"If it's knowledge and wisdom you want, then seek out the company of those who do real work for an honest purpose."
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"The first two months were painful and they really tested my manhood because there were times I didn’t want to get up because I was in pain. That willpower has to kick in."
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"When I'm married I want to be single, and when I'm single I want to be married."
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"If you want to dry hump someone you don't know, just act like they were choking."
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"Make a list of your current wants and desires. Next to each, put down what benefit or payoff there would be when you achieve it. Look at this list often throughout the day and before retiring at night."
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"I learned something from that. If someone asks me something that I really don't want to do, I say no. I have to trust that. And I'm not afraid to talk money."
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"Women are like canoes, full of soup. At first everyone is suspicious but then everyone wants one."
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"I don't want no problems. I don't want to know problems."
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"When I do overcome my fear - what's going to happen is that I'm going to want a plane."
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"You CAN be what you want to be. Whatever that is."
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"You should know our mania for building is stronger than ever. It is a diabolical thing. It consumes money and the more you build, the more you want to build. It's a sickness like being addicted to alcohol."
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"You weren't born guilty. You were born bold and playful. Then you forgot who you are and what you deserve. When you remember who you were before you learned to apologize for asking, you'll have everything you want."
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"No one really wants to admit they are lonely, and it is never really addressed very much between friends and family. But I have felt lonely many times in my life."
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"All I want to do is learn to think like God. All the rest is just details."
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"You know, people really want to hear about the issues."
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"Even though i have no other choice but to marry you... I Just want to make it clear that i love and will always love Matt Hardy"
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"The Internet is for haters. Everyone wants to knock somebody down, but it's cool."
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"You are free to do what you want, but you are not free to want what you want."
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"I don't want to own anything until I find a place where me and things go together. I'm not sure where that is but I know what it is like. It's like Tiffany's."
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"I write not only what I want to read...I write all the things I should have been able to read."
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