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Our system freed the individual genius of man. Released him to fly as high & as far as his own talent & energy would take… — Ronald Reagan
What would be the difference if we retreated and let the French and Germans make decisions for the world? We tried that twice in the… — Tammy Bruce
Finally and most important of all, authenticity means that you must do what you do the way you do it and allow everyone else the… — Iyanla Vanzant
I tried to avoid Mimi. Her presence seemed to call forth every rejection I'd ever experienced-the teachers who'd looked at me as though I held… — Melissa Bank
Of one thing I am sure. Complaining is self-perpetuating and counterproductive. Whenever I express my complaints in the hope of evoking pity and receiving the… — Henri Nouwen
I've tried to be flexible in my career by doing a little bit of everything and that's worked for me. — Regina King
The fact the enemies of God must face is that modern civilization has conquered the world, but in doing so has lost its soul. And… — Fulton J. Sheen
Your liberals and radicals all want to govern. They want to try it their way- to show that people will be happier if the power… — B.F. Skinner
Lord Chamberlain's readers or controllers, which were a handful of people working directly to him, were a very assorted group of people and some of… — Timothy West
In history, she wasn't there while we reenacted the Lincoln-Douglas Debate, and Mr. Lee tried to make me argue the Pro-Slavery side, most likely as… — Kami Garcia
Set about doing good to somebody. Put on your hat and go and visit the sick and poor of your neighborhood; inquire into their circumstances… — Howard Stern
As long as you are free, you are free to select and choose alternatives, provided that you are willing to accept the responsibility for being… — Leo Buscaglia
I've really tried to learn the art of clothes, because you don't sell for what you're worth unless you look good. — Lady Bird Johnson
I tried to write worse but it was no good; my generalizations came out as before, each more exquisite than the last. I grew discouraged. — Peter De Vries
If you asked someone, 'Can you play the violin?' and he says, 'I don't know, I have not tried, perhaps I can,' you laugh at… — Leo Tolstoy
All the past is here, present to be tried; let it approve itself if it can. — Henry David Thoreau
I've tried to stay out of the frame more as a director. — Roger Michell
Ever since I started painting, I have tried to get the fluidity and surprise of image connection, the simultaneity of film montage, into painting. — David Salle
I’ve always tried to find God in lots of different things, whether that’s been drugs, women, etc, etc… But all those things are tangible and… — Matthew Healy
If we tried To sink the past beneath our feet, be sure The future would not stand. — Elizabeth Barrett Browning
I was reading about how countless species are being pushed toward extinction by man's destruction of forests. . . . Sometimes I think the surest… — Bill Watterson
Being in the beauty industry has taught me that most of us are never satisfied with how we look. We all wish we had better… — Tabatha Coffey
In exile, I have tried to profit by the past and prepare for the future. — Lajos Kossuth
The few of understanding, vision rare, Who veiled not from the herd their hearts, but tried, Poor generous fools, to lay their feelings bare, Them… — Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
I've tried Buddhism, Scientology, Numerology, Transcendental Meditation, Qabbala, t'ai chi, feng shui and Deepak Chopra but I find straight gin works best. — Phyllis Diller

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