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Why did God give me two ears and one mouth? So that I will hear more and talk less.


Leo Rosten
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I remember when I did 'Mrityudand' there was this big hoo-ha, and people were asking me why I was doing an art movie, and I would just tell them that, 'You know, what's the big deal, it's a movie.' I'm so glad that's a thing of the past.
Madhuri Dixit
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I don't know why someone else's marriage has anything to do with me.


Elizabeth Edwards
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Nothing is more generally known than our duties which belong to Christianity; and yet, how amazing is it, nothing is less practiced?
George Whitefield
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I own works by women artists; it is hard for me to see, literally to see, how women and men differ in the quality of their work. Why are women artists less known and less admired?
Agnes Gund
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You don't know for sure why things happen, but you know, it did! It was my time to go on the show and I'm excited to see what my future holds.
Pia Toscano
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It takes less time to do a thing right, than it does to explain why you did it wrong.


Henry Wadsworth Longfellow
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You know how the Beatles broke off - they all did their solo projects and they came back together and they were even stronger!
Kelly Rowland
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I don't understand the rewarding of behavior that is less than classy. I don't get it.


Bonnie Hunt
A person's health isn't generally a reflection of genes, but how their environment is influencing them. Genes are the direct cause of less than 1pc of diseases: 99pc is how we respond to the world.
Bruce Lipton
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I was very young when we got married and I don't know why it worked out like it did or how I was smart enough to know that this was the right guy, but somehow I got lucky.
Kyra Sedgwick
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To me, unconventional thinking is approaching a problem and asking, 'Why not? Why can't something be done?' If someone can't give me a good reason why you can't do something, I find a way to do it.
Eli Broad
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I don't miss anything about the 1960s, not really. I did it. It's like asking, 'Do you miss the fourth grade?' I loved the fourth grade when I was in it, but I don't want to do it again.
Grace Slick
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Generally, what adults want to know is my background, why I write what I write, and very personal insights that some say are inspiring.
Patricia Polacco
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I know it's a rare privilege, but if one can really tackle something in adult life that means that much to you, then it's more rewarding than anything I can imagine.
Andrew Wiles
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I don't know why I did it, I don't know why I enjoyed it, and I don't know why I will do it again.


Matt Groening
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Many of the factors that we think will cause motivation, such as fair pay and a good manager, won't make you love your job. Even if you eliminate what makes you dissatisfied, that doesn't make you motivated. It doesn't make your work rewarding. You just are less bothered by things.
Clayton Christensen
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I would ask my mother to show me how to walk - and she did show me. That's why I think it's funny when people say, 'Did so-and-so teach you how to walk?' And I always say, 'You must be talking about my mother, because it was my mother who taught me how to walk.'
Naomi Campbell
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I know that often times a lot of people who work in music, whether they be labels and so on or even artists, want personal recognition. We want to be recognized for something, for what we did. I'd rather my song be recognized for what it's doing and that's important. It's not so important how many people know me.
K'naan
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My favorite role is mommy. I know that sounds cheesy to people who don't have kids, or there are even some moms who think it's cheesy. It's a role you can't prepare for; it's a role you don't get paid to do, but it is the most rewarding role, and to me, it's been the most fulfilling.
Vanessa Lachey
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