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Instead of giving a politician the keys to the city, it might be better to change the locks. — Doug Larson
Successful families try to work together toward solutions instead of resorting to criticism and contention. — Ezra Taft Benson
Original minds are not distinguished by being the first to see a new thing, but instead by seeing the old, familiar thing that is over-looked… — Friedrich Nietzsche
Do something instead of killing time. Because time is killing you. — Paulo Coelho
The worst part is not in making a mistake but in trying to justify it, instead of using it as a heaven-sent warning of our… — Santiago Ramon y Cajal
Racism is the ultimate ignorance in that it relates 'self' to the body instead of the Consciousness - Awareness - animating and experiencing through the… — David Icke
It is the inefficiency and sham of ... our schools ... that save us from being dashed on the rocks of false doctrine instead of… — George Bernard Shaw
There is romance, the genuine glinting stuff, in typewriters, and not merely in their development from clumsy giants into agile dwarfs, but in the history… — J. B. Priestley
As teachers and coaches, we must remember that when mere winning is our only goal, we are doomed to disappointment and failure. But when our… — Mike Krzyzewski
Instead of wanting to win, we expected to win. There's a lifetime between wanting something and expecting something. When you expect something, it means you've… — Red McCombs
I am responsible for what I see. I can elect to change all thoughts that hurt. I could see peace instead of THIS. The past… — Hugh Prather
When people say "Let it go," what they really mean is "Get over it," and that's not a helpful thing to say. It's not a… — Jon Kabat-Zinn
The liberals have not softened their view of actuality to make themselves live closer to the dream, but instead sharpen their perceptions and fight to… — Margaret Mead
The things we think about, brood on, dwell on, and exult over influence our life in a thousand ways. When we can actually choose the… — Eknath Easwaran
Forget about finding your passion. Instead, focus on finding big problems. — Mark Cuban
Before my accidents, there were ten thousands things I could do. I could spend the rest of my life dwelling on the things that I… — W Mitchell
When I look at the galaxies on a clear night - when I look at the incredible brilliance of creation, and think that this is… — Madeleine L'Engle
Instead of pleasing, learn the art of happiness. — Rajneesh
I am so in favor of the actual infinite that instead of admitting that Nature abhors it, as is commonly said, I hold that Nature… — Gottfried Leibniz
Force loses its legitimacy when it is used instead of free and open discussion. — Gustavo de Greiff

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