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Instead of fretting about getting everything done, why not simply accept that being alive means having things to do? Then drop into full engagement with… — Martha Beck
From our broadcasting box you can't see any grass at all. It is simply a carpet of humanity. — Richie Benaud
We call ourselves a free nation, and yet we let ourselves be told what cabs we can and can't take by a man at a… — Robert Benchley
Standards of conduct appropriate to civil society or the workings of a democracy cannot be purely and simply applied to the Church. — Pope Benedict XVI
In Latin America in general, it's very important that Christianity not be simply a thing of reason, but also of the heart. — Pope Benedict XVI
The most dangerous leadership myth is that leaders are born-that there is a genetic factor to leadership. This myth asserts that people simply either have… — Warren G. Bennis
The less you think counterfactually, the less you experience stress. Stress, in this light, isn't a bad thing. It's simply a warning system telling you… — Andrew Bernstein
The old and honorable idea of 'vocation' is simply that we each are called, by God, or by our gifts, or by our preference, to… — Wendell Berry
Failure is simply the non-presence of success. But a fiasco is a disaster of mythic proportions. — Orlando Bloom
This resolution simply says Israel has the right to defend itself. This includes conducting operations both inside its borders and in the territory of nations… — John Boehner
I don't think Hamas will be satisfied simply ruling the Gaza Strip. — John Bolton
An image is not simply a trademark, a design, a slogan or an easily remembered picture. It is a studiously crafted personality profile of an… — Daniel J. Boorstin
Knowledge is not simply another commodity. On the contrary. Knowledge is never used up. It increases by diffusion and grows by dispersion. — Daniel J. Boorstin
The point of my work is to show that culture and education aren't simply hobbies or minor influences. — Pierre Bourdieu
If a theme or idea is too near the surface, the novel becomes simply a tract illustrating an idea. — Elizabeth Bowen
Don't think. Thinking is the enemy of creativity. It's self-conscious, and anything self-conscious is lousy. You can't try to do things. You simply must do… — Ray Bradbury
You can't try to do things; you simply must do them. — Ray Bradbury
I have such admiration for single mothers. I simply don't comprehend how you'd cope with that intensity, the lack of breaks, ever, on your own. — Jo Brand
All I know about thermal pollution is that if we continue our present rate of growth in electrical energy consumption it will simply take, by… — David R. Brower
The risk of just one terrorist with just one nuclear weapon is a risk we simply cannot afford to take. — John O. Brennan
Simply stated, the need for accurate intelligence and prescient analysis from CIA has never been greater than it is in 2013 - or than it… — John O. Brennan
Digital brand integration is part of the evolution of product placement. It's simply another tool marketers use to get products integrated into shows. If you… — David Brenner
Perhaps I am doomed to retrace my steps under the illusion that I am exploring, doomed to try and learn what I should simply recognize,… — Andre Breton
No rules exist, and examples are simply life-savers answering the appeals of rules making vain attempts to exist. — Andre Breton
The creative process is not controlled by a switch you can simply turn on or off; it's with you all the time. — Alvin Ailey

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