Ella Wheeler Wilcox Quotes
For here lies the pleasure of living: In taking God's bounties, and giving The gifts back again.
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Free market economists frequently see minimum wage legislation as mere political intervention. However, there are decent economic theories which show that, under certain circumstances, minimum wages can be beneficial, as it makes workers more productive.
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Novels are the Socratic dialogues of our time. Practical wisdom fled from school wisdom into this liberal form.
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My earliest memories of rap music was mixed with my earliest memories of reggae music. They were big sounds around the way, heavy bass lines, strong messages, definitely.
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You can't change the market; the market just is.
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As I have not worried to be born, I do not worry to die.
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Anybody I'm dating, I don't want them to talk about my music. I don't talk about my music to them.
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After five years in Ferrari, being second all the time, I think it was enough for me.
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Our soldiers show every single day that they are more than good enough.
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If you want to learn about America, watch 'The Wire.' It's a profound piece of entertainment.
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This is Earth. Isn't it hot?
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I haven't been to a movie since somebody gave me free tickets to Star Wars, which I went to.
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Our worst comes out when we behave like robots or professionals.
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Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not: nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not: the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.
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There is no scientific explanation for the fact that while my body lay in coma, my mind - my conscious, inner self - was alive and well.
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Any econometrician who wants to see practical application of his science will be highly concerned with applications to economic planning at the national level.
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Cultures are never merely intellectual constructs. They take form through the collective intelligence and memory, through a commonly held psychology and emotions, through spiritual and artistic communion.
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I think the 19th century is an extraordinary period with a welling up of creativity and all kinds of experimentation and exploration going on at least until 1940.
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I love for the crowd to feed off me, and I try to make my teammates feed off me.
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For me, being alove it is being close to nature, either by the beach or near the ocean. When I look around and see how small I am in comparison to all that surrounds me, it fuels me.
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Those then who know not wisdom and virtue, and are always busy with gluttony and sensuality, go down and up again as far as the mean; and in this region they move at random throughout life, but they never pass into the true upper world; thither they neither look, nor do they ever find their way, neither are they truly filled with true being, nor do they ever taste of pure and abiding pleasure.
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I can't explain why I shine and no one else shines. I think everybody shines in different things.
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I love everything about the holidays: the decorations, the parties, and spending time with friends and family. What I love most is that feeling of giving back. Every bit counts.
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We must have order, allocating to each thing its proper place and giving to each thing is due according to its nature.
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For here lies the pleasure of living: In taking God's bounties, and giving The gifts back again.
