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No bird soars too high if he soars with his own wings. — William Blake
You have been trapped in the inescapable net of ruin by your own want of sense. — Aeschylus
An actress once advised me, 'Make sure you do your own laundry - it will keep you honest.' — Cate Blanchett
I just don't see myself as the heroine in my own narrative. — Cate Blanchett
Everything in the Universe, throughout all its kingdoms, is conscious: i.e., endowed with a consciousness of its own kind and on its own plane of… — H. P. Blavatsky
I barely have time for my own children. To adopt more children and not have time for them, that would be poor parenting on my… — Mary J. Blige
I believe that anything man himself can do for me, God can do for me in a greater way. I decided to pray and to… — Mary J. Blige
Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own. — Aesop
He that always gives way to others will end in having no principles of his own. — Aesop
I'm amazed that things have panned out the way they have. I always say I'm so lucky, though my mum always says, 'You make your… — Orlando Bloom
We often give our enemies the means for our own destruction. — Aesop
If you allow men to use you for your own purposes, they will use you for theirs. — Aesop
What goes on in Europe concerns us greatly because, if Europe comes apart, the E.U. comes apart, then you're going to have enormous impact on… — Michael Bloomberg
Pious XII was too neutral to mention the gas chambers; decent people like my own family were turned into devils by crude Christianity. — Lionel Blue
At a time when 2500 American soldiers have given their lives for the cause of bringing democracy to Iraq, it is sad and frustrating to… — Earl Blumenauer
A voice is very intimate. It's something of your own. So there's always this fear, because you feel naked. There's a fear of not reaching… — Andrea Bocelli
Classical music and pop are two different universes, each with its own difficulties, peculiarities, depth and artistic dignity. In Italy, I think there is a… — Andrea Bocelli
I loved riding bikes and horses. I was eight when I started having lessons, and when my father bought me my own horse I couldn't… — Andrea Bocelli
I am in the process of starting a nonprofit organization that gives rescued animals a home in a simulated wild environment and, for those who… — Casey Affleck
Never mind what others do; do better than yourself, beat your own record from day to day, and you are a success. — William J. H. Boetcker
If you want to know how rich you really are, find out what would be left of you tomorrow if you should lose every dollar… — William J. H. Boetcker
Every great and deep difficulty bears in itself its own solution. It forces us to change our thinking in order to find it. — Niels Bohr
We are all agreed that your theory is crazy. The question which divides us is whether it is crazy enough to have a chance of… — Niels Bohr
Youngsters of the age of two and three are endowed with extraordinary strength. They can lift a dog twice their own weight and dump him… — Erma Bombeck
The battlefield is a scene of constant chaos. The winner will be the one who controls that chaos, both his own and the enemies. — Napoleon Bonaparte

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