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In Japan, I was immensely impressed by the politeness, industrious nature and conscientiousness of the Japanese people. ↗

— Paul Getty

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What I learned at Oxford has been used to great advantage throughout my business career. ↗

— Paul Getty

#been #business #business career #career #great

Reading at meals is considered rude in polite society, but if you expect to succeed as a writer, rudeness should be the second-to-least of your concerns. The least of all should be polite society and what it expects. ↗

— Stephen King

#norms #politeness #reading #society #writing

The biggest thing as I have gotten older is the calmness that's come over me. ↗

— Jason Giambi

#biggest thing #calmness #come #gotten #i

Family businesses that have been around for generations are suddenly closing their doors, and while I'm not comparing my situation or my family's situations to theirs, the fact that my father's business, which has been around for 30 years, might not be around, it gives me a perspective that makes me want to fight even harder for a lot of people. ↗

— Alexi Giannoulias

#been #business #businesses #closing #comparing

We enjoy change and freshness, and disco was only one area we've delved into. ↗

— Barry Gibb

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The end comes when we no longer talk with ourselves. It is the end of genuine thinking and the beginning of the final loneliness. ↗

— Edward Gibbon

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But let there be spaces in your togetherness and let the winds of the heavens dance between you. Love one another but make not a bond of love: let it rather be a moving sea between the shores of your souls. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

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Keep me away from the wisdom which does not cry, the philosophy which does not laugh and the greatness which does not bow before children. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

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Truth is a deep kindness that teaches us to be content in our everyday life and share with the people the same happiness. ↗

— Khalil Gibran

#deep #everyday #everyday life #happiness #kindness