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Ideas govern the world, or throw it into chaos. Auguste Comte
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Ideas will be the major source of new wealth. Brian Tracy
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The idea of it (draining Lake Powell) is absolutely ridiculous. Jane D. Hull
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My idea of an acceptable person is someone that is ready to accept my ideas. Benjamin Disraeli
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People train for this all year like the Olympics. Michael White
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People think, 'It's a winter hike, I don't have to take as much water,' but they do. Sarah Davis
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People see me and they think, "He's risen from the dead. Richard M. Nixon
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