Wilbur Wright Quotes
Men become wise just as they become rich, more by what they save than by what they receive.
Quotes to Explore
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Rushing to war is not a wise course of action.
Zbigniew Brzezinski
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The resources of our continent attract, more than ever, the interests of rich countries.
Omar Bongo
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I went to find myself and save myself by being an agent.
Victoria Principal
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First off, no one award-wise ever rewards comedy, which is... whatever. I don't care about that.
Adam McKay
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A rich man is nothing but a poor man with money.
W. C. Fields
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It is impossible to imagine the universe run by a wise, just and omnipotent God, but it is quite easy to imagine it run by a board of gods.
H. L. Mencken
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The planet doesn't require saving, and actually hasn't asked Greenpeace to save it.
Felix Dennis
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We now occupy the proud attitude of a sovereign and independent Republic, which will impose upon us the obligation of evincing to the world that we are worthy to be free. This will only be accomplished by wise legislation, the maintenance of our integrity, and the faithful and just redemption of our plighted faith wherever it has been pledged.
Sam Houston
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The happiest people, the ones you like the most, they're never worried about being rich.
Vince Staples
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When you receive God's love and encouragement, it will empower you to do more than you ever thought possible.
Victoria Osteen
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Let me smile with the wise, and feed with the rich.
Samuel Johnson
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What we know is smartphones are everywhere and they are rich in data. What we know is that there are apps once downloaded by the consumer that will also in turn download the consumers' contact book. Most consumers don't want that to happen and don't know it's happening.
Kamala Harris
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An excellent habit to cultivate is the analytical study of the King James Bible. For simple yet rich and forceful English, this masterly production is hard to equal; and even though its Saxon vocabulary and poetic rhythm be unsuited to general composition, it is an invaluable model for writers on quaint or imaginative themes.
H. P. Lovecraft
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The influential man is the successful man, whether he be rich or poor.
Orison Swett Marden
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Love is the wisdom of the fool and the folly of the wise.
Samuel Johnson
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More often than not, real life is so rich, complex and unpredictable that it would seem completely implausible in the pages of a novel.
Candice Millard
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Incidentally, the next time some war-mongering wise-ass tries to tell you that one reason we're in the middle east is to enhance the civil rights and social equality of women, remind them that we very enthusiastically destroyed the most secular country over there, where women could dress as they liked, have good jobs, be literate, and vote.
L. Neil Smith
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When I was one-and-twentyI heard a wise man say,'Give crowns and pounds and guineasBut not your heart away.'
A. E. Housman
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Appearances to the mind are of four kinds. Things either are what they appear to be; or they neither are, nor appear to be; or they are, and do not appear to be; or they are not, and yet appear to be. Rightly to aim in all these cases is the wise man's task.
Epictetus
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We condemn those who affirm that a man once justified cannot sin. ... As to the special privilege of the Virgin Mary, when they produce the celestial diploma we shall believe what they say.
John Calvin
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At the heart of every faith system is a bargain: on one side there is the comfort that comes from a narrative that suggests human life has cosmic significance, and on the other a duty to yield to moral commands that can, in the moment, seem rather inconvenient.
Gary Hamel
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Over my lifetime, heavy usage has woefully eroded profanity's power.
Lionel Shriver
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Do not allow children to mix drinks. It is unseemly and they use too much vermouth.
Fran Lebowitz
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Men become wise just as they become rich, more by what they save than by what they receive.
Wilbur Wright