Instead Quotes
6491 quotes by 3936 authors
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It would be interesting if this sitcom works, so I could be doing one thing all the time instead of going back and forth between…
— Stockard Channing
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Forgiveness is the key to breaking the cycle of karma and reincarnation. Forgiveness doesn't mean: "What you did was okay." It simply means, "I'm no…
— Doreen Virtue
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You invite judgment into your life every time you judge others. To avoid this invitation to negativity, it's best to stop focusing on others' darkness.…
— Yehuda Berg
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I think writers, by nature, are more observers instead of participators.
— Ian Hunter
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At least three time per day at scheduled times, he had to ask himself the following question: Am I being productive or just active? Charney…
— Tim Ferriss
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When, instead of merely associating some act with some situation in the animal way, we think the situation out, we have a set of particular…
— Edward Thorndike
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You can change the world again, instead of protecting yourself from it.
— Julian Smith
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Instead of trying to blend in and be like everyone else, be proud of and celebrate your unique differences and qualities. A fruit salad is…
— Sean Covey
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Almost everyone believes that at some level birthmothers make a choice to give their babies away. ...Adoption is rarely about mothers' choices; it is, instead,…
— Rickie Solinger
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Roman Polanski is a man who cares deeply about his art and its place in this world. What happened to him on his incredible path…
— Harvey Weinstein
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Instead of a trap door, what about a trap window? The guy looks out it, and if he leans too far, he falls out. Wait.…
— Jack Handey
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Instead of a Seeing Eye dog, what about a gun? It's cheaper than a dog, plus if you walk around shooting all the time people…
— Jack Handey
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I think a new, different kind of bowling should be "carpet bowling." It's just like regular bowling, only the lanes are carpet instead of wood.…
— Jack Handey
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Instead of putting a quarter under a kid's pillow, how about a pinecone? That way, he learns that "wishing" isn't going to save out national…
— Jack Handey
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I remember one day I was at Grandpa's farm and I asked him about sex. He sort of smiled and said, "Maybe instead of telling…
— Jack Handey
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If you ever go temporarily insane, don't shoot somebody, like a lot of people do. Instead, try to get some weeding done, because you'd really…
— Jack Handey
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Instead of raising your hand to ask a question in class, how about individual push buttons on each desk? That way, when you want to…
— Jack Handey
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Instead of studying for finals, what about just going to the Bahamas and catching some rays? Maybe you'll flunk, but you might have flunked anyway;…
— Jack Handey
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I hate it when people say somebody has a "speech impediment", even if he does, because it could hurt his feelings. So instead, I call…
— Jack Handey
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Instead of having "answers" on a math test, they should just call them "impressions," and if you got a different "impression," so what, can't we…
— Jack Handey
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