"Mirrors would do well to reflect a little more before sending back images."
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"It's beautiful when you watch something good happen to somebody when it's well deserved."
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"Well, obviously religion must come from inside."
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"Talk well of the absent whenever you have the opportunity."
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"If you cast an all-white movie and it doesn't do well, no one will say it's because you had an all-white cast."
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"It’s not how you start that’s important, but how well you finish!"
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"If you're an old pro, you know how well you're doing when you're doing it, and your inner government spanks you if you're not doing well."
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"He preaches well that lives well"
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"There are pretenders to piety as well as to courage."
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"I just wanted to be an actor. It's better to be well-rounded."
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"If you can't write clearly, you probably don't think nearly as well as you think you do."
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"The more we are concerned for the well being of others, the closer we will feel to each other."
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"Learn and obey the rules very well so you will know how to break them properly."
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"I've always been told I was extremely well-behaved as a kid."
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"Beware the abuse of Power. Both by those we disagree with, as well as those we may agree with"
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"We might as well die as to go on living like this."
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"Well, we lost it, and that’s all there is to that."
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"Well, the past is gone, I know that. The future isn't here yet, whatever it's going to be. So, all there is, is this. The present. That's it."
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"Your ability to get along well with others will determine your happiness and success as much as any other factor."
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"I know myself too well to believe in pure virtue."
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