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Aesop Fabulist
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"Those who seek to please everybody please nobody."

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David Hume Philosopher, Historian
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"Such is the nature of novelty that where anything pleases it becomes doubly agreeable if new; but if it displeases, it is doubly displeasing on that very account."

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Dylan Moran Comedian
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"You can't please everyone, nor should you seek to, because then you won't please anyone, least of all yourself."

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Ang Lee Director, Producer
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"My father was the center of the family, and everyone tried to please him."

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Taylor Swift Singer, Songwriter
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"But I say to Apple with all due respect, we don’t ask you for free iPhones. Please don’t ask us to provide you with our music for no compensation."

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