"Art for me...is a negation of society, an affirmation of the individual, outside of all the rules and all the demands of society."
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"The greatest mistake marketers make is trying to create demand."
"I don't make demands. I don't tell you how it should be. I'll give you options, and it's up to you to select or throw 'em away. That should be the headline: If you're insecure, don't call."
"War doesn't negate decency. It demands it, even more than in times of peace."
"Health is wholeness and balance, an inner resilience that allows you to meet the demands of living without being overwhelmed."
"When I went to jail, I was a trained lawyer. And when the wardens received letters of demands or summonses, they didn't have the resources to go to an attorney to help them. I would help them settle their cases, so they became attached to me and the other prisoners."
"The finest clothing made is a person's own skin, but, of course, society demands something more than this."
"Art always demands of us something new."
"The world demands that you work for it, make families, provide, take no time to listen to your own heart beating."
"Seek the wisdom that will untie your knot. Seek the path that demands your whole being."
"You are an uncut gemstone of priceless value. Cut and polish your potential with knowledge, skills and service and you will be in great demand throughout your life."
"Moral responsibility is what is lacking in a man when he demands it of a woman."
"I demand riches in definite terms; I have a definite plan for acquiring riches;I am engaged in carrying out my plan, and I am giving an equivalent,in useful service, of the value of those riches I demand."
"Success always demands a greater effort."
"Laissez-faire, supply and demand-one begins to be weary of all that. Leave all to egotism, to ravenous greed of money, of pleasure, of applause-it is the gospel of despair."
"Repentance is not something God demands of you before He will take you back and which He could let you off if He chose; it is simply a description of what going back is like."
"Nearly everyone interested in common stocks wants to be told by someone else what he thinks the market is going to do. The demand being there, it must be supplied."
"The health of the eye demands a horizon."
"God doesn't tell us to care for the less fortunate, He demands it."
"My talents are in demand, and my unique gifts are appreciated by those around me."