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“I can't seem to stay out of my own way.”
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“English humor resembles the Loch Ness Monster in that both are famous but there is a strong suspicion that neither exists.”
Source : George Mikes (2016). “English Humour for Beginners”, p.7, Penguin UK
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“I have lost everything, Han thought. Then he corrected himself. Every time I think I’ve lost everything, I find there’s still something else to lose.”
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“My close proximity to many of the newsmakers can give me a different perspective about people in politics and what they might say than others who don't know them.”
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“I'm really glad that our young people missed the Depression, and missed the great big war. But I do regret that they missed the leaders that I knew. Leaders who told us when things were tough, and that we would have to sacrifice, and these difficulties might last awhile. They didn't tell us things were hard for us because we were different, or isolated, or special interests. They brought us together and they gave us a sense of national purpose.”
Source : Ann Richards' Address at the Democratic National Convention in Texas, www.nytimes.com. July 19, 1988.
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“At one time I thought the most important thing was talent. I think now that the young man must possess or teach himself, training himself, in infinite patience, which is to try and to try until it comes right. He must train himself in ruthless intolerance-that is to throw away anything that is false no matter how much he might love that page or that paragraph. The most important thing is insight, that is to be-curiosity-to wonder, to mull, and to muse why it is that man does what he does, and if you have that, then I don't think the talent makes much difference, whether you've got it or not.”
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“Successful social media marketing is not built on impressions. It is built on relationships”
Source : Kim Garst (2015). “Will the Real You Please Stand Up: Show Up, Be Authentic, and Prosper in Social Media”, p.10, Morgan James Publishing
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“A run is more difficult to make than no save, because batting is in its nature a far less certain and reliable thing than bowling and fielding.”