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A man should never be ashamed to own he has been wrong, which is but saying, that he is wiser today than he was yesterday.

– Alexander Pope

Dawson Well, all I'm saying is that I want to look back and say that I did it the best I could while I was stuck in this place. Had as much fun as I could while I was stuck in this place. Played as hard as I could while I was stuck in this place. Dogged as many girls as I could while I was stuck in this place.

– Dazed and Confused

Journalism largely consists of saying 'Lord Jones is Dead' to people who never knew that Lord Jones was alive.

– G. K. Chesterton

Pink All I'm saying is that if I ever start referring to these as the best years of my life - remind me to kill myself.

– Dazed and Confused

Until you have learned to be tolerant with those who do not always agree with you until you have cultivated the habit of saying some kind word of those whom you do not admire until you have formed the habit of looking for the good instead of the bad there is in others, you will be neither successful nor happy.

– Napolean Hill

Only that in you which is me can hear what I'm saying.

– Baba Ram Dass

A witty saying proves nothing.

– Voltaire

All we are saying is give peace a chance.

– John Lennon

I've always thought that a big laugh is a really loud noise from the soul saying, Ain't that the truth.

– Quincy Jones

In Norwegian = "Det var godt sagt, jeg skulle ønske det var jeg som hadde sagt det først." Translated to english :"That was a good saying,I wish that I was the one who said it first." And then after realizing that other people most probably have said the same thing before him he made another quote : In Norwegian = "Det var godt sagt, jeg skulle ønske jeg ble sitert på det først." Translated to english : "That was a good saying, I wish that I was the one quoted for quoting this saying first."

– Severin Meiland

Isn't it surprising how many things, if not said immediately, seem not worth saying ten minutes from now

– Arnot L. Sheppard, Jr.

Failure should be our teacher, not our undertaker. Failure is delay, not defeat. It is a temporary detour, not a dead end. Failure is something we can avoid only by saying nothing, doing nothing, and being nothing.

– Denis Watley

My meaning in saying he is a good man, is to have you understand me that he is sufficient.

– William Shakespeare

There's an old saying that if you come back to the place where you became a man, you will remember all those things you need to be happy... That saying never made sense to me, but I thought it was worth a try.

– Henry Bromel

"Where there is a will there is a way," is an old and true saying. He who resolves upon doing a thing, by that very resolution often scales the barriers to it, and secures its achievement. To think we are able, is almost to be so - to determine upon attainment is frequently attainment itself.

– Samuel Smiles

'Tis an old saying, the Devil lurks behind the cross. All is not gold that glitters. From the tail of the plough, Bamba was made King of Spain and from his silks and riches was Rodrigo cast to be devoured by the snakes.

– Miguel de Cervantes

A French proverb says ‘Wait until it is night before saying that it has been a fine day.’ To tell it more precise, wait till the clock strikes the midnight!

– Mehmet Murat ildan

A good listener tries to understand thoroughly what the other person is saying. In the end he may disagree sharply, but before he disagrees, he wants to know exactly what it is he is disagreeing with.

– Kenneth A. Wells

A good listener tries to understand what the other person is saying. In the end he may disagree sharply, but because he disagrees, he wants to know exactly what it is he is disagreeing with.

– Kenneth A. Wells

A short saying oft contains much wisdom.

– Sophocles

Acceptance is not a state of passivity or inaction. I am not saying you can't change the world, right wrongs, or replace evil with good. Acceptance is, in fact, the first step to successful action. If you don't fully accept a situation precisely the way it is, you will have difficulty changing it. Moreover, if you don't fully accept the situation, you will never really know if the situation should be changed.

– Peter McWilliams

Almost every wise saying has an opposite one, no less wise, to balance it.

– George Santayana

Americans and British have different ways of saying things. They say 'elevator,' we say 'lift' ... they say 'President,' we say 'stupid psychopathic git.'

– Alexis Sayle

And now there is merely silence, silence, silence, saying all we did not know.

– William Rose Benet

Arranging a bowl of flowers in the morning can give a sense of quiet in a crowded day - like writing a poem, or saying a prayer.

– Anne Morrow Lindbergh

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