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mentally
That's just the way he pitches. I think it has more to do with him mentally concentrating really well. He hasn't let anything get away from him. Tony Russa
men iron envy
As rust corrupts iron, so envy corrupts man. Antisthenes
men religion useless
Men would never be superstitious, if they could govern all their circumstances by set rules, or if they were always favoured by fortune: but being frequently driven into straits where rules are useless, and being often kept fluctuating pitiably between hope and fear by the uncertainty of fortune's greedily coveted favours, they are consequently for the most part, very prone to credulity. Baruch Spinoza
men desire tongue
Surely human affairs would be far happier if the power in men to be silent were the same as that to speak. But experience more than sufficiently teaches that men govern nothing with more difficulty than their tongues, and can moderate their desires more easily than their words.
men simplicity fame
The greatest truths are the simplest, and so are the greatest men. Augustus Hare
men great-men
Great men can't be ruled. Ayn Rand
men together taught
Men have been taught that it is a virtue to stand together. But the creator is the man who stands alone.
men goes-on prometheus
And man will go on. Man, not men.
men ideas speech
No speech is ever considered, but only the speaker. It's so much easier to pass judgement on a man than on an idea.
ideas world chaos
Ideas govern the world, or throw it into chaos. Auguste Comte
ideas stories bigs
Once I'm given an idea for a story I have a million ideas on how it should be illustrated, but I don't have a big shoebox full of unfinished ideas. Brian Selznick
ideas narnia
That part of Rostrevor which overlooks Carlingford Lough is my idea of Narnia. C. S. Lewis
ideas long people
I work to promote the idea of sustainable capitalism driven by long-term considerations rather than quarterly profits, which seeks to better people's lives and the planet rather than destroy them. Al Gore
ideas people important
In many ways ideas are more important than people - they are much more permanent. Charles Kettering
ideas insane driving
Gotta head full of ideas that are driving me insane... Bob Dylan
ideas parent want
I learned from my parents the idea that, if you are devoted enough and you want to study something enough, you can really teach yourself anything. Brit Marling
ideas waiting effort
The world's not going to wait for you. If you have an idea, put some effort behind it and get it out there. Robert Kiyosaki
ideas entrepreneur family-and-friends
Friends and family will tell you why your ideas won't work. Most are left-brained employees and specialists and NOT entrepreneurs.
made presses
The press made me something I really wasn't and I tried to live up to what they made me. Billy Carter
mad composer improvisation
I always hankered to be a composer - I was mad about music, though I never studied seriously, and can't read a note. But I learned to play the piano and became pretty skillful at improvisation, especially after a drop or two. Conrad Aiken
mad people waste
I'm mad about the waste that happens when people who love each other can't even bring themselves to talk. Alice Walker
mad skins heavy
I feel very comfortable in my own skin. When someone makes jokes about me being heavy, it makes me mad. It's not true. I'm right where I should be. Amy Schumer
mad world sanity
Sanity is a handicap and liability if you're living in a mad world. Anthony Burgess
mad election presses
I am so mad at the press I could just strangle them! Ann Romney
mad
I both love and do not love; and am mad and not mad. Anacreon
mad brave wonder
As I am never better than when I am mad; then methinks I am a brave fellow; then I do wonders: but reason abuseth me, and there's the torment, there's the hell. Thomas Kyd
mad gone argument
..The argument he was conducting with his neighbor as to whether the English magician had gone mad because he was a magician, or because he was English. Susanna Clarke