"I learned to knit in hospital. They give you stuff to do to keep you busy because you're so ill."
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"It is the plain women who know about love; the beautiful women are too busy being fascinating."
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"I feel like I'm too busy writing history to read it."
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"A charming woman is a busy woman."
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"It was a lifetime occupation that kept us too busy to stop and ask if we were happy or not"
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"The busy man is never wise and the wise man is never busy."
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"A LOT OF PEOPLE DO NOT INVEST IN BUSINESS.. THEY INVEST IN BUSY-NESS (They Purchase A Job)"
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"Maybe some are so busy waiting, they forget what indescribable beauty is right there in front of them."
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"We often get so busy "sawing" (producing results) that we forget to "sharpen our saw" (maintain or increase our capacity to produce results in the future)."
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"Life seems but a quick succession of busy nothings."
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"I was not a good student. I did not spend much time at college; I was too busy enjoying myself."
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"Everyone in the South has no time for reading because they are all too busy writing."
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"You owe it to everyone you love to find pockets of tranquility in your busy world."
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"Busy opinion is an idle fool."
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"So many people are so busy being busy that they don’t spend time on the foundation of their life."
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"I stay busy and projects look for me. I aint goin nowhere no time soon and that's how I continue to evolve. By stayin relevant and makin hits."
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"How can one ever know anything if they are too busy thinking?"
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"Nobody has a perfect life and it's entirely possible that if you want someone else's life they are busy wanting someone else's too–maybe even yours."
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"While I am busy with little things, I am not required to do greater things."
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"My grammy never gave gifts, you know. She was too busy getting raped by Cossacks."
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