Favors Quotes

• I am favor of cutting taxes under any circumstances and for any excuse, for any reason, whenever it's possible.

  Milton Friedman

  Cutting, Liberty, Taxation

  "Conservatives Betrayed: How George W. Bush and Other Big Government Republicans Hijacked the Conservative Cause". Book by Richard A. Viguerie, 2006.

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  It is inaccurate to say that I hate everything. I am strongly in favor of common sense, common honesty, and common decency. This makes me forever ineligible for public office.

  H. L. Mencken

  Freedom, Honesty, Hate

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• I have friends in overalls whose friendship I would not swap for the favor of the kings of the world.

  Thomas A. Edison

  Inspirational, Friendship, Positive

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• Goals allow you to control the direction of change in your favor.

  Brian Tracy

  Inspirational, Change, Goal

  Twitter post from Dec 15, 2015

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• Most people return small favors, acknowledge medium ones and repay greater ones - with ingratitude.

  Benjamin Franklin

  Leadership, People, Return

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• That man is worthless who knows how to receive a favor, but not how to return one.

  Plautus

  Men, Return, Know How

  "Persa". V, 1, 10,

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• We secure our friends not by accepting favours but by doing them.

  Thucydides

  Inspirational, Friendship, Accepting

  "The History of the Peloponnesian War".

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• The greatest thing you'll ever learn
  Is just to love and be loved in return.

  Eden Ahbez

  Love, Life, Romantic

  "Song: 'Nature Boy'". 1948.

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• I might be in favor of national healthcare if it required all Democrats to get their heads examined.

  Ann Coulter

  Might, Healthcare, Democrat

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• Not a shred of evidence exists in favor of the idea that life is serious.

  Brendan Gill

  Life, Motivational, Spiritual

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• The confidence in another man's virtue is no light evidence of a man's own, and God willingly favors such a confidence.

  Michel de Montaigne

  God, Confidence, Men

  Michel de Montaigne (1912*). “The Essays of Michel de Montaigne”

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• If we do what is necessary, all the odds are in our favor.

  Henry A. Kissinger

  Inspirational, Odds, Planning

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• And I'm in favor of that because I have a gay son, who's a very successful theater designer.

  Robert MacNeil

  Pride, Son, Gay

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• Whenever we think of Christ, we should recall the love that led Him to bestow on us so many graces and favors, and also the great love God showed in giving us in Christ a pledge of His love; for love calls for love in return. Let us strive to keep this always before our eyes and to rouse ourselves to love Him.

  Teresa of Avila

  Eye, Thinking, Giving

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• As a man falls out of favour and his wealth declines, we discover for the first time the ridiculous aspects of his character, which were always there but which wealth and favour had concealed.

  Jean de la Bruyere

  Men, Riches, Concealed

  "Of Worldly Goods". "Characters", Book by Jean De La Bruyère, www.ourcivilisation.com. 1688.

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• The 9-9-9 plan would resuscitate this economy because it replaces the outdated tax code that allows politicians to pick winners and losers, and to provide favors in the form of tax breaks, special exemptions and loopholes. It simplifies the code dramatically: 9% business flat tax, 9% personal flat tax, 9% sales tax.

  Herman Cain

  Special, Loser, Winner

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• The simplest fix for better grilling is to line the inside of your barbecue with tin foil. It dramatically affects how evenly the heat is distributed. That crusty black hibachi or Weber grill is doing your food no favors.

  Nathan Myhrvold

  Black, Tin, Lines

  www.forbes.com. February 25, 2011.

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• Racism, because it favors color over talent, is bad for business.

  Steven Pinker

  Color, Racism, Talent

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• I favor the Civil Rights Act of 1964 and it must be enforced at gunpoint if necessary.

  Ronald Reagan

  Funny, Humorous, Rights

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• Gratitude is merely the secret hope of further favors.

  Francois de La Rochefoucauld

  Thankful, Gratitude, Secret

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• It is the duty of all Nations to acknowledge the providence of Almighty God, to obey his will, to be grateful for his benefits, and humbly to implore his protection and favors.

  George Washington

  Bible, Thanksgiving, God

  Thanksgiving Day Proclamation, Issued by President George Washington, at the request of Congress, on October 3, 1789

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• Jeet Kune Do favors formlessness so that it can assume all forms and since Jeet Kune Do has no style, it can fit in with all styles. As a result, Jeet Kune Do utilizes all ways and is bound by none and, likewise, uses any techniques which serve its end.

  Bruce Lee

  Success, Fighting, Style

  Bruce Lee (1975). “Tao of Jeet Kune Do”, Black Belt Communications Incorporated

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• Pitchers did me a favor when they knocked me down. It made me more determined. I wouldn't let that pitcher get me out. They say you can't hit if you're on your back, but I didn't hit on my back. I got up.

  Frank Robinson

  Sports, Determined, Made

  Biography/Personal, www.imdb.com.

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• The important thing to note is that it is not important whether Malala was shot or not - Malala is not asking for personal favors or support. She is asking for support with girls' education and women's rights. So don't support Malala, support her campaign for girls' education and women's rights.

  Malala Yousafzai

  Girl, Rights, Support

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• The real cause of personal existence is not the favor of the Almighty, but the sexual love of one's earthly parents.

  Ernst Haeckel

  Real, Parent, Causes

  Ernst Haeckel (1904). “Wonders of life”

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