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Yes, child of suffering, thou may'st well be sure He who ordained the Sabbath loves the poor!
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We are all tattooed in our cradles with the beliefs of our tribe; the record may seem superficial, but it is indelible.…
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I would never use a long word, even, where a short one would answer the purpose.
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We call those poets who are first to mark, Through earth's dull mist the coming of the dawn, Who see in twilight's…
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The Indian is but a sketch in red crayon of a rudimental manhood. To the problem of his relation to the white…
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I firmly believe that if the whole material medica, as now used, could be sunk to the bottom of the sea, it…
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Youth longs and manhood strives, but age remembers.
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What we most want to ask of our Maker is an unfolding of the divine purpose in putting human beings into conditions…
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The sea drowns out humanity and time. It has no sympathy with either, for it belongs to eternity; and of that it…
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Whatever comes from the brain carries the hue of the place it came from, and whatever comes from the heart carries the…
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The best servant does his work unseen.
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See how he throws his baited lines about,/And plays his men as anglers play their trout.
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There are always three speeches, for every one you actually gave. The one you practiced, the one you gave, and the one…
— Dale Carnegie
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The simplest way to customize is to phone members of the audience in advance and ask them what they expect from your…
— Allan Pease
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You must feel what you're singing, not just have a good presentation of the language.
— Cecilia Bartoli
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The very best financial presentation is one that's well thought out and anticipates any questions... answering them in advance.
— Arthur Helps
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We've drifted into this presentation mode without realizing the cost to the content and the audience in the process.
— Edward Tufte
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I never use notes, they interfere with me.
— Ken Blanchard
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He uses his folly like a stalking-horse, and under the presentation of that he shoots his wit.
— William Shakespeare
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Extemporaneous speaking should be practised and cultivated. It is the lawyer's avenue to the public....
— Abraham Lincoln
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There are only two types of speakers in the world. 1. The nervous and 2. Liars.
— Mark Twain
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My singing wasn't horrible, but my dancing really made it look silly. It's not like I'm a horrible singer that can't sing.…
— William Hung
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Speak clearly, if you speak at all; carve every word before you let it fall.
— Oliver Wendell Holmes
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Words are, of course, the most powerful drug used by mankind.
— Rudyard Kipling
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