Confucius Quotes
Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.
Quotes to Explore
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All change is bad. But sometimes it has to be done.
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It is not only our duty but our moral obligation to break from the oppression of debt. We must rise above the political considerations and do what is right for the future of our nation.
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I think women are really good at making friends and not good at networking. Men are good at networking and not necessarily making friends. That's a gross generalization, but I think it holds in many ways.
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I just don't think the title 'MJ's daughter' fits me.
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I love Queen Latifah! Queen Latifah is so beautiful! Every time you see her, if it's in a cosmetics ad, or on the red carpet, she's always flawless.
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My kind of director is an actor-director who writes.
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I think she has more gospel style than I do. I think I'm more, umm, you know mainstream I guess. I don't know if we split the vote. That could be possible but I don't think we are the same at all.
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If 'Airplane!' comes on, it's like a comfort film. You can always guarantee a laugh watching that movie.
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The only ones who like Milton Berle are his mother - and the public.
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I mean the terrorists are - are like a pimple, like a boil. They'll go away.
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You know what it's like to wake up in the middle of the night with a vivid dream? And you know that if you don't have a pencil and pad by the bed, it will be completely gone by the next morning. Sometimes it's important to wake up and stop dreaming. When a really great dream shows up, grab it.
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I never thought of being disadvantaged.
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I spent a lot of time in boarding school. This is something I will never do to my kids. I think if you're having kids, then you have to take care of them; otherwise, what's the point? There are many things that parents say are good for the kids, but the truth is they say that because it is good for the parents.
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Readers are very, very savvy, and I don't want to insult them by making them think I'm too lazy to get it right.
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As humans, we're going to make mistakes. It's what makes us human, and most of the time, the most effective way of learning is from a mistake.
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Trust your gut. You know yourself, so don't let somebody else tell you who you are.
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There was electricity in our village only for 2-3 hours a day, so all my life, I studied under a lamp.
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Why is it we never get our bad medicine in small doses?
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I create work, and I devote myself to the creative process, and I try to, you know, stay pure in that process and be worthy of the messages that I receive.
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Some things are more precious because they don't last long.
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Success can be a very difficult thing to deal with.
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I remain convinced that obstinate addiction to ordinary language in our private thoughts is one of the main obstacles to progress in philosophy.
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Men are undoubtedly more in danger from prosperity than from adversity. for when matters go smoothly, they flatter themselves, and are intoxicated by their success.
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Success depends upon previous preparation, and without such preparation there is sure to be failure.
