Samuel Hahnemann
The Lord has never restricted Himself to move by any predetermined formula — Rick Joyner
All this we see, and, therefore, instead of inanely repeating the old formula, Respect the law, we say, Despise law and all its Attributes! In… — Peter Kropotkin
All my economic ideas as developed over twenty-five years can be summed up in the words: agricultural-industrial federation. All my political ideas boil down to… — Pierre-Joseph Proudhon
There is no perfect mathematical formula for pricing a business. — Warren Buffett
It is utterly implausible that a mathematical formula should make the future known to us, and those who think it can would once have believed… — Jacob Bernoulli
To what end do I lead a simple life at all, pray? That I may teach others to simplify their lives? - and so all… — Henry David Thoreau
One of the things that's happening to a lot of us is that there's this vision of the beauty of God that transports us and… — Brian D. McLaren
We must not be content to memorize the beautiful formulas of our illustrious predecessors. Let us go out and study beautiful nature. — Paul Cezanne
The formula for success is every guy can make a difference for the entire team in whatever his role is. And to do it right,… — Nick Saban
There is no formula. We all must become spirited inventors. There's no single answer - not even a single starting point. Even the 'teachers' ...… — Frances Moore LappÃ©

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