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Thomas Merton Writer, Monk
Waste

"Why do we have to spend our lives striving to be something that we would never want to be, if we only knew what we wanted? Why do we waste our time doing things which... are just the opposite of what we were made for?"

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Tupac Shakur Rapper, Actor, Activist
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"Instead of of being so metaphorical with the rhyme, I was encouraged to go straight at it and hit it dead on and not waste time trying to cover things."

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Oprah Winfrey Television host, producer, philanthropist
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"Do not waste your time with people who have shown you they really mean no good for you."

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Barack Obama Politician
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"You always hear about waste and abuse in Washington. And usually it doesn't mean much, because nobody ever finds where that waste and abuse is."

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Patti Smith Musician
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"I'm pretty moral about what I do. If I didn't think I was worthy of doing something, I wouldn't do it. I ain't gonna waste a bunch of people's time."

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Paulo Coelho Writer
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"We need to create a new revolution, and to do that, don’t waste your life: stop pleasing people, and become who you always wanted to be."

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Eli Roth Filmmaker
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"'Troll 2' is one of the rare sequels where you don't have to waste time watching the first one, since the films have absolutely nothing to do with one another."

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Emma Goldman Anarchist, Political Activist, Writer
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"Why waste your life working for a few shillings a week in a scullery, eighteen hours a day, when a woman could earn a decent wage by selling her body instead?"

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