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Think of what you have rather than of what you lack. Of the things you have, select the best and then reflect how eagerly you… — Marcus Aurelius
There have been many authorities who have asserted that the basis of science lies in counting or measuring, i.e. in the use of mathematics. Neither… — Roy Crowson
Once a player joins our team, our priority is to teach him, not worry about the player we didn't select. — Tony Dungy
As difficult as it is for a writer to find a publisher-admittedly a daunting task-it is twice as difficult for a publisher to sort through… — Olivia Goldsmith
Select such subjects that your pupils cannot walk out without seeing them. Train your pupils to be observers, and have them provided with the specimens… — Louis Agassiz
For us democracy is a question of human dignity. And human dignity is political freedom, the right to freely express opinion and the right to… — Olof Palme
The appointment of senators by the state legislatures . . . is recommended by the double advantage of favoring a select appointment, and of giving… — James Madison
If the president alone was vested with the power of appointing all officers, and was left to select a council for himself, he would be… — Roger Sherman
In the beautiful, man sets himself up as the standard of perfection; in select cases he worships himself in it. Man believes that the world… — Friedrich Nietzsche
If you were to buy a [BMW] 6-series, I recommend you select reverse when leaving friendsâ€™ houses so they donâ€™t see its backside. — Jeremy Clarkson
I try to choose the songs that really are basically coming from my heart. I think that through the songs that I select, people know… — Diana Ross
Take not God's name in vain; select a time when it will have effect. — Ambrose Bierce
I am determined to elect a president of our choosing this year and one who will be deeply indebted, and who will recognize his indebtedness.… — Howard Hughes
That instability is inherent in the nature of popular governments, I think very disputable â€¦ A representative democracy, where the right of election is well… — Alexander Hamilton
The constitution ought to secure a genuine militia and guard against a select militia. ...All regulations tending to render this general militia useless and defenseless,… — Richard Henry Lee
Whereas, to preserve liberty, it is essential that the whole body of the people always possess arms, and be taught alike, especially when young, how… — Richard Henry Lee
Associative indexing, the basic idea of which is a provision whereby any item may be caused at will to select immediately and automatically another. This… — Vannevar Bush
AÂ form of intellectual productiveness, therein lies its peculiar charm. Intellectual productiveness is one of the greatest joys - if not the greatest one -… — Siegbert Tarrasch
Space is for everybody. It's not just for a few people in science or math, or for a select group of astronauts. That's our new… — Christa McAuliffe
Steal from anywhere that resonates with inspiration or fuels your imagination. Devour old films, new films, music, books, paintings, photographs, poems, dreams, random conversations, architecture,… — Jim Jarmusch

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