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It occurs to me as I write that this "white light," usually presented dippily (evidence of afterlife, higher power), is in fact precisely consistent with… — Joan Didion
The birth of excellence begins with our awareness that our beliefs are a choice. We usually don't think of it that way, but belief can… — Tony Robbins
A good poet will usually borrow from authors remote in time, or alien in language, or diverse in interest. — Thomas Stearns Eliot
Our most conservative estimates show that by adopting shall-issue laws(concealed carry laws), states reduced murders by 8.5%, rapes by 5%, aggravated assaults by 7% and… — John R. Lott Jr.
Under this law (Controlled Substances Act) a bureaucrat-usually not elected-decides whether or not a substance is dangerous and how dangerous that substance is. There's no… — Peter McWilliams
Every leader has the courage to make decisions. No decision is usually the worst decision. — Orrin Woodward
It's weird, because usually if you're British and you go to America you play baddies; but I play naughty people here and goodies in America. — Paul Bettany
When you go to Africa, and you see children, they're usually barefoot, dirty and in rags, and they'd love to go to school. — Annie Lennox
One of the advantages of moving quickly is if you do something wrong you can change it. What technologies tend to do is they tend… — Marc Andreessen
I just want to be able to play and make people feel good with what I do. When you're thinking that way, anything can happen.… — Mark Knopfler
Guru Arjun tells us that the truth we seek is within ourselves, and I agree. The answers to many of our greatest desires, needs, and… — Dharma Singh Khalsa
... the embryological record, as it is usually presented to us, is both imperfect and misleading. It may be compared to an ancient manuscript, with… — Francis Maitland Balfour
Most people think they know what they are good at. They are usually wrong... And yet, a person can perform only from strength. — Peter Drucker
The collaboration which sometimes follows is seldom based on good will: usually on desire, rage, fear, pity or longing. The modern illusion concerning painting (which… — John Berger
Pray for 'all men.' We usually pray more for things than we do for men. Our prayers should be thrown across their pathway as they… — Edward McKendree Bounds
If the audience doesn't like it, usually they're just silent. But they've never all walked out at once. — Mark Russell
If drink sales are falling off, we get the pilots to engineer a bit of turbulence. That usually spikes sales. — Michael O'Leary
MBA students come out with: 'My staff is my most important asset.' Bullshit. Staff is usually your biggest cost. We all employ some lazy bastards… — Michael O'Leary
It is usually the case that people who know you better than you know yourself think you're a pretty good person. — Robert Breault
Movies are usually difficult, often insane, constantly challenging and always strangely amusing to make. — Yahoo Serious

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