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Brilliance is typically the act of an individual, but incredible stupidity can usually be traced to an organization. — Unknown Author
Few people know death, we only endure it, usually from determination, and even from stupidity and custom; and most men only die because they know… — Francois La Rochefoucauld
One of the most difficult things to give away is kindness it is usually returned — Joseph Joubert
Most people don't recognize opportunity when it comes, because it's usually dressed in overalls and looks a lot like work. — Thomas Alva Edison
Any ordeal that you can survive as a human being is an improvement in your character, and usually an improvement in your life. — Viggo Mortensen
The certainty with which a religious belief is held is usually in direct proportion to its absurdity — Donald Morgan
Civilization is a stream with banks. The stream is sometimes filled with blood from people killing, stealing, shouting and doing the things historians usually record,… — Unknown Author
When poets write about food it is usually celebratory. Food as the thing-in-itself, but also the thoughtful preparation of meals, the serving of meals, meals… — Joyce Carol Oates
Sales man: You got time for lunch? Homer: Yeah..but I usually have 2 or 3. Salesman: You like thai? Homer: Yeah, ya like shirt? — Matt Groening
I say 'I'm sorry.' It usually disarms them. — Sarah Silverman
Lies are usually caused by undue fear of men — Hasidic Proverb
You usually have to die anonymously in order to make a really big name for yourself. — Christine Anderson
God is usually on the side of big squadrons and against little ones — Comte DeBussy-Rabutin
Men who think that a woman's past love affairs lessen her love for them are usually stupid and weak. A woman can bring a new… — Marilyn Monroe
All that I really have to recount are observations and notes made during the course of my life as a painter. I ask those who… — Henri Matisse
He was a lawyer who usually operated with the delicacy of a Lexington Avenue express train. — Unknown Author
The portion of a law usually found unconstitutional is the teeth — Washington Irving
A narrow mind and a wide mouth usually go together — Celia Green
I got my dailies every day, although I couldn't always look at them because I was usually preparing for the next day's shoot, both as… — Debbie Allen
Those who say it can't be done are usually interrupted by others doing it. — James A. Baldwin

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