“In our so-called democracy we are accustomed to give the majority what they want rather than educate them to understand what is best for them.”
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“It is our best work that God wants, not the dregs of our exhaustion. I think he must prefer quality to quantity.”
“I was blessed with certain gifts and talents and God gave them to me to be the best person I can be and to have a positive impact on other people.”
“Music is the best way for me to say I love you.”
“The time that people aren't expecting what's going to happen, I find that's the best time to really cause the damage that needs to be done.”
“I just always expect the best because I'm a competitor and if I'm competing, then obviously I'm trying to be better in everything.”
“Our most intimate friend is not he to whom we show the worst, but the best of our nature.”
“A Boss in Heaven is the best excuse for a boss on earth, therefore If God did exist, he would have to be abolished.”
“Yet, it is true, poetry is delicious the best prose is that which is most full of poetry.”
“The ultimate victory in competition is derived from the inner satisfaction of knowing that you have done your best and that you have gotten the most out of what you had to give.”
“Power will intoxicate the best hearts, as wine the strongest heads. No man is wise enough, nor good enough to be trusted with unlimited power.”
“Like anything else that happens on its own, the act of writing is beyond currency. Money is great stuff to have, but when it comes to the act of creation, the best thing is not to think of money too much. It constipates the whole process.”
“The best of seers is he who guesses well.”
“Gorgeous hair is the best revenge.”
“When one is trying to do something beyond his known powers it is useless to seek the approval of friends. Friends are at their best in moments of defeat.”
“Borrowing knowledge of reality from all sources, taking the best from every study, Science of Mind brings together the highest enlightenment of the ages.”
“Autumn wins you best by this its mute appeal to sympathy for its decay.”
“What is the recipe for successful achievement? To my mind there are just four essential ingredients: Choose a career you love, give it the best there is in you, seize your opportunities, and be a member of the team.”
“Do not have evil-doers for friends, do not have low people for friends: have virtuous people for friends, have for friends the best of men.”
“Do not make best friends with a melancholy sad soul. They always are heavily loaded, and you must bear half.”
“We can best help you to prevent war not by repeating your words and following your methods but by finding new words and creating new methods.”
“As we look forward to freedom, the shining city on the hill and the best days of America lying ahead, it is the men and women in uniform who protect, defend and make us proud to whom we should look and give thanks every night.”
“Canada's the best country in the world.”
“Next to acquiring good friends, the best acquisition is that of good books.”