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• Avoid the "hard-to-grasp" headline - the headline that requires thought and is not clear at first glance.

  John Caples

  Firsts, Headlines, Glances

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• Dior makes the best lip glosses going. I'm nuts about them, especially the clear one with the silver sparkles. I got addicted to DiorShow Mascara, too. It makes you look like you're wearing false eyelashes. It's the only one that rivals Maybelline.

  Sharon Stone

  Eyelashes, Nuts, Looks

  "Sharon Stone's Beauty Secrets". Interview with Alexandra Parnass, www.harpersbazaar.com. January 29, 2008.

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• Along the (writing) way accidents happen, detours get taken... But these are not "divine" accidents; I don't believe in those. I believe you have constructive accidents en route through a novel only because you have mapped a clear way. If you have confidence that you have a clear direction to take, you always have confidence to explore other ways; if they prove to be mere digressions, you'll recognize that and make the necessary revisions. The more you know about a book, the freer you can be to fool around. The less you know, the tighter you get.

  John Irving

  Believe, Book, Taken

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• No one can lead a happy life, or even one that is bearable, without the pursuit of wisdom, and that the perfection of wisdom is what makes the happy life, although even the beginnings of wisdom make life bearable. Yet this conviction, clear as it is, needs to be strengthened and given deeper roots through daily reflection; making noble resolutions is not a important as keeping the resolutions you have made already.

  Seneca the Younger

  Happy Life, Reflection, Roots

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• Einstein pronounced the doom of continuous or 'rational' space, and the way was made clear for Picasso and the Marx Brothers and Mad magazine.

  Marshall McLuhan

  Brother, Space, Mad

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• You don't learn algebra with your blessed soul. Can't you look at it with your clear simple wits?

  D. H. Lawrence

  Blessed, Simple, Soul

  D. H. Lawrence (2016). “D. H. Lawrence: The Complete Novels (Book House)”, p.465, Book House

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• I am a firm believer in 'negative thinking' when used correctly. We need to be AWARE of negatives so that we can steer clear of them. A golfer needs to know where the bunkers and sand traps are - but he doesn't think continuously about the bunker - where he doesn't want to go. His mind glances at the bunker, but he DWELLS upon the green.

  Maxwell Maltz

  Thinking, Mind, Green

  Maxwell Maltz (2016). “Psycho-Cybernetics Deluxe Edition: The Original Text of the Classic Guide to a New Life”, p.102, Penguin

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• People without clear vision are easily distracted, have a tendency to drift from one idea to another and often make foolish decisions that rob them of their dreams.

  Andy Stanley

  Dream, Ideas, People

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• Understanding is the sure and clear knowledge of some invisible thing.

  Bernard of Clairvaux

  Understanding, Invisible, Invisible Things

  Saint Bernard of Clairvaux, Aeterna Press (1908). “On Consideration”, p.102, Aeterna Press

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• No religion will ever make me forget the condition of our people in this country...No God, no religion, no nothing will make me forget it until it stops, until it's elimitnated. I want to make that point clear.

  Malcolm X

  Country, People, Want

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• Some people accuse me of exaggeration, so let me be clear. Those people seek nothing less than the complete and utter destruction of the American way of life.

  Al Gore

  People, Way, Destruction

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• The book-keeping of benefits is simple: it is all expenditure; if any one returns it, that is clear gain; if he does not return it, it is not lost, I gave it for the sake of giving.

  Seneca the Younger

  Book, Simple, Giving

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• When we really sit back with a smile on our face is when we run into a situation we can understand, where the facts are ascertainable and clear, and the course of action obvious.

  Warren Buffett

  Running, Faces, Facts

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• I certainly do believe anyone engaged in the management of money should have a standard of measurement, and that both he and the party whose money is managed should have a clear understanding why it is the appropriate standard, what time period should be utilized, etc.

  Warren Buffett

  Party, Believe, Should Have

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• ...when I prayed to receive Jesus Christ as my Savior, I had made that promise...: 'If You'll make Your will for my clear, I'll do it no matter what!'

  Larry Burkett

  Jesus, Promise, Matter

  Larry Burkett (1990). “Business by the Book: The Complete Guide of Biblical Principles for Business Men and Women”, Thomas Nelson Incorporated

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• He who, calm and clear as the moon, hankers no more for continuity-he is holy.

  Gautama Buddha

  Moon, Calm, Holy

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• In a river mist, if another boat knocks against yours, you might yell at the other fellow to stay clear. But if you notice then, that it's an empty boat, adrift with nobody aboard, you stop yelling. When you discover that all the others are drifting boats, there's no one to yell at. And when you find out you are an empty boat, there's no one to yell.

  Zhuangzi

  Yelling, Rivers, Adrift

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• So here's my advice to city planners. Make your city runnable. Runners are the first wave of troops bringing human activity back to the urban core of any city. Where we go, others will follow. The connection between runnability and livability is so clear (at least to me), that it's surprising that new developments consistently leave pathways out of the plans.

  Don Kardong

  Cities, Advice, Pathways

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• I have never been quite sure who controls the weather. Although we always prayed for clear skies, I have had to preach in all kinds of storms.

  Billy Graham

  Sky, Weather, Storm

  Billy Graham (1998). “Just As I Am: The Autobiography of Billy Graham”, HarperCollins

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• The works of Mozart may be easy to read, but they are very difficult to interpret. The least speck of dust spoils them. They are clear, transparent, and joyful as a spring, and not only those muddy pools which seem deep only because the bottom cannot be seen.

  Wanda Landowska

  Spring, Dust, May

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• If you are going on with God, the only thing that is clear to you, and the only thing God intends to be clear, is the way He deals with your own soul.

  Oswald Chambers

  Soul, Way, Deals

  Oswald Chambers (2011). “My Utmost for His Highest Classic Edition”, p.37, Discovery House

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• Thanksgiving speaks in clear, crisp tones of forgotten terms, like integrity - bravery - respect - freedom - discipline - sacrifice - godliness.

  Charles R. Swindoll

  Integrity, Sacrifice, Discipline

  Charles R. Swindoll (1994). “Growing Strong in the Seasons of Life”, p.446, Zondervan

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• "One becomes a deeply religious nonbeliever...". It is clear from the original
  that it is definitely not "I".

  Albert Einstein

  Religious, Originals

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• It's pretty clear we have enough Guard people in the United States, but are they capable of handling our oversees commitments as well? We need to figure out how that impacts our ability in Iraq.

  John McCain

  Commitment, Impact, Iraq

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• I think we also ought to prepare the American public, by way of informing them, that Saddam Hussein has these weapons, continues to attempt to improve their capability, and would not be reluctant to export them to other countries. So he presents a clear and present danger.

  John McCain

  Country, Thinking, Hussein

  "Face The Nation" with Bob Schieffer, www.cbsnews.com. June 17, 2002.

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