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«If a composer could say what he had to say in words he would not bother trying to say it in music.»
Author: Gustav Mahler (Composer, Conductor) | About: Music | Keywords: bother, composer, Say It, trying
«Advertising is salesmanship mass produced. No one would bother to use advertising if he could talk to all his prospects face-to-face. But he can't.»
«Always dream and shoot higher than you know you can do. Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.»
«Don't bother people for help without first trying to solve the problem yourself.»
Author: Colin Powell | Keywords: bother, solve, trying
«Don't bother discussing sex with small children. They rarely have anything to add.»
Author: Fran Lebowitz (Humorist, Writer) | About: Children | Keywords: bother, discussing
«If you don't know how to die, don't worry; Nature will tell you what to do on the spot, fully and adequately. She will do this job perfectly for you; don't bother your head about it.»
«If you can measure it, don't. If you can weigh it, it isn't worth the bother. It isn't what you're after. It isn't going to get it.»
Author: William Saroyan (Writer) | Keywords: bother, weigh
«Don't bother just to be better than your contemporaries or predecessors. Try to be better than yourself.»
«Critics don't bother me because if I do badly, I know I'm bad before they even write it. And if I'm good, I know I'm good. I know best about myself, so a critic doesn't anger me.»
Author: Frank Sinatra (Actor, Singer) | About: Criticism, Writing | Keywords: badly, bother, critic, critics
«Ambition is like a frog sitting on a Venus Flytrap. The flytrap can bite and bite, but it won't bother the frog because it only has little tiny plant teeth. But some other stuff could happen and it could be like ambition.»

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