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Small: As full lines of battle could not be handled through the thick wood, I ordered the advance of the six brigades
"As full lines of battle could not be handled through the thick wood, I ordered the advance of the six brigades by heavy skirmish lines, to be followed by stronger supporting lines"
James Longstreet, Soldier
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Small: Telling a teenager the facts of life is like giving a fish a bath
Arnold H. Glasow
"Telling a teenager the facts of life is like giving a fish a bath"
Arnold H. Glasow, Businessman
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Small: A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit
Arnold H. Glasow
"A good leader takes a little more than his share of the blame, a little less than his share of the credit"
Arnold H. Glasow, Businessman
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Small: A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you dont need it
Bob Hope
"A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it"
Bob Hope, Comedian
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Small: If the worlds a veil of tears, Smile till rainbows span it
"If the world's a veil of tears, Smile till rainbows span it"
Lucy Larcom, Poet
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Small: The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr.
"The young man knows the rules, but the old man knows the exceptions"
Oliver Wendell Holmes Sr., Poet
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Small: Im interested in playing, not working
"I'm interested in playing, not working"
Don Van Vliet, Artist
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Small: A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body
Benjamin Franklin
"A house is not a home unless it contains food and fire for the mind as well as the body"
Benjamin Franklin, Politician
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Small: First-rate people hire first-rate people second-rate people hire third-rate people
Leo Rosten
"First-rate people hire first-rate people; second-rate people hire third-rate people"
Leo Rosten, Novelist
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Small: Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side my greatest concern is to be on Gods side, for God is always
Abraham Lincoln
"Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right"
Abraham Lincoln, President
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Small: A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity
Ralph Nader
"A society that has more justice is a society that needs less charity"
Ralph Nader, Lawyer
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Small: Forget the past - the future will give you plenty to worry about
"Forget the past - the future will give you plenty to worry about"
George Allen, Sr., Coach
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Small: The Oscar changed everything. Better salary, working with better people, better projects, more exposure, less
Kathy Bates
"The Oscar changed everything. Better salary, working with better people, better projects, more exposure, less privacy"
Kathy Bates, Actress
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Small: Our Father and Our God, unto thee, O Lord we lift our souls
William Pennington
"Our Father and Our God, unto thee, O Lord we lift our souls"
William Pennington, Politician
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Small: Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other
Benjamin Franklin
"Experience keeps a dear school, but fools will learn in no other"
Benjamin Franklin, Politician
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Small: One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man
Elbert Hubbard
"One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man"
Elbert Hubbard, Writer
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Small: Architects are pretty much high-class whores. We can turn down projects the way they can turn down some client
Philip Johnson
"Architects are pretty much high-class whores. We can turn down projects the way they can turn down some clients, but we've both got to say yes to someone if we want to stay in business"
Philip Johnson, Architect
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Small: The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down
"The past actually happened but history is only what someone wrote down"
A. Whitney Brown, Comedian
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Small: The consequences of an act affect the probability of its occurring again
B. F. Skinner
"The consequences of an act affect the probability of it's occurring again"
B. F. Skinner, Psychologist
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Small: When Im good, Im very good. But when Im bad Im better
Mae West
"When I'm good, I'm very good. But when I'm bad I'm better"
Mae West, Actress
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Small: There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls
George Carlin
"There are nights when the wolves are silent and only the moon howls"
George Carlin, Comedian
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Small: It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires o
Samuel Adams
"It does not take a majority to prevail... but rather an irate, tireless minority, keen on setting brushfires of freedom in the minds of men"
Samuel Adams, Revolutionary
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Small: The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause
Mark Twain
"The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause"
Mark Twain, Author
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Small: Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine
Anthony J. D'Angelo
"Wherever you go, no matter what the weather, always bring your own sunshine"
Anthony J. D'Angelo, Author
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Small: How much pain they have cost us, the evils which have never happened
Thomas Jefferson
"How much pain they have cost us, the evils which have never happened"
Thomas Jefferson, President
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Small: A company is only as good as the people it keeps
Mary Kay Ash
"A company is only as good as the people it keeps"
Mary Kay Ash, Businesswoman
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Small: Education is a private matter between the person and the world of knowledge and experience, and has little to
"Education is a private matter between the person and the world of knowledge and experience, and has little to do with school or college"
Lillian Smith, Novelist
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Small: Sex is a part of nature. I go along with nature
Marilyn Monroe
"Sex is a part of nature. I go along with nature"
Marilyn Monroe, Actress
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Small: You cant get rid of poverty by giving people money
P. J. O'Rourke
"You can't get rid of poverty by giving people money"
P. J. O'Rourke, Journalist
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Small: The referee is going to be the most important person in the ring tonight besides the fighters
George Foreman
"The referee is going to be the most important person in the ring tonight besides the fighters"
George Foreman, Athlete
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Small: Eagles dont flock, you have to find them one at a time
Ross Perot
"Eagles don't flock, you have to find them one at a time"
Ross Perot, Businessman
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Small: A man who will not lie to a woman has very little consideration for her feelings
Olin Miller
"A man who will not lie to a woman has very little consideration for her feelings"
Olin Miller, Writer
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Small: A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost
Marion C. Garretty
"A sister is a little bit of childhood that can never be lost"
Marion C. Garretty, Poet
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Small: The highest form of vanity is love of fame
George Santayana
"The highest form of vanity is love of fame"
George Santayana, Philosopher
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Small: No two persons ever read the same book
"No two persons ever read the same book"
Edmund Wilson, Critic
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Small: Dont reinvent the wheel, just realign it
Anthony J. D'Angelo
"Don't reinvent the wheel, just realign it"
Anthony J. D'Angelo, Author
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Small: Men are only as great as they are kind
Elbert Hubbard
"Men are only as great as they are kind"
Elbert Hubbard, Writer
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Small: Dont lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectatio
Ralph Marston
"Don't lower your expectations to meet your performance. Raise your level of performance to meet your expectations. Expect the best of yourself, and then do what is necessary to make it a reality"
Ralph Marston, Writer
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Small: In any architecture, there is an equity between the pragmatic function and the symbolic function
Michael Graves
"In any architecture, there is an equity between the pragmatic function and the symbolic function"
Michael Graves, Architect
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Small: As soon as there is life there is danger
Ralph Waldo Emerson
"As soon as there is life there is danger"
Ralph Waldo Emerson, Philosopher
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