Ambrose Bierce Quotes

Telephone, n. An invention of the devil which abrogates some of the advantages of making a disagreeable person keep his distance.

Ambrose Bierce

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TechnologyDevilDistancePersonHis

I believed the only thing that could turn around this government spending and mounting debt would be if the people rose up.

Jim DeMint

GovernmentPeopleRoseDebtTurnUp

He, who cannot forgive a trespass of malice to his enemy, has never yet tasted the most sublime enjoyment of love.

Johann Kaspar Lavater

LoveEnemyNeverForgiveEnjoyment

Getting 10,000 listeners for a free podcast novel is a lot easier than selling 10,000 hardcover novels at $25 a pop.

Jeremy Robinson

FreeSellingPopEasierThanNovel

The average bright young man who is drafted hates the whole business because an army always tries to eliminate the individual differences in men.

Andy Rooney

BusinessMenManDifferencesYoung

When you get made into the Mafia, they cut, prick your finger. And they take the blood and put it on the picture of a saint. Then they burn it. That's the Mafia induction ceremony.

Michael Imperioli

PictureYouBurnBloodMafiaTake

It is an actor's defect. I want everybody to like me, so I'll say what I think will please them.

Jean Reno

MeThinkSayWantActorWill

The characteristic human trait is not awareness but conformity, and the characteristic result is religious warfare. Other animals fight for territory or food; but, uniquely in the animal kingdom, human beings fight for their 'beliefs.'

Michael Crichton

FoodFightAnimalResultAnimals

We need to develop and disseminate an entirely new paradigm and practice of collaboration that supersedes the traditional silos that have divided governments, philanthropies and private enterprises for decades and replace it with networks of partnerships working together to create a globally prosperous society.

Simon Mainwaring

Working TogetherTogetherPractice

I'm not one of those New Age types that believe 'it's all meant to be' and that our lives have been scripted by an invisible hand.

Robin S. Sharma

AgeBelieveMeant To BeNewHand

To truly launch a great product, you need partners. Channel and marketing partners share in your success and share in the costs of reaching your target audience.

Jay Samit

SuccessGreatYouMarketingTarget

As a work gets more autobiographical, more intimate, more confessional, more embarrassing, it breaks into fragments.

David Shields

WorkMoreEmbarrassingBreaksGets

One of my style commandments is to always have beautifully radiant skin.

Brad Goreski

StyleSkinAlwaysRadiant

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