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I'm obsessed with speed. I'm always asking myself, 'Why can't we do things faster? Why can't it happen more efficiently? Why is this requiring three… — Aaron Levie
The truth and the facts aren't necessarily the same thing. Telling the truth is the object of all art; facts are what the unimaginative have… — A. A. Gill
We shall have to begin all over again. [Taft hoped that] the Senators might change their minds, or that the people might change the Senate;… — William Howard Taft
People often find it easier to refute a fake extreme opponent than a more cautious real one, so they knock down the straw man instead.… — Madsen Pirie
Instead of joyfully looking forward to my birth, my mother began systematically preparing for her own death. She was fatalistic. — Lorna Luft
Great stories agree with our worldview. The best stories don't teach people anything new. Instead the best stories agree with what the audience already believes… — Seth Godin
DIGESTION, n. The conversion of victuals into virtues. When the process is imperfect, vices are evolved instead - a circumstance from which that wicked writer,… — Ambrose Bierce
It seems the most logical thing in the world to believe that the natural resources of the Earth, upon which the race depends for food,… — Ralph Chaplin
I didn't go to the lectures. My valet, who was more distinguished than I, went instead. — Witold Gombrowicz
Maybe a first love exists to reaffirm the best parts of yourself, the choices you made when you didn't worry about the consequences. Maybe a… — Adriana Trigiani
The bath soothes the nerves. It promotes general perspiration, quickens the circulation, overcomes obstruction in the system, and acts beneficially on the kidneys and the… — Ellen G. White
Do not presume to choose your own way of serving instead of the one I have made for you. — St. Catherine of Siena
Religious truth is captive in a small number of little manuscripts which guard the common treasures, instead of expanding them. Let us break the seal… — Johannes Gutenberg
God suffers in the multitude of souls whom His word can not reach. Religious truth is imprisoned in a small number of manuscript books, which… — Johannes Gutenberg
Stop looking for peace. Give yourselves where you are. Stop looking at yourselves, look instead at your brothers and sisters in need. Ask how you… — Jean Vanier
Decades ago, visitors from other planets warned us about the direction we were heading and offered to help. Instead, some of us interpreted their visits… — Paul Hellyer
I coulda' had class. I coulda' been a contender! But instead I got a one way ticket to Palookaville. — Budd Schulberg
It really helps if you are doing something you love instead of something you are just spending a bunch of money on. You can become… — Jerry Baldwin
At first, I thought 'this series is going to be all about death and desecration,' but instead became a more complex landscape of human relationships.… — Ralph Steadman
The shaman no longer looks for meaning in life, but brings meaning to every situation. The shaman stops looking for truth and instead brings truth… — Alberto Villoldo

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