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Something of the hermit's temper is an essential element in many forms of excellence, since it enables men to resist the lure of popularity, to… — Bertrand Russell
Now that I'm 91, as opposed to being 90, I'm much wiser. I'm much more aware and I'm much sexier. — Betty White
Framing the issue of work-life balance - as if the two were dramatically opposed - practically ensures work will lose out. Who would ever choose… — Sheryl Sandberg
Generally the officers of the army were indifferent whether the annexation [of Texas] was consummated or not; but not so all of them. For myself,… — Ulysses S. Grant
To the corruptions of Christianity I am indeed opposed; but not to the genuine precepts of Jesus himself. I am a Christian, in the only… — Thomas Jefferson
If you are content with being nobody in particular, content not to stand out, you align yourself with the power of the universe. What looks… — Eckhart Tolle
You are far more likely to do your best work if you are willing to delight a few as opposed to soothe the masses. — Seth Godin
As an American I am of course fundamentally opposed to democracy and to anyone advocating or defending democracy, which in theory and practice is the… — Rose Wilder Lane
I was raised in a reform synagogue. I think we all bring with us a sense of when hard things happen to us, we find… — Michael Stuhlbarg
The most significant piece of advice my father gave me early on about acting was, don't get caught acting. Really believe in what you're doing… — Kiefer Sutherland
Find something that is a happy, healthy alternative to hurting yourself, as opposed to taking a razor blade to yourself because at the end of… — Andy Biersack
When there's an authentic mystery, as opposed to just a question being asked, that's what makes you lean forward. — J. J. Abrams
Create what you want as opposed to being stuck in what you didn't have. — Iyanla Vanzant
Sometimes we pay too much attention in Washington to public relations, as opposed to the substance. — Spencer Abraham
If you wanted to create an education environment that was directly opposed to what the brain was good at doing, you would probably design something… — John Medina
The libertarian must never advocate or prefer a gradual, as opposed to an immediate and rapid, approach to his goal. For by doing so, he… — Murray Rothbard
We have begun a throw away culture. This tendency is seen on the level of individuals and whole societies; and it is being promoted! In… — Pope Francis
The obese is in a total delirium. For he is not only large, of a size opposed to normal morphology: he is larger than large.… — Jean Baudrillard
When there is genuine vision(as opposed to the all-too-familiar vision statement), people excel and learn, not because they are told to, but because they want… — Peter Senge
I didn't realize quite how liberal I was until I was asked to make passionate comedic choices as opposed to necessarily successful comedic choices. — Stephen Colbert
This world of the imagination is fancy-free and violently opposed to common sense. — Mark Rothko
I've noticed that the people who started on film still have the ability to see the person in front of them. Whereas for a lot… — Keira Knightley
Good art should elicit a response of 'Huh? Wow!' as opposed to ‘Wow! Huh?' — Edward Ruscha
Since when do we in America believe that our society is made up of two diametrically opposed classes - one rich, one poor - both… — Ronald Reagan
If you wanted to create an education environment that was directly opposed to what the brain was good at doing, you probably would design something… — John Medina

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