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Lauren Oliver Author
Should

""And I love you too." His fingers skate the edge of my jaw, dance briefly over my lips. "You should know that. You have to know that.""

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Gautama Buddha Spiritual Teacher
Should

"The calmed say that what is well-spoken is best; second, that one should say what is right, not unrighteous; third, what's pleasing, not displeasing; fourth, what is true, not false."

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Nhat Hanh Zen Master, Author
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"While washing dishes one should be washing the dishes, which means that while washing the dishes one should be completely aware of the fact that one is washing dishes."

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Niccolo Machiavelli Political Philosopher, Historian
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"He who would foresee what is to happen should look to what has happened: for all that is has its counterpart in time past."

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George Orwell Writer, Journalist
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"It was intended that when Newspeak had been adopted once and for all and Oldspeak forgotten, a heretical thought...should be literally unthinkable, at least so far as thought is dependent on words."

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George Washington Military Leader, Politician
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"Sleep not when others speak, sit not when others stand, speak not when you should hold your peace, walk not when others stop."

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Graham Nelson Game Designer
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"This means keeping many trails open at once, inevitably requiring a fairly 'parallel' plot. This plot should be discovered rather than announced, so show, don't tell."

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Lewis Black Comedian, Actor, Author
Should

"It's amazing what I could've written in my life if I had realized that I should keep writing and not masturbating."

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