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God has the tough end of the deal. What if instead of planting the seed you had to make the tree? That would keep you… — Jim Rohn
In all feats of fire-eating it should be noted that the head is thrown well back, so that the flame may pass out of the… — Harry Houdini
Instead of the bright, blue sky of America, I am covered with the soft, grey fog of the Emerald Isle. I breathe, and lo! the… — Frederick Douglass
I don't want to sit on the sidelines and not value the gift of being here. Instead of the idea of time ticking away, the… — Tori Amos
Anytime you're tempted to upsell someone else, stop what you're doing and upserve instead. — Daniel H. Pink
Despite the obvious fault in the universe, it cannot be used as an excuse for not trying to be your best self. Instead, use unfairness… — Valerie Plame
Women have no wilderness in them They are provident instead Content in the tight hot cell of their hearts To eat dusty bread. — Louise Bogan
Life can be confusing. Good God, and how. Sometimes it seems like the older I get, the more confused I become. That seems ass-backwards. I… — Jim Butcher
I thought it was very humanitarian of Sean Penn and Madonna to marry each other. That way, they make only two people miserable instead of… — Cesar Romero
Bette Davis taught Hollywood to follow an actress instead of the actress following the camera, and she's probably the best movie actress there's ever been. — Elaine Stritch
The poem is at last between two persons instead of two pages. In all modesty, I confess that it may be the death of literature… — Frank O'Hara
The next time youâ€™re tempted to groan, you might try to laugh instead. It will extend your life and make the lives of all those… — Joseph B. Wirthlin
So it is that real, personal sacrifice never was placing an animal on the altar. Instead, it is a willingness to put the animal in… — Neal A. Maxwell
Like Jesus, we can decide, daily or instantly, to give no heed to temptation (see D&C 20:22). We can respond to irritation with a smile… — Neal A. Maxwell
It is hardly surprising that women concentrate on the way they look instead of what is in their minds since not much has been put… — Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley
I am beginning to rub my eyes at the prospect of peace. I think it will require more courage than anything that has gone before… — Unknown Author
Therefore, the question is not whether such democratization is possible, but instead how to meet the yearning of the masses in the Middle East for… — Recep Tayyip Erdogan
I feel so low that instead of picking myself up I have to cut others down. — Pope Francis
Today, there are those who say that marriage is out of fashion... They say that it is not worth making a life-long commitment, making a… — Pope Francis
The popes have spoken of human ecology, closely linked to environmental ecology. We are living in a time of crisis: we see this in the… — Pope Francis

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