#himself

If we are to survive, we must have ideas, vision, and courage. These things are rarely produced by committees. Everything that matters in our intellectual and moral life begins with an individual confronting his own mind and conscience in a room by himself. ↗

— Arthur M. Schlesinger, Jr.

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If God were suddenly condemned to live the life which He has inflicted upon men, He would kill Himself. ↗

— Alexandre Dumas

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If a cow walked into this room, I'd probably walk out. I could milk it, but my dad never forced me to do a lot of chores like that, mostly because he loved doing it himself. ↗

— Stuart Appleby

#chores #could #cow #dad #doing

When one person makes an accusation, check to be sure he himself is not the guilty one. Sometimes it is those whose case is weak who make the most clamour. ↗

— Piers Anthony

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Man has done a lot to make himself dangerous and animals get the worst of all of it. But then, man too is an animal. ↗

— Don Van Vliet

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What a wee little part of a person's life are his acts and his words! His real life is led in his head, and is known to none but himself. ↗

— Mark Twain

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I would love to have a varied career, like Hugh Jackman. He started in musical theater, then established himself in film, but he still does a lot of stage work. And he does it all beautifully. ↗

— Samantha Barks

#career #does #established #film #himself

From this, without doubt, sprang the fable. Man created it thus, because it was not given him to see more than himself and nature, which surrounds him; but he created it true with a truth all its own. ↗

— Alfred de Vigny

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The more I study religions the more I am convinced that man never worshipped anything but himself. ↗

— Richard Burton

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No man will make a great leader who wants to do it all himself or get all the credit for doing it. ↗

— Andrew Carnegie

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