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In the game of life, it’s a good idea to have a few early losses, which relieves you of the pressure of trying to maintain an undefeated season.

Bill Vaughan

Most people – and particularly people whose lives have nothing to do with books at all – are intrigued by the idea that somebody wants to listen to them and get it right.
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Book Ideas People
When it is not necessary to amend the Constitution, it is necessary not to amend the Constitution.
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Amended Constitution Country Rules
The wise man realistically accepts as part of life and builds a philosophy to meet them and make the most of them. He lives on the principle of nothing attempted, nothing gained and is resolved that if he fails he is going to fail while trying to succeed.
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Failure Nothing Philosophy Resolve Wise
The same sun that melts butter hardens clay.
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Clay Harden Same Sun
It might be a good idea if the various countries of the world would occasionally swap history books, just to see what other people are doing with the same set of facts.
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Book Countries Country World
There is a mighty big difference between good sound reasons and reasons that sound good.
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Differences Reason Sound
Who grasps with his fist one who has an arm of steel injures only his own powerless wrist. Wait till inconstant fortune ties his hand, then … pick out his brains.
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Grasp Hands Power Ties
It is not easy to describe the present position of legal opinion on advertising and free speech. Only a poet can capture the essence of chaos.
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Advertising Chaos Essence Speech
One murder makes a villain, millions often a hero.
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Hero Milion Murder Villain
Patience is a most necessary qualification for business; many a man would rather you heard his story than granted his request.
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Details Men Patience
Managers at [the nuclear] sector should know that we need diplomacy and not slogans, .. This [is] where we should use all our leverages with patience and wisdom, without provocation and slogans that can give pretexts to the enemies.
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Enemy Giving Needs Patience Wisdom
O hour, of all hours, the most blesse’d upon earth, The bless’d hour of our dinners!
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Dinner Earth Eating
Where are the rough brave Britons to be found With Hearts of Oak, so much of old renowned?
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Brave England Heart
There must be some great truth underlying the instinct for worship.
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Great Instinct Truth Worship
What the heck do you think I’m doing? I’m laying these darn bricks! He then walked over to the second bricklayer and asked the same question.
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Bricklayer Bricks Question Same Walked
Iraq may get peace and stability through restoring it’s sovereignty under participation of all Iraqi factions and sectarian groups, who must rebuild a new democratic, free and independent Iraq.
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Country Independent Participation Sovereignty

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