Confucius Quotes

The superior man sets his person at rest before he moves; he composes his mind before he speaks.

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By the end of 2008, clearly the Al Qaeda and Sunni insurgency had been relatively stabilized. And in the Al Qaeda's mind, they were defeated.
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Republicans rarely criticize Obama for lack of empathy - in part because liberals have traditionally been seen as standing up for the weak and the vulnerable. Conservatives can be just as empathetic. But they believe that, in most cases, it's not government's role to be the primary dispenser of empathy.
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Democracy opens new vistas and opportunities. We should use the opportunities it offers to correct past mistakes not to blunder anew.
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If I could set a world record, it would be that I have 150 business partners, all with thriving businesses of their own that started with nothing and I made the difference to make them all billionaires.
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A guitar riff played on a piano doesn't come close to the purity of it being played on a guitar but I faked it enough to get by.
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I was a breakdancer as a kid. I was on one of the top break dancing teams in Australia.
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Issues are never simple. One thing I'm proud of is that very rarely will you hear me simplify the issues.
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I have a great office.
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If man makes himself a worm he must not complain when he is trodden on.
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I think my father was somewhat disappointed in not having had a son, and in that way I was the nearest thing he had.
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I am so proud of being a Paralympian because I think the Games are a very good platform for disabled persons to perform themselves. Within the Paralympics movement, it's not just talk about excellence; it's not just talk about the competition. It's also talk about the equality and how your world accepts those disabled people.
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I think that liberals need to grow up.
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Hearing my songs in public freaks me out a bit. There was one restaurant I really liked in L.A., but I had to stop going there when they started playing my music. It felt kinda awkward.
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The Bible says, 'Judge not lest ye be judged.' Our lives are supposed to be hospitals, not courtrooms.
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I don't know anyone who likes the American League games better. Maybe some fans do. But if you're not an actual DH, you probably prefer the National League.
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It's hard to sell a brand without having a face to it.
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I'm a vocabulary nerd.
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I am not musically educated yet. I don't read - I make my own language that works for myself. But I play by ear.
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I think 'Baywatch' will be a summer blockbuster, and I'm not just saying it because I'm in it. I saw a bunch of scenes right now, and it's the funniest movie ever. Dwayne and Zac Efron have the best chemistry, and I come and interrupt their chemistry.
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So many of my thoughts and feelings are shared by the English that England has turned into a second native land of the mind for me.
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The function of the artist in a disturbed society is to give awareness of the universe, to ask the right questions, and to elevate the mind.
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At the heart, it is world music that I do. It's all connections. Ultimately, we're all connected.
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There is no substitute for love and caring and compassion and human beings helping one another.
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The superior man sets his person at rest before he moves; he composes his mind before he speaks.