"Don't be different just for different's sake. If you see it differently, function that way. Follow your own muse, always."
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"When you are practicing, do not just do that for the sake of doing. Learn to reflect while you are practising. Make your mind and brain observe and relearn what you are doing. Doing is mechanical; learning is dynamic."
"Controversy for the sake of controversy is sin. Controversy for the sake of truth is a divine command."
"All great things are done for their own sake."
"Do what you do only for God's sake, start for God's sake, work for God's sake, and act within the sphere of God's good approval."
"In business we cut each others' throats, but now and then we sit around the same table and behave-for the sake of the ladies."
"Art for art's sake makes no more sense than gin for gin's sake."
"For the sake of our children and our future, we must do more to combat climate change."
"I don't know what reception I'm at, but for God's sake give me a gin and tonic."
"All wars are fought for the sake of getting money."
"Barbershop conversations are irrefutable proof that heads exist for the sake of hair."
"Humans have come into being for the sake of each other, so either teach them, or learn to bear them."
"Electro is today's disco - making electronic music not for the sake of selling it but for sharing it and touring around the world D.J.-ing."
"Politics with me isn't theater. It's performance art. Sometimes, for its own sake."
"The gulls who scorn perfection for the sake of travel go nowhere, slowly. Those who put aside travel for the sake of perfection go anywhere, instantly."
"And is he honest who resists his genius or conscience only for the sake of present ease or gratification"
"If you seek authenticity for authenticity's sake you are no longer authentic."
"All art is immortal. For emotion for the sake of emotion is the aim of art, and emotion for the sake of action is the aim of life."
"We ought to love our Maker for His own sake, without either hope of good or fear of pain."
"For pity's sake, don't start meeting troubles halfway."
"God is never angry for His sake, only for ours."