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Quotes by American Authors

"I don't listen to what art critics say. I don't know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is."
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Jean-Michel Basquiat
"I don't listen to what art critics say. I don't know anybody who needs a critic to find out what art is."
"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."
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Walt Disney
"The way to get started is to quit talking and begin doing."
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"I can hire one-half of the working class to kill the other half."
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Jack Gould
"I can hire one-half of the working class to kill the other half."
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"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
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Steve Jobs
"The only way to do great work is to love what you do."
"Aviation is proof that given, the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible."
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Eddie Rickenbacker
"Aviation is proof that given, the will, we have the capacity to achieve the impossible."
"The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun."
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John D. Rockefeller
"The ability to deal with people is as purchasable a commodity as sugar or coffee and I will pay more for that ability than for any other under the sun."
"We are under a Constitution, but the Constitution is what the judges say it is, and the judiciary is the safeguard of our property and our liberty and our property under the Constitution."
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Charles Evans Hughes
"We are under a Constitution, but the Constitution is what the judges say it is, and the judiciary is the safeguard of our property and our liberty and our property under the Constitution."
"I would like to see the day when somebody would be appointed surgeon somewhere who had no hands, for the operative part is the least part of the work."
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Harvey Cushing
"I would like to see the day when somebody would be appointed surgeon somewhere who had no hands, for the operative part is the least part of the work."
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"Design is the method of putting form and content together. Design, just as art, has multiple definitions; there is no single definition. Design can be art. Design can be aesthetics. Design is so simple, that's why it is so complicated."
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Paul Rand
"Design is the method of putting form and content together. Design, just as art, has multiple definitions; there is no single definition. Design can be art. Design can be aesthetics. Design is so simple, that's why it is so complicated."
"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today."
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Franklin D. Roosevelt
"The only limit to our realization of tomorrow will be our doubts of today."
"The fact is I am not having sex. But I feel absolutely ripe for the, what would you say? plucking?"
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Angelina Jolie
"The fact is I am not having sex. But I feel absolutely ripe for the, what would you say? plucking?"
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"Communism is a religion that is inspired, directed and motivated by the Devil himself who has declared war against Almighty God."
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Billy Graham
"Communism is a religion that is inspired, directed and motivated by the Devil himself who has declared war against Almighty God."
"Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it's all over much too soon."
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Woody Allen
"Life is full of misery, loneliness, and suffering - and it's all over much too soon."
"It's funny how you call me a celebrity. Oh man."
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Steven Hill
"It's funny how you call me a celebrity. Oh man."
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"Change before you have to."
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Jack Welch
"Change before you have to."
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"Finance is a gun. Politics is knowing when to pull the trigger."
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Mario Puzo
"Finance is a gun. Politics is knowing when to pull the trigger."
"Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got."
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Janis Joplin
"Don't compromise yourself. You are all you've got."
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"We see our customers as invited guests to a party, and we are the hosts. It's our job every day to make every important aspect of the customer experience a little bit better."
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Jeff Bezos
"We see our customers as invited guests to a party, and we are the hosts. It's our job every day to make every important aspect of the customer experience a little bit better."
"One man with courage makes a majority."
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Andrew Jackson
"One man with courage makes a majority."
"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough."
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Mae West
"You only live once, but if you do it right, once is enough."
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"Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible."
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Tony Robbins
"Setting goals is the first step in turning the invisible into the visible."
"The one process now going on that will take millions of years to correct is the loss of genetic and species diversity by the destruction of natural habitats. This is the folly our descendants are least likely to forgive us."
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E. O. Wilson
"The one process now going on that will take millions of years to correct is the loss of genetic and species diversity by the destruction of natural habitats. This is the folly our descendants are least likely to forgive us."
"Design is a plan for arranging elements in such a way as best to accomplish a particular purpose."
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Charles Eames
"Design is a plan for arranging elements in such a way as best to accomplish a particular purpose."
"You don't get results by focusing on results. You get results by focusing on the actions that produce results."
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Mike Hawkins
"You don't get results by focusing on results. You get results by focusing on the actions that produce results."
