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I consider myself to be an inept pianist, a bad singer, and a merely competent songwriter. ... I'm probably writing music now for the same… — Billy Joel
It would be nice to abandon the verse-chorus-bridge structure completely, and make it so none of these things are definable. ... Make up new names… — Robbie Robertson
If there are such things as political axioms, the propriety of the judicial power of a government being co-extensive with its legislative, may be ranked… — Alexander Hamilton
There are few things wholly evil or wholly good. Almost everything, especially of government policy, is an inseparable compound of the two, so that our… — Abraham Lincoln
Since it has pleased Providence to place me in this station, I shall do my utmost to fulfil my duty towards my country; I am… — Queen Victoria
A good painter is to paint two main things, men and the working of man's mind. — Leonardo da Vinci
Search for the seed of good in every adversity. Master that principle and you will own a precious shield that will guard you well through… — Og Mandino
When we try in good faith to believe in materialism, in the exclusive reality of the physical, we are asking our selves to step aside;… — John Updike
But there is good news yet to hear and fine things to be seen before we go to Paradise by way of Kensal Green. — Gilbert K. Chesterton
There are two things to be considered with regard to any scheme. In the first place, Is it good in itself? In the second, Can… — Jean-Jacques Rousseau
I avow that I do not hold that complete and instantaneous love for the freedom of the press that one accords to things whose nature… — Alexis de Tocqueville
Of all the things that oppress me, this sense of the evil working of nature herself -my disgust at her barbarity -clumsiness -darkness -bitter mockery… — John Ruskin
Nothing can be more depressing than to expose, naked to the light of thought, the hideous growth of argot. Indeed it is like a sort… — Victor Hugo
I'm not interested, Larry, in being a perfect, plastic pop singer that looks great in bikinis and is on the cover of every magazine. I'm… — Lady Gaga
Forward thinking companies that adapt positively to the sustainable business agenda will be at the forefront of resource productivity, reducing waste and of environmental reporting.… — Michael Meacher
Quickest way to build trust: Keep promises you make, don't over-promise. Over-deliver, don't under-deliver. If you say you'll do something, make sure you do but… — Phil Harding
Only business can build a low-carbon economy. Business is all about seeing ideas and growing them. Businesses have the resources, the people, the technical skills… — Tom DeLay
We have to change our culture so you can create wealth from making things and don't just try to make money out of money — James Dyson
An attitude of gratitude brings great things. — Harbhajan Singh Yogi
Another way to be prepared is to think negatively. Yes, I'm a great optimist. but, when trying to make a decision, I often think of… — Randy Pausch
All things human hang by a slender thread; and that which seemed to stand strong suddenly falls and sinks in ruins. — Unknown Author
He who is only a traveler learns things at second-hand and by the halves, and is poor authority. We are most interested when science reports… — Henry David Thoreau
Oh, we can populate the dark with horrors, even we who think ourselves informed and sure, believing nothing we cannot measure or weigh. I know… — John Steinbeck
The biggest moment of flexibility in our shopping habits is when we have a child, because all of your old routines go out the window,… — Charles Duhigg
Two things I'm trying to work on are openness and flexibility. — Lili Taylor

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