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• One of the problems with technology is that no photograph, as superb and outstanding as it may be, will ever be as satisfying as the most middle-rate painting.

  Perry Brass

  Technology, May, Painting

  Perry Brass (1998). “The Lover of My Soul: A Search for Ecstasy and Wisdom”, p.30, Perry Brass

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• The outstanding doctor constantly emphasized the humanitarian aspect of medical care.

  Benjamin Carson

  Doctors, Care, Medical

  "Think Big: Unleashing Your Potential for Excellence". Book by Ben Carson and Cecil Murphey, 1996.

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• I'm a guy who had to perform some way. I had to perform in some way. If not as an actor, I'd perform as an artist. It would have been something that would be outstanding in its own way.

  Jack Kirby

  Artist, Guy, Would Be

  Interview with Gary Groth, www.tcj.com. February 1990.

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• I want to be remembered as a great friend, an outstanding father, an amazing husband, and a good soul who always strived to serve God and man. And during that time of service on earth, I would like people to think, "He brought joy, love, opportunity, and fulfillment to millions of people."

  Tony Robbins

  Husband, Father, Opportunity

  Interview with Dr. Joe Blaes, www.dentaleconomics.com. February 1, 2000.

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• When entertaining, it's great to wow your guests with an outstanding recipe, but it's also very important to design a menu that's not too demanding of yourself, otherwise everybody will have fun but you. A great appetizer or simpler dish is a good way to work a menu that's delicious but does not impose too much effort or time spent in the kitchen.

  Debi Mazar

  Fun, Effort, Design

  "Debi Mazar's Tuscan-Style Thanksgiving". Glamour Interview, www.glamour.com. November 21, 2013.

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• When we own portions of outstanding businesses with outstanding managements, our favorite holding period is forever.

  Warren Buffett

  Business, Investing Money, Forever

  Lawrence A. Cunningham, Warren E. Buffett (2013). “The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America (Third Edition)”, p.63, Carolina Academic Press

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• His vision was just outstanding. If you think of him in the same way as Pele then you would come close.

  Leonard Cohen

  Thinking, Vision, Way

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• Apart from their other characteristics, the outstanding thing about China's 600 million people is that they are “poor and blank”. This may seem a bad thing, but in reality it is a good thing. Poverty gives rise to the desire for changes, the desire for action and the desire for revolution. On a blank sheet of paper free from any mark, the freshest and most beautiful characters can be written; the freshest and most beautiful pictures can be painted.

  Mao Zedong

  Beautiful, Character, Reality

  "Quotations from Chairman Mao Tse-tung (The Little Red Book) & Other Works".

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• Often Satan injects pride into the believer's spirit, evoking in him an attitude of self-importance and of self-conceit. He causes him to esteem himself a very outstanding person, one who is indispensable in God's work. Such a spirit constitutes one of the major reasons for the fall of believers.

  Watchman Nee

  Attitude, Fall, Pride

  Watchman Nee (2009). “The Spiritual Man”, p.555, Christian Fellowship Publishers

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• I'm about five inches from being an outstanding golfer. That's the distance my left ear is from my right.

  Ben Crenshaw

  Distance, Golf, Ears

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• Jesus Christ is to me the outstanding personality of all time, all history, both as Son of God and as Son of Man. Everything he ever said or did has value for us today and that is something you can say of no other man, dead or alive. There is no easy middle ground to stroll upon. You either accept Jesus or reject him.

  Sholem Asch

  Jesus, Son, Men

  1944 Interview with Frank S. Mead in The Christian Herald. "The Controversial Sholem Asch: An Introduction to his Fiction". Book by Ben Siegel, p. 148, 1976.

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• Jesus Christ is the outstanding personality of our time. Every act and word of Jesus has value for us. He became the light of the world. Why shouldn't I, a Jew, be proud of that?

  Sholem Asch

  Christian, Jesus, Light

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• To quote the exceptional teacher Marva Collins, "I will is more important than IQ." It is wonderful to have a terrific mind, but it's been my experience that having outstanding intelligence is a very small part of the total package that leads to success and happiness. Discipline, hard work, perseverance, and generosity of spirit are, in the final analysis, far more important

  Rafe Esquith

  Perseverance, Teacher, Hard Work

  Rafe Esquith (2008). “There Are No Shortcuts”, p.156, Anchor

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• The record proves that in peaceful commerce the combined efforts of our countries can produce outstanding results. Our trade with each other is far greater than that of any other two nations on earth.

  Harry S. Truman

  Country, Two, Presidential

  United States. President (1945-1953 : Truman), Harry S. Truman (1963). “Harry S. Truman: Containing the Public Messages, Speeches, and Statements of the President, 1945-53”

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• I listened to Kelley's record with pleasure. Great to hear real music with respect for the righteous roots. Her singing is outstanding - no frills, down to the bone and intense.

  Jerry Wexler

  Respect, Real, Roots

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• Investors making purchases in an overheated market need to recognize that it may often take an extended period for the value of even an outstanding company to catch up with the price they paid.

  Warren Buffett

  Needs, Investing, May

  "7 Warren Buffett Quotes For Active Investors". www.seeitmarket.com. November 26, 2014.

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• An investor should ordinarily hold a small piece of an outstanding business with the same tenacity that an owner would exhibit if he owned all of that business.

  Warren Buffett

  Investing, Pieces, Tenacity

  Lawrence A. Cunningham, Warren E. Buffett (2013). “The Essays of Warren Buffett: Lessons for Corporate America (Third Edition)”, p.63, Carolina Academic Press

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• I have often heard that the outstanding man is he who thinks deeply about a problem, and the next is he who listens carefully to advice.

  Livy

  Men, Thinking, Advice

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• Don't let talent get in way of team performance. Great players do what's outstanding for team, not what makes them stand out

  Jerry West

  Basketball, Team, Player

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• Retribution is just outstanding.

  Douglas Preston

  Retribution

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• I think racing in Mexico will prove to be a great move for our sport in the future. The reaction we received from the fans last year was outstanding. The fans were unbelievable, and I expect the same reaction this year.

  Kevin Harvick

  Sports, Moving, Thinking

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• What made it so special were the players. They were some of the most outstanding men I have ever been around in my life. The coaches were truly professionals. I wish the 49ers nothing but the best. I am thankful to the York family for having given me the opportunity to be a head coach in the NFL. I am indebted to them for that. I am also thankful for the Faithful fans, I am just sorry I couldn't give them more.

  Mike Singletary

  Sorry, Opportunity, Player

  "49ers fire coach Mike Singletary". www.foxnews.com. December 26, 2010.

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• . . . it is interesting to note that the original problem that started my research is still outstanding - namely the problem of planning or scheduling dynamically over time, particularly planning dynamically under uncertainty. If such a problem could be successfully solved it could eventually through better planning contribute to the well-being and stability of the world.

  George Dantzig

  Time, Art, Interesting

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• I think that China has many outstanding authors, and their great works should also be recognised by the world.

  Mo Yan

  Thinking, World, Great Work

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• Otis Brawley is one of America's truly outstanding physician scientists. In How We Do Harm, he challenges all of us-- physicians, patients, and communities-- to recommit ourselves to the pledge to 'do no harm.'

  David Satcher

  America, Community, Challenges

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