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Nobility is a graceful ornament to the civil order. It is the Corinthian capital of polished society. ↗

— Edmund Burke

#civil #graceful #nobility #order #ornament

He had no failings which were not owing to a noble cause; to an ardent, generous, perhaps an immoderate passion for fame; a passion which is the instinct of all great souls. ↗

— Edmund Burke

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From a worldly point of view, there is no mistake so great as that of being always right. ↗

— Samuel Butler

#being #great #mistake #point #point of view

We don't grow unless we take risks. Any successful company is riddled with failures. ↗

— James E. Burke

#company #failures #grow #riddled #risks

That's one of the great advantages of age. You can say, I don't want to, I don't care, you can throw temper tantrums, and nobody minds. ↗

— James Lee Burke

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The secret was to just be cool, stay in God's graces, and work it out. ↗

— Solomon Burke

#god #graces #just #just be #out

My grandmother and I followed my mother here, to a house a block north of Hollywood Boulevard but a million miles away from Hollywood, if you know what I mean. We would hang out behind the ropes and look at the movie stars arriving at the premieres. ↗

— Carol Burnett

#away #behind #block #boulevard #followed

As far as sitcoms go, I thought Jenna Elfman in 'Dharma and Greg' was a wonderful physical comedienne who had great timing. ↗

— Carol Burnett

#dharma #far #go #great #greg

My grandmother and I saw an average of eight movies a week, double features, second run. ↗

— Carol Burnett

#double #eight #features #grandmother #i

I very much like Kenya. It's hard to beat the Masai Mara and the idea of ballooning across it. I have a great time at Lewa. There's more rhinos than you'll find anywhere. A great part for the children is you can ride horses with the giraffes and the zebra. ↗

— Mark Burnett

#anywhere #beat #children #find #giraffes