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A fool despises good counsel, but a wise man takes it to heart. — Confucius
A republic, by which I mean a government in which the scheme of representation takes place, opens a different prospect and promises the cure for… — James Madison
If every day a man takes orders in silence from an incompetent superior, if every day he solemnly performs ritual acts which he privately finds… — Vaclav Havel
Every transformation of humanity has rested upon deep stirrings and intuitions, whose rationalized expression takes the form of a new picture of the cosmos and… — Lewis Mumford
Follow your heart wherever it takes you. Nobody knows where the wind blows. No one can say. — Unknown Author
But the whole vital process of the earth takes place so gradually and in periods of time which are so immense compared with the length… — Aristotle
What wastrel mankind destroyed takes time for nature to put to rights. — Janet Morris
Christianity takes for granted the absence of any self-help and offers a power which is nothing less than the power of God. — Aiden Wilson Tozer
I had to really do some studying and examination of my own songwriting and I realized that, there's not a formula by any stretch of… — Andy Wilkinson
I just feel like it's easier to co-write sometimes, especially if you have chemistry with somebody. It kind of takes all the pressure off of… — Miranda Lambert
The words come. Usually, it's a long time before they come. And then when they start to come, it doesn't take so long for it… — Paul Simon
At the time I begin writing a novel, the last thing I want to do is follow a plot outline. To know too much at… — Elmore Leonard
I give myself the luxury of time in shaping a song. It's very common for me to work three months or more on a single… — David Massengill
These days I keep a journal, so I'm constantly sketching down my thoughts, or lines that come to me...ideas for songs. And then when I… — Ani DiFranco
These days, I find I'm applying a little more patience to my process. If I look back on my work, I can see those songs… — Ani DiFranco
A song is such a short form ... that 'the slightest flaw seems like a mountain.' And so every song needs to be revised 'til… — Stephen Sondheim
My best songs were written very quickly. Just about as much time as it takes to write it down is about as long as it… — Bob Dylan
It takes a habit to replace a habit. — Napoleon Hill
Imagine for a moment that each one of us takes only a little more care for each hour of his days, that he demands in… — Jose Ortega y Gasset
A Bearnaise sauce is simply an egg yolk, a shallot, a little tarragon vinegar, and butter, but it takes years of practice for the result… — Fernand Point
I would sooner be robbed by a fan than a company. The fan may be broke and have but one choice. There is no excuse… — Unknown Author
He's a real gentleman. I bet he takes the dishes out of the sink before he pees in it. — Shirley MacLaine
Skating takes up 70 percent of my time, school about 25 percent. Having fun and talking to my friends, 5 percent. It's hard. I envy… — Michelle Kwan
Let us realise [that] we are the infinite power. Who put a limit to the power of mind? Let us realise we are all mind.… — Swami Vivekananda
It takes two to make a marriage a success and only one to make it a failure. — Herbert Samuel, 1st Viscount Samuel

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