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The more a man knows, the less he talks.


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Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.

Love is a canvas furnished by nature and embroidered by imagination.



If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.

If you want to know who controls you, look at who you are not allowed to criticize.



It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong.

It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong.



The mirror is a worthless invention. The only way to truly see yourself is in the reflection of someone else's eyes.

The mirror is a worthless invention. The only way to truly see yourself is in the reflection of someone else's eyes.



Give me the patience for the small things of life, courage for the great trials of life. Help me to do my best each day and then go to sleep knowing God is awake.

Give me the patience for the small things of life, courage for the great trials of life. Help me to do my best each day and then go to sleep knowing God is awake.



Many are destined to reason wrongly; others, not to reason at all; and others, to persecute those who do reason.

Many are destined to reason wrongly; others, not to reason at all; and others, to persecute those who do reason.



Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.

Each player must accept the cards life deals him or her: but once they are in hand, he or she alone must decide how to play the cards in order to win the game.



The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.

The most important decision you make is to be in a good mood.



Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.

Judge a man by his questions rather than his answers.



The more often a stupidity is repeated, the more it gets the appearance of wisdom.

The more often a stupidity is repeated, the more it gets the appearance of wisdom.





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The America that we knew as the smartest place on the planet is gone with the wind.

The America that we knew as the smartest place on the planet is gone with the wind.



In New York, you couldn't wish for a nicer audience, or in L.A., Chicago, Boston. But when you get into secondary markets, they don't have a clue.

In New York, you couldn't wish for a nicer audience, or in L.A., Chicago, Boston. But when you get into secondary markets, they don't have a clue.



Most of the forward movements of life in general ... have been the work of essentially religiously-minded people.

Most of the forward movements of life in general ... have been the work of essentially religiously-minded people.



It ultimately becomes an asset to be part of a theatrical family if, indeed, you're good at what you do.

It ultimately becomes an asset to be part of a theatrical family if, indeed, you're good at what you do.



Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.

Good words shall gain you honor in the marketplace, but good deeds shall gain you friends among men.



You always have to measure your desires and goals against your ego and your humility.

You always have to measure your desires and goals against your ego and your humility.



There might be people out there who wouldn't hire me because they thought I should keep my mouth shut, but I'm not aware of that. Even if I saw evidence of that, it wouldn't really concern me.

There might be people out there who wouldn't hire me because they thought I should keep my mouth shut, but I'm not aware of that. Even if I saw evidence of that, it wouldn't really concern me.



Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind.

Without censorship, things can get terribly confused in the public mind.




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