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Own Quotes by Bill Vaughan
- At bank, post office or supermarket, there is one universal law which you ignore at your own peril: the shortest line moves the slowest.
- Who grasps with his fist one who has an arm of steel injures only his own powerless wrist. Wait till inconstant fortune ties his hand,…
- Great power constitutes its own argument, and it never has much trouble drumming up friends, applause, sympathetic exegesis, and a band.
- Meditating means bringing the mind back to something again and again. Thus, we all meditate, but unless we direct it in some way, we meditate…
- The easiest books are generally the best; for, whatever author is obscure and difficult in his own language, certainly does not think clearly.
- There is no occasion for our rejoicing at a foe's death, because our own life will also not last forever.
- Once your kid reaches middle school, parents are really supposed to fade out of the social picture. Kids are supposed to make their own plans,…
- I got shot in the head by my own guys in my foxhole. And they didn't even give me an honorable death.
- I've still got a lot to learn about Washington. Thursday, I accidentally spent some of my own money.
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- Mothers are fonder than fathers of their children because they are more certain they are their own. — Aristotle
- Men create gods after their own image, not only with regard to their form but with regard to their mode of life. — Aristotle
- The generality of men are naturally apt to be swayed by fear rather than reverence, and to refrain from evil rather because… — Aristotle
- I believe that the whole idea of the consumer society is tottering. We've kept ourselves going by producing more and more goods,… — Paul Auster
- I was always interested in French poetry sort of as a sideline to my own work, I was translating contemporary French poets.… — Paul Auster
- Punk has always been about doing things your own way. What it represents for me is ultimate freedom and a sense of… — Billie Joe Armstrong
- I think it's your own choice if you turn from an angry young man to a bitter, old bastard. — Billie Joe Armstrong
- I like being a strong, independent woman, and to be honest, I was never afraid to be on my own. — Dido Armstrong
- We are addicted to our egotism, our likes and dislikes and prejudices, and depend upon them for our own sense of identity. — Karen Armstrong
- And above all things, never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. My belief is that… — Isaac Asimov