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Do not be desirous of having things done quickly. Do not look at small advantages. Desire to have things done quickly prevents their being done thoroughly. Looking at small advantages prevents great affairs from being accomplished. ↗

— Wilson Mizner

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He who establishes his argument by noise and command shows that his reason is weak. ↗

— Michel de Montaigne

#command #establishes #his #noise #reason

You listen to Handel operas, right? And there are a thousand of them, right? And they all sound alike. If I look back on my work, maybe it's the same thing. ↗

— Isaac Mizrahi

#back #i #listen #look #maybe

But on a utilitarian level, I realize that to try to accomplish the greatest good for the greatest number of people, sometimes we have to become salesmen for what we believe, and part of being a salesman is being effective. ↗

— Moby

#become #being #believe #effective #good

My most important professional accomplishment to date is the ability to keep working with absolutely no skills whatsoever. ↗

— Colin Mochrie

#absolutely #accomplishment #date #important #keep

Violent crime rates fell steadily from 1993 to 2002, and this nearly coincides with the establishment of the community policing program known as the COPS program under the Clinton administration. ↗

— Alan Mollohan

#clinton #clinton administration #coincides #community #cops

I was for many years myself a journalist and it is not appropriate to say a programme should not be broadcast. ↗

— Christopher Monckton

#broadcast #i #journalist #many #myself

My brain kind of rolls pretty fast when I'm conscious. It's constantly looking for stuff to do. Like if I'm in my house and I'm hanging out, I tend to be listening to music whilst watching a film whilst sending e-mails. ↗

— Dominic Monaghan

#conscious #constantly #e-mails #fast #film

I like being involved in the lighter side of journalism because it serves a purpose, and it's fun. And I can keep my opinions off camera if I want. ↗

— Eleanor Mondale

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On occasion we need to make a second effort - and a third effort, and a fourth effort, and as many degrees of effort as may be required to accomplish what we strive to achieve. ↗

— Thomas S. Monson

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