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Oh, I would love to be a motivational speaker. I have pulled myself out of a million potholes, and I can see the potholes ahead… — Drew Barrymore
Everyone is necessarily the hero of his own life story. — John Barth
I have accepted a seat in the House of Representatives, and thereby have consented to my own ruin, to your ruin, and to the ruin… — John Adams
What a curious phenomenon it is that you can get men to die for the liberty of the world who will not make the little… — Bruce Barton
If you have anything really valuable to contribute to the world it will come through the expression of your own personality, that single spark of… — Bruce Barton
Christ would be a national advertiser today, I am sure, as He was a great advertiser in His own day. He thought of His life… — Bruce Barton
Many a man who pays rent all his life owns his own home; and many a family has successfully saved for a home only to… — Bruce Barton
Some tribes of birds will relieve and rear up the young and helpless, of their own and other tribes, when abandoned. — William Bartram
Only as you do know yourself can your brain serve you as a sharp and efficient tool. Know your own failings, passions, and prejudices so… — Bernard Baruch
Arab leaders worry more about making money from the profits they get from oil and gas that they turn the other way when Lebanon is… — Abu Bakar Bashir
First and foremost, the monk should own nothing in this world, but he should have as his possessions solitude of the body, modesty of bearing,… — Saint Basil
In truth, to know oneself seems to be the hardest of all things. Not only our eye, which observes external objects, does not use the… — Saint Basil
They will come to learn in the end, at their own expense, that it is better to endure competition for rich customers than to be… — Frederic Bastiat
The way the bankers have kind of toppled the way money is distributed, and taken most of it into their own hands, is as good… — Mario Batali
I hear music that comes out of need, out of grief, sorrow, suffering and out of overcoming these things, as well. That journey to freedom… — Kathleen Battle
Engineers like to solve problems. If there are no problems handily available, they will create their own problems. — Scott Adams
Our religion is itself profoundly sad - a religion of universal anguish, and one which, because of its very catholicity, grants full liberty to the… — Charles Baudelaire
Never resist a sentence you like, in which language takes its own pleasure and in which, after having abused it for so long, you are… — Jean Baudrillard
Presidents have the right to nominate their own cabinet secretaries. But their nominees don't have a right to confirmation. Senators have a constitutional duty to… — Gary Bauer
In less enlightened times, the best way to impress women was to own a hot car. But women wised up and realized it was better… — Scott Adams
All writers are liars. They twist events to suit themselves. They make use of their own tragedies to make a better story... They are terrible… — Nina Bawden
One of the reasons why you like to do your own drawings is, your style changes over time. And there's something about that that keeps… — Scott Adams
Representation of the world, like the world itself, is the work of men; they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse… — Simone de Beauvoir
Oprah is wildly successful, and she's a brilliant businesswoman. She's also somebody who's overcome a ton of demons in her own life, and that's really… — Glenn Beck
I'm a dad, and I no longer see a way for my kids to even inherit the money that I'm making, let alone go out… — Glenn Beck

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