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"You can please some of the people some of the time, all of the people some of the time, some of the people all of the time, but you can never please all of the people all of the time."
"I learn a great deal by merely observing you, and letting you talk as long as you please, and taking note of what you do not say."
"I live to succeed, not to please you or anyone else."
"Rest satisfied with doing well, and leave others to talk of you as they please."
"You can't please everybody. You['d] be crazy if you're trying to. So take some time out to do some things for yourself."
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"You cannot live to please everyone else. You have to edify, educate and fulfill your own dreams and destiny."
"Please — consider me a dream."
"Most people are so hard to please that if they met God, they'd probably say yes, she's great, but."
"Wars begin when you will, but they do not end when you please."
"So please ask yourself: What would I do if I weren't afraid? And then go do it."
"All I can do is follow my instincts, because I'll never please everyone."
"You were in a mood to quarrel. Please inform me once the inclination passes."
"True freedom is not the liberty to do anything we please, but the liberty to do what we ought; and it is genuine liberty because doing what we ought now pleases us"
"Investigate what is, and not what pleases."
"In order to please others, we loose our hold on our life's purpose."
"O Athenians, what toil do I undergo to please you!"
"Please remember: things are not what they seem."
"Lord free me of myself, so I can please you!"
"Do what's right and you'll please some of the people and astound the rest."
"It is not the business of politicians to please everyone."
"Please explain the problem to me slowly, as I do not understand things quickly."
"If our mushrooms make you hallucinate, please inform us immediately so we can overcharge you."
"Most people who ask for advice from others have already resolved to act as it pleases them."
"Please remember, it is what you are that heals, not what you know."
"We can never do the right thing as long as we are out to please someone else."
