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Eventually, the tribe developed so much confidence in me that they invited me to be their chieftain. ↗

— Roland Joffe

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The vanity of being known to be trusted with a secret is generally one of the chief motives to disclose it. ↗

— Samuel Johnson

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I long to accomplish a great and noble task, but it is my chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble. ↗

— Helen Keller

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I want you to give all these chiefs of the soldiers here to understand that we are for peace, and that we have made peace, that we may not be mistaken by them for enemies. ↗

— Black Kettle

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Nothing mattered except states of mind, chiefly our own. ↗

— John Maynard Keynes

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The Secretary of Defense is not a super General or Admiral. His task is to exercise civilian control over the Department for the Commander-in-Chief and the country. ↗

— Donald Rumsfeld

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All great art is the work of the whole living creature, body and soul, and chiefly of the soul. ↗

— John Ruskin

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At this stage, my chief professional goal is simply to keep on writing and making a living at it. ↗

— Fred Saberhagen

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To smile at the jest which plants a thorn in another's breast is to become a principal in the mischief. ↗

— Richard Brinsley Sheridan

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Life and human society are the chief concern of Confucianism and, through it, the chief concern of the Chinese people. ↗

— Hu Shih

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