"Anything that is western origin, first you verify it, then accept it. Anything that is Indian origin, first accept it, then verify it if necessary."
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"The best directors I've worked with, they all have the same thing in common. They're the first to say, 'I don't know.' If you ask them, 'How are we actually pulling off this movie?', they'll just shrug and go, 'I have absolutely no idea.'"
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"In order to be the master of your life, you must first recognize that you are the rightful master of your brain, its owner and operator."
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"I remember my friends and I looking forward to puberty because it seemed exciting at first."
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"The first duty of man is the seeking after and the investigation of truth."
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"An adult who does not understand that a child needs to use his hands and does not recognize this as the first manifestation of an instinct for work can be an obstacle to the child's development"
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"First coffee, then a bowel movement. Then the Muse joins me."
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"Unfortunately, you can’t vote the rascals out, because you never voted them in, in the first place"
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"Which of all my important nothings shall I tell you first?"
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"Don't start your day until you have it finished on paper first."
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"The greatest reward in becoming a millionaire is not the amount of money that you earn. It is the kind of person that you have to become to become a millionaire in the first place."
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"Survival is the second law of life. The first is that we are all one."
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"The first function of poetry is to tell the truth, to learn how to do that, to find out what you really feel and what you really think"
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"The face of tyranny Is always mild at first."
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"When in sickness, look to the spine first."
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"In drawing, nothing is better than the first attempt."
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"Through money or power you cannot solve all problems. The problem in the human heart must be solved first."
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"We wonder if we will be the first generation in American history to leave our children with fewer opportunities and a less prosperous nation than the one we inherited."
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"Before we can make friends with anyone else, we must first make friends with ourselves."
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"Clark Gable was the first to have called me a mermaid."
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