"Every man is indeed bound to do what he can to promote the good of others, and a man who is of no use to anyone is strictly worthless."
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"Labour is ... not the only source of material wealth, i.e, of the use-values it produces. As William Petty says, Labour is the father of material wealth, the earth is its mother."
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"I use the word 'fat'. I use that word because that's what people are: they're fat. They're not bulky; they're not large, chunky, hefty or plump. And they're not big-boned. Dinosaurs were big-boned. These people are not overweight: this term somehow implies there is some correct weight... There is no correct weight. Heavy is also a misleading term. An aircraft carrier is heavy; it's not fat. Only people are fat, and that's what fat people are! They're fat !"
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"I use nothing but homeopathic remedies, for my girls as well."
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"Time is the most valuable asset you don’t own. You may or may not realize it yet, but how you use or don’t use your time is going to be the best indication of where your future is going to take you ."
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"I argued that the Bush administration, and the Coalition officials more recently, didn't understand Iraqi society. They thought it was a blank slate, that they could use Iraqis as guinea pigs."
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"Then again, what seems like nothing in the eyes of the world, when properly valued and put to use, can be among the greatest riches."
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"What do you do with your legacy, and how do you best put it to use?"
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"Maybe it's your obligation to use your celebrity for more than just your new BMW. I use mine to make people smile."
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"We should never use the truth to wound."
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"The punishment of criminals should be of use; when a man is hanged he is good for nothing."
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"I'm as strong as a bull moose and you can use me to the limit."
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"Come down off the cross, we could use the wood."
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"Don't use the hardships of your past as excuses to deny the possibilities of your future."
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"Don't look for the meanings; look for the use."
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"Skepticism rather than credulity is the highest principle that the human intellect can use to ennoble our existence."
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"It is no use doing what you like; you have got to like what you do."
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"The essence of spiritual life is simply to use our free will properly."
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"Never use two words when one will do."
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"Today must not be a souvenir of yesterday, and so the struggle is everlasting. Who am I today? What do I see today? How shall I use what I know, and how shall I avoid being victim of what I know? Life is not repetition."
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