"The process of quitting smoking doesn't end with the last cigarette. It's not quitting itself, the real key is staying quit"
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"Economic equality is the master-key to nonviolent independence."
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"Responsibility and commitment are key elements in meeting obligations."
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"The key to making up Oscar Wilde quotes is to add '~ Oscar Wilde' at the end."
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"Some people think my father was a spy, because of working for that government agency in Vietnam, but he can't find his car keys, much less keep a national secret."
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"Send me the half that's got my keys."
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"Such figures as Boy George do not disturb me nearly so much as do those relentlessly hetero (sexual?) keepers of the keys and seals, those who know what the world needs in the way of order and who are ready and willing to supply that order."
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"But it was not the room’s disorder which was frightening; it was the fact that when one began searching for the key to this disorder, one realized that it was not to be found in any of the usual places. For this was not a matter of habit or circumstance or temperament; it was a matter of punishment and grief."
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"One's own free unfettered choice, one's own caprice-however wild it may be, one's own fancy worked up at times to frenzy-is that very "most advantageous advantage" which we have overlooked, which comes under no classification and against which all systems and theories are continually being shattered to atoms... [an]will attain his object-that is, convince himself he is a man and not a piano-key!"
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"Talent is crucial. It needs to be driven by motivation, but blind ambition isn't the key."
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"It does not matter what you call the gaoler so long as he has the key that will open the door of your prison! Similarly, as I have the key to release Life from its prison, it does not matter in the least what you call either the key or myself. I am not concerned about the title."
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"Simplicity is a key to avoiding complication. Part of the definition of simplicity is 'not complex or complicated; sincere.'"
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"Drums, bass, guitar, keys, I play a little of each of those."
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"Whether I was dancing around the house with headphones on or on stage with the Spice Girls... I learned firsthand that dancing was the key to shedding off the pounds and keeping them off."
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"Love for yourself is the key to loving other. Love begins with you"
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"When there's a strong desire within you to express or create something, know that this feeling is Divine discontent. Your longing is your calling- and no matter what it is, if you go with it, you'll be guided, guarded, and assured of success. When a purpose or path is laid before you, you have the choice to just trust and let it flow, or remain stuck in fear. Trusting the perfection that resides within you is the key."
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"On every level of human life, compassion is the key thing."
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"The criminal-justice system is, obviously, the sole source of racial tension in this country [USA] or the key institution to resolving the opportunity gap. It is a part of the broader set of challenges that we face in creating a more perfect union."
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"When you are fully present with everyone you meet, you relinquish the conceptual identity you made for them - your interpretation of who they are and what they did in the past - and are able to interact without the egoic movements of desire and fear. Attention, which is alert stillness, is the key."
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"Balancing your money is the key to having enough."
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