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"The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it."

"The key to everything is patience. You get the chicken by hatching the egg, not by smashing it."

Arnold H. Glasow, American Humorist

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"The traditions of a nation are very important and the anthem written by Francis Scott Key in the early days of our nation should always be revered."

"The traditions of a nation are very important and the anthem written by Francis Scott Key in the early days of our nation should always be revered."

Lee Greenwood, American Musician

Key, Nation, Traditions

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"The key is to keep improving. I'm not there yet. I know I have to keep trying to improve and keep trying to get faster."

"The key is to keep improving. I'm not there yet. I know I have to keep trying to improve and keep trying to get faster."

Tyler Christopher, American Actor

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"The key is in remaining just aloof enough from a painting so that you know when to stop."

"The key is in remaining just aloof enough from a painting so that you know when to stop."

Buffy Sainte-Marie, Canadian Singer

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"It's all about the script. Reality is key to me and less cutesy."

"It's all about the script. Reality is key to me and less cutesy."

Jimmy Fallon, American Comedian

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"The key word about The West Wing is show. It is not a reality show. It has nothing to do with reality."

"The key word about The West Wing is show. It is not a reality show. It has nothing to do with reality."

Martin Sheen, American Actor

Key, Nothing, Reality, Word

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"If you feel you have the right key, you try to make some phrase or sound that will fit."

"If you feel you have the right key, you try to make some phrase or sound that will fit."

Jan Garbarek, Norwegian Musician

Key, Right, Sound, Will

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"Suprisingly, one of the most complex pieces of code is the code to determine where a note is in the staff. Finale stores notes as relative scale positions in the current key."

"Suprisingly, one of the most complex pieces of code is the code to determine where a note is in the staff. Finale stores notes as relative scale positions in the current key."

Robert Patterson, American General

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"I can't play my songs on the smaller harp. I have a Celtic harp. I can't do the key changes."

"I can't play my songs on the smaller harp. I have a Celtic harp. I can't do the key changes."

Joanna Newsom, American Musician

Key, Play, Songs

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"But actually just yesterday we raised the key of one of my songs two steps up, so my voice is obviously responding. It's a muscle, and the more you use it, the more you use it right, the more you should get out of it. So yes, I sing."

"But actually just yesterday we raised the key of one of my songs two steps up, so my voice is obviously responding. It's a muscle, and the more you use it, the more you use it right, the more you should get out of it. So yes, I sing."

Harvey Fierstein, American Actor

Key, Right, Songs, Voice

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"We can even sing off key, but if it's produced properly it can be a hit."

"We can even sing off key, but if it's produced properly it can be a hit."

Grandmaster Flash, American Musician

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"I'm not altogether sure what I'm going to do for that. I think it will be a lot more low key than the other two I've done. Dare I say it, a bit more relaxing."

"I'm not altogether sure what I'm going to do for that. I think it will be a lot more low key than the other two I've done. Dare I say it, a bit more relaxing."

Peter Banks, British Musician

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"The key, of course, is to stay away from the losing years."

"The key, of course, is to stay away from the losing years."

Vince McMahon, American Entertainer

Key, Losing, Years

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"To heal from the inside out is the key."

"To heal from the inside out is the key."

Wynonna Judd, American Musician

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"And that's what I've learned too: writing is key."

"And that's what I've learned too: writing is key."

Trish Stratus, American Entertainer

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"Well, Detroit Institute is kind of a key - probably the largest permanent collection of puppets in the US."

"Well, Detroit Institute is kind of a key - probably the largest permanent collection of puppets in the US."

Jim Henson, American Entertainer

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"I don't look at a knife the way I used to. I'm more aware of what it is. I think twice. This is a key finger. It's in every chord."

"I don't look at a knife the way I used to. I'm more aware of what it is. I think twice. This is a key finger. It's in every chord."

Neil Young, Canadian Musician

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"I got bored with the old way - it came too easy. I worked until I could play and chord changes at any tempo in any key, and then said 'What else is there?' Now I'm finding out."

"I got bored with the old way - it came too easy. I worked until I could play and chord changes at any tempo in any key, and then said 'What else is there?' Now I'm finding out."

Don Ellis, American Musician

Key, Now, Old, Play

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"Simplicity is the key."

"Simplicity is the key."

Ritchie Blackmore, English Musician

Key, Simplicity

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"I favor strategies that encourage industry to include some sort of key recovery capability in their systems which would also address user requirements for access."

"I favor strategies that encourage industry to include some sort of key recovery capability in their systems which would also address user requirements for access."

Dorothy Denning, American Public Servant

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"I think he came to the front door and rang the bell, and Maggie let him in, and he said he had forgotten his key; so I think she must have been down stairs."

"I think he came to the front door and rang the bell, and Maggie let him in, and he said he had forgotten his key; so I think she must have been down stairs."

Lizzie Andrew Borden, American Celebrity

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"The word spiritual, not the word religious, is the key."

"The word spiritual, not the word religious, is the key."

Clarence Clemons, American Musician

Key, Religious, Spiritual, Word

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"To remain relevant though, I think making great records is the key."

"To remain relevant though, I think making great records is the key."

Kelly Jones, Welsh Musician

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"If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn't ask me, I'd still have to say it."

"If you ask what is the single most important key to longevity, I would have to say it is avoiding worry, stress and tension. And if you didn't ask me, I'd still have to say it."

George Burns, American Comedian

Key, Longevity, Stress, Tension

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"There was a subtlety about Peggy Lee. It was powerful. There was a valuable use of space. Everything was not cluttered. Her voice was out front and was the key instrument."

"There was a subtlety about Peggy Lee. It was powerful. There was a valuable use of space. Everything was not cluttered. Her voice was out front and was the key instrument."

Rita Coolidge, American Musician

Key, Space, Voice

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"What's happened is that an incessant, an insidious insurgency has repeatedly attacked the key infrastructure targets, reducing outputs."

"What's happened is that an incessant, an insidious insurgency has repeatedly attacked the key infrastructure targets, reducing outputs."

Stuart Bowen, American Inspector General

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"The moment I saw the model and heard about the complementing base pairs I realized that it was the key to understanding all the problems in biology we had found intractable - it was the birth of molecular biology."

"The moment I saw the model and heard about the complementing base pairs I realized that it was the key to understanding all the problems in biology we had found intractable - it was the birth of molecular biology."

Sydney Brenner, British Scientist

Key, Problems, Understanding

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"As long as I know what key the solo is in, I try to kind of empty my mind and not think about anything. I just play without thinking."

"As long as I know what key the solo is in, I try to kind of empty my mind and not think about anything. I just play without thinking."

Ace Frehley, American Musician

Key, Mind, Play, Thinking

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