Avoid witticisms at the expense of others.

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The gain in self-confidence of having accomplished a tiresome labour is immense.

Arnold Bennett

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gain , self-confidence , having , accomplished , tiresome

Quotes

Isn't it fitting that so many of those who have contempt for the private sector will soon find themselves back in it?

Mitt Romney

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fitting , many , those

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In taking revenge, a man is but even with his enemy but in passing it over, he is superior.

Francis Bacon

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taking , man , even , his , enemy

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Acting is a very personal process. It has to do with expressing your own personality, and discovering the character you're playing through your own experience - so we're all different.

Ian Mckellen

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experience

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I have a very strong spiritual base.

LeToya Luckett

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very , strong , spiritual

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Women or mothers in middle-age or mid-career have valuable life experience and may offer an untapped recruitment pool.

Hazel Blears

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women , mothers , valuable , life , experience

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I have always had an attorney on retainer, and now I believe I will have to put him to work.

Jeff Gannon

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always , had , attorney

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Science, my lad, is made up of mistakes, but they are mistakes which it is useful to make, because they lead little by little to the truth.

Jules Verne

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science

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At times they don't like you to kick them and they feel you're not allowed to kick them.

Alan Shearer

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times , like , kick

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Time is an avid gambler who has no need to cheat to win every time.

Charles Baudelaire

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time , avid , gambler , who , need

Proverbs

The sack of longing has no bottom.

Japanese Proverb

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sack , longing

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People have many theories about comedy, but being just plain funny is the one most important thing.

Gilbert Gottfried

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people , many , theories

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If you can't play guitar and sing in Nashville, you might as well just be a construction worker.

Patrick Carney

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play , guitar , sing

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The harmonica is a great instrument.

Toots Thielemans

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harmonica , great

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I got out of the Navy in 1990.

Rudy Boesch

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got , out , navy

Facts

"Darth vader" is derived from old dutch, meaning "Dark father"

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vader , derived , old

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"Drawing is based upon perspective, which is nothing else than a thorough knowledge of the function of the eye."

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based , which , nothing

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"Eating crow" is an old expression defined by the Urban Dictionary to mean "When you make a mistake and are forced to acknowledge it humbly".

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facts

Proverbs

"Fie upon thee, how black thou art!" said the kettle to the saucepan.

Danish Proverb

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how , black , thou , said , kettle

Facts

"Finger Lickin' Good" had a bit of a mishap when translated to Chinese for their first KFC outlets in the country, the famous phrase became "Eat your fingers off"

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good , had , bit

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"Finger Lickin' Good" had a bit of a mishap when translated to Chinese for their first outlets in the country, the famous phrase became "eat your fingers off".

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facts

Proverbs

"For example" is not proof.

Yiddish Proverb

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proverbs, yiddish-proverb

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"For millions of years, mankind lived just like the animals. Then something happened which unleashed the power of our imagination. We learned to talk and we learned to listen."

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millions , mankind , lived

Proverbs

"Force me, and I shall commit no sin," said the girl.

German Proverb

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shall , commit , said

Facts

"Fox tossing" was once a popular sport.

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tossing , once , popular

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"Geometry has two great treasures; one is the Theorem of Pythagoras; the other, the division of a line into extreme and mean ratio. The first we may compare to a measure of gold; the second we may name a precious jewel."

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two , great , theorem

Proverbs

"Give me a push from my back" does not mean give me a hunchback.

Nigerian Proverb

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me , push , does , mean , give

Facts

"Go," is the shortest complete sentence in the English language.

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facts

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"Good culture is born of a good disposition; and since the cause is more to be praised than the effect, I will rather praise a good disposition without culture, than good culture without the disposition."

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culture , born , good

Proverbs

"Great cry and little wool," said the fool, when he sheared a pig.

German Proverb

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cry , little , said , he

Avoid witticisms at the expense of others.

– Horace Mann –

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