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It is good to be without vices, but it is not good to be without temptations. — Walter Bagehot
Dullness in matters of government is a good sign, and not a bad one - in particular, dullness in parliamentary government is a test of… — Walter Bagehot
Retire? I don't know what that word means. As long as a man is able to work and he's productive out there and he feels… — Red Adair
It takes a lot of imagination to be a good photographer. You need less imagination to be a painter because you can invent things. But… — David Bailey
In '73 I photographed the cannibals in New Guinea. They treated me OK but they didn't make you feel relaxed... I managed to escape unscathed… — David Bailey
I would strongly recommend any young man to stay away from criminal law. It's not a good place to be, unfortunately. — F. Lee Bailey
A garden requires patient labor and attention. Plants do not grow merely to satisfy ambitions or to fulfill good intentions. They thrive because someone expended… — Liberty Hyde Bailey
Hungry people cannot be good at learning or producing anything, except perhaps violence. — Pearl Bailey
America, thou half-brother of the world; with something good and bad of every land. — Philip James Bailey
I like Cinderella, I really do. She has a good work ethic. I appreciate a good, hard-working gal. And she likes shoes. The fairy tale… — Amy Adams
Rereading A.J. Liebling carries me happily back to an age when all good journalists knew they had plenty to be modest about, and were. — Russell Baker
The American press has the blues. Too many authorities have assured it that its days are numbered, too many good newspapers are in ruins. — Russell Baker
A skillful playwright might have a good time with the story of the assassination of President William McKinley, and especially with the three most flamboyant… — Russell Baker
I'm really good at gymnastics, and that's about it. — Amy Adams
Be good to others, that will protect you against evil. — Abu Bakr
Every day, nay every moment, try to do some good deed. — Abu Bakr
Good actions are a guard against the blows of adversity. — Abu Bakr
Freedom, morality, and the human dignity of the individual consists precisely in this; that he does good not because he is forced to do so,… — Mikhail Bakunin
I think my exact comment was that if Bush won it would be a good time to leave the United States. I'm not necessarily going… — Alec Baldwin
Children have never been very good at listening to their elders, but they have never failed to imitate them. — James A. Baldwin

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