"If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists - to protect them and to promote their common welfare - all else is lost."
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Barack Obama
"If the people cannot trust their government to do the job for which it exists - to protect them and to promote their common welfare - all else is lost."
"I want you to do it right as fast as you can, not fast as right as you can."
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Arthur Collins
"I want you to do it right as fast as you can, not fast as right as you can."
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"If you kill enough of them, they stop fighting."
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Curtis Lemay
"If you kill enough of them, they stop fighting."
"When law and duty are one, united by religion, you never become fully conscious, fully aware of yourself. You are always a little less than an individual."
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Frank Herbert
"When law and duty are one, united by religion, you never become fully conscious, fully aware of yourself. You are always a little less than an individual."
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
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Eleanor Roosevelt
"The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams."
"Every sunrise is an invitation for us to arise and brighten someone's day."
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Richelle E. Goodrich
"Every sunrise is an invitation for us to arise and brighten someone's day."
"You get paid in direct proportion to the difficulty of problems you solve."
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Elon Musk
"You get paid in direct proportion to the difficulty of problems you solve."
"A spirit of thankfulness is one of the most distinctive marks of a Christian whose heart is attuned to the Lord. Thank God in the midst of trials and every persecution."
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Billy Graham
"A spirit of thankfulness is one of the most distinctive marks of a Christian whose heart is attuned to the Lord. Thank God in the midst of trials and every persecution."
"The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend."
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Abraham Lincoln
"The best way to destroy an enemy is to make him a friend."
"The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital."
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Joe Paterno
"The will to win is important, but the will to prepare is vital."
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"The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time."
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James Taylor
"The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time."
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"I had some money, I made the best paintings ever. I was completely reclusive, worked a lot, took a lot of drugs. I was awful to people."
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Jean-Michel Basquiat
"I had some money, I made the best paintings ever. I was completely reclusive, worked a lot, took a lot of drugs. I was awful to people."
"Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on."
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Bob Newhart
"Laughter gives us distance. It allows us to step back from an event, deal with it and then move on."
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"You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction."
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George Horace Lorimer
"You've got to get up every morning with determination if you're going to go to bed with satisfaction."
"All governments are run by liars and nothing they say should be believed."
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I. F. Stone
"All governments are run by liars and nothing they say should be believed."
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"The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra."
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Jimmy Johnson
"The difference between ordinary and extraordinary is that little extra."
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"I've been rich and I've been poor. Rich is better."
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Sophie Tucker
"I've been rich and I've been poor. Rich is better."
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"It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory."
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W. Edwards Deming
"It is not necessary to change. Survival is not mandatory."
"Good humor isn't a trait of character, it is an art which requires practice."
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David Seabury
"Good humor isn't a trait of character, it is an art which requires practice."
"The consequences of an act affect the probability of it's occurring again."
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B. F. Skinner
"The consequences of an act affect the probability of it's occurring again."
"Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right to be his own oppressor."
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James Russell Lowell
"Democracy is the form of government that gives every man the right to be his own oppressor."
"Money and success don't change people; they merely amplify what is already there."
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Will Smith
"Money and success don't change people; they merely amplify what is already there."
"Inflation is taxation without legislation."
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Milton Friedman
"Inflation is taxation without legislation."
"I do believe that most men live lives of quiet desperation. For despair, optimism is the only practical solution. Hope is practical. Because eliminate that and it's pretty scary. Hope at least gives you the option of living."
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Harry Nilsson
"I do believe that most men live lives of quiet desperation. For despair, optimism is the only practical solution. Hope is practical. Because eliminate that and it's pretty scary. Hope at least gives you the option of living."
"There is no such thing as a 'self-made' man. We are made up of thousands of others."
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George Matthew Adams
"There is no such thing as a 'self-made' man. We are made up of thousands of others."
"The aim of medicine is to prevent disease and prolong life, the ideal of medicine is to eliminate the need of a physician."
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William J. Mayo
"The aim of medicine is to prevent disease and prolong life, the ideal of medicine is to eliminate the need of a physician."
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