Perhaps when we find ourselves wanting everything, it is because we are dangerously close to wanting nothing.

Fishing keeps you alive, gives you time away - to enjoy God, the creations that He made. Because God made you.

The Eskimos had fifty-two names for snow because it was important to them: there ought to be as many for love.

America's health care system is in crisis precisely because we systematically neglect wellness and prevention.

I'm Italian, but some people think I'm Jewish because I work the Yiddish. I also work the Italian, by the way.

There are no great limits to growth because there are no limits of human intelligence, imagination, and wonder.

I never regret anything. Because every little detail of your life is what made you into who you are in the end.

People sleep peaceably in their beds at night only because rough men stand ready to do violence on their behalf.

We are free today because we are the stronger; we will be slaves again when the government becomes the stronger.

I'm here because I stand on many, many shoulders, and that's true of every black person I know who has achieved.

Myth is a powerful medium because it talks to the emotions and not the head. It moves us into an area of mystery.

Whenever I'm feeling down, I remind myself that my flaws make me perfect, because in reality there is no perfect.

It is not because things are difficult that we do not dare, it is because we do not dare that they are difficult.

I'm not offended by all the dumb blonde jokes because I know I'm not dumb... and I also know that I'm not blonde.

People have often asked if I'm gay because I don't go out of my way to spit and scratch and give people attitude.

The single most important ingredient in the recipe for success is transparency because transparency builds trust.

You gotta try your luck at least once a day, because you could be going around lucky all day and not even know it.

I personally think if something's not a challenge, there's no point doing it, because you're not gonna learn much.

Not many dictators announce their resignation, but I did because I didn't want to stay on and overstay my welcome.

Our movements and feelings are constantly monitored, because surveillance is the business model of the digital age.

I don't want anyone to feel sorry for me because of the fact I haven't got any true friends! I'm fine the way I am.

Everyone loves to fly, and flying underwater is even better than flying in air because there are things around you.

I object to violence because when it appears to do good, the good is only temporary; the evil it does is permanent.

Birds are a miracle because they prove to us there is a finer, simpler state of being which we may strive to attain.

My legacy is that I stayed on course... from the beginning to the end, because I believed in something inside of me.

People are more violently opposed to fur than leather because it's safer to harass rich women than motorcycle gangs.

Money can't buy everything, but it can buy most of it. Because of money, I could give my parents a comfortable life.

I call myself a teacher because they want me to call myself a teacher, but actually, what I'm doing is I'm studying.

Extraordinary people survive under the most terrible circumstances and they become more extraordinary because of it.

It is hard to be number one, and it is even harder to stay there because everyone is trying to knock you off the top.

So smoking is the perfect way to commit suicide without actually dying. I smoke because it's bad, it's really simple.

We sleep safe in our beds because rough men stand ready in the night to visit violence on those who would do us harm.

I have learned that track doesn't define me. My faith defines me. I'm running because I have been blessed with a gift.

Trying to manage diabetes is hard because if you don't, there are consequences you'll have to deal with later in life.

I schedule 'me' time because, just like everyone else, I need to unwind. I try to remember to take it easy and breathe.

It is not true that people stop pursuing dreams because they grow old, they grow old because they stop pursuing dreams.

An error does not become truth by reason of multiplied propagation, nor does truth become error because nobody sees it.

Hating people because of their color is wrong. And it doesn't matter which color does the hating. It's just plain wrong.

I did 'XXX: State of the Union' with Ice Cube because he and Samuel L. Jackson