If we don't know life, how can we know death?
Confucius
Recitation: by Male by Female
I was asked to speak at a bar association, because there's an upswing on college applications - in general and for Latinos - because of 'L.A. Law.' I went to a couple of functions, and I just felt an energy: It was, you're doing a good job, but do you realize how important it is?
Jimmy Smits
GoodJobCollegeLawEnergySpeak
I thought I'd be wasting my time to go to commercial record companies and make demos for them, because don't forget, I was doing what I was doing and nobody understood what I was doing.
John Fahey
TimeThoughtDoingNobodyGoForget
I'm not under the illusion that everything's just going to be hunky-dory work wise forever. I've never been under that illusion. Things could go away tomorrow.
Mel Gibson
WorkTomorrowWiseIllusionGo
I also thought of playing improvisational jazz and I did take lessons for a while. At first I tried to write fiction by making up things that were completely alien to my life.
Amy Tan
LifeThoughtMy LifeAlienJazzUp
There is no such thing as disappointment for those who continue to cherish the selflessness of which is born the noblest inner self. There is no such thing as failure for those who invest in the potentialities of the Ideal of the Soul.
Ameen Rihani
FailureSoulDisappointmentSelfWho
I don't care about failing because I do not want to sit down in my older years and say, 'How come I didn't try?'
Tony Fernandes
CareDownSayWantTryYears
My screen name in fourth grade on AIM was 'chickmagnet4life,' so it started in fourth grade... and that's '4 life.'
Rob Gronkowski
LifeNameAimScreenStartedGrade
Trump has been fiercely mocked in the media since the 1980s. But Trump learned from someone to let all the mockery roll off his back, that the negative publicity was still publicity.
Michelle Dean
NegativeSomeoneMediaBackOff
Secure our borders first. Let us know and let us make sure the American people know that we're taking care of the important business of dealing with the illegal immigration into this country. You cannot begin to address the concerns of the people who are already here unless and until you have made certain that no more are coming in behind them.
Michael Steele
BusinessPeopleCareAmericanYou
Fairness dictates that the highest income people should pay the greatest share of taxes, and they do.
Mitt Romney
PeopleFairnessTaxesPayShare
I put myself in a spiritual and physical place where I've learned from experience the synapses are likely to fire and the juices are likely to flow, and simply begin to write.
Miller Williams
MyselfExperienceFireSpiritual
I've learnt that the world over, everyone's essentially the same. We are all trying to have a nice time and get along with things.
Dominic Monaghan
TimeWorldTryingNiceSameOver
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