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Mark Twain said, 'The right word is to the nearly right word as lightning is to the lightning bug.' Fill your book with lightning.
Robert Littell
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The right word fitly spoken is a precious rarity.


John Boyle O'Reilly
The difference between the almost right word and the right word is really a large matter - 'tis the difference between the lightning-bug and the lightning.
Mark Twain
I think you can get to a point where nihilism, if that's the right word, is overwhelming, and the basic laws that society has set up - either religious or social laws - become meaningless.
Bruce Springsteen
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I really enjoy finding the right word, creating a good, flowing sentence. I enjoy the rhythm of the words.
Steve Martin
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People in power have to be careful about what comes out of their mouth. They have to find exactly the right word that can't be attacked.
Anna Deavere Smith
Fun wouldn't be the right word... it was the most difficult, challenging, physical, extraordinary stretch I've ever had to make, in all those wild regards.
Uma Thurman
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He who wants to persuade should put his trust not in the right argument, but in the right word. The power of sound has always been greater than the power of sense.
Joseph Conrad
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I think as far as kids go, you just have to work hard. Work on your skills, keep focused.


Frank Lampard
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You've got to work hard for your success and you've got to have a steady presence. That's the secret.
Kid Rock
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And Barack and I were raised with so many of the same values, like you work hard for what you want in life. That your word is your bond; that you do what you say you're going to do. That you treat people with dignity and respect, even if you don't know them and even if you don't agree with them.
Michelle Obama
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The thing about travelling is that you work hard and play hard, but you can do all those things without your parents knowing.
Aaron Johnson
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My original business plan? To work hard, get 300 clients in the Rochester area, and live happily ever after.
Tom Golisano
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The Conservative party, the modern Conservative party, is on the side of people who want to work hard and get on.
George Osborne
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Cooking is in an honest profession where you cannot hide and let others do the work for you. You have to show up, work hard and prove you can do it faster and better. And find a mentor who will recognize your talent and push you in the right direction.
Marcus Samuelsson
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I have not cared for money, and I enjoy working. Money comes my way. People work hard so they get enough money. Or they work hard so they don't have to work hard later in life. But though I don't need money, I still work hard because I like what I am doing.
Manoj Bhargava
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Formula for success: rise early, work hard, strike oil.


J. Paul Getty
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You'll sacrifice a lot of things in the early part of your career to be successful, but to be ahead of your competitors, you have to work hard.
Ivan Glasenberg
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I work hard and support myself.


Zoe Cassavetes
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Read the Bible. Work hard and honestly. And don't complain.


Billy Graham
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