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«A guy walks up to me and asks 'What's Punk?'. So I kick over a garbage can and say 'That's punk!'. So he kicks over a garbage can and says 'That's Punk?', and I say 'No that's trendy!»
«Excellence means when a man or woman asks of himself more than others do.»
Author: Jose Ortega y Gasset | About: Excellence | Keywords: asks, excellence
«A boss creates fear, a leader confidence. A boss fixes blame, a leader corrects mistakes. A boss knows all, a leader asks questions. A boss makes work drudgery, a leader makes it interesting.»
«Always the beautiful answer who asks a more beautiful question.»
Author: E. E. Cummings | Keywords: asks
«Anything in any way beautiful derives its beauty from itself and asks nothing beyond itself. Praise is no part of it, for nothing is made worse or better by praise.»
Author: Marcus Aurelius | About: Beauty, Praise | Keywords: asks, derives, praise
«Cowardice asks the question, 'Is it safe?' Expediency asks the question, 'Is it politic?' But conscience asks the question, 'Is it right?' And there comes a time when one must take a position that is neither safe, nor politic, nor popular but because conscience tells one it is right.»
«All anyone asks for is a chance to work with pride.»
«A friend is one who incessantly pays us the compliment of expecting from us all the virtues, and who can appreciate them in us. The friend asks no return but that his friend will religiously accept and wear and not disgrace his apotheosis of him. They cherish each other's hopes. They are kind to each other's dreams.»
«But such is the nature of truth, that all it asks, and all it wants is the liberty of appearing irresistible»
«A prisoner of war is a man who tries to kill you and fails, and then asks you not to kill him.»

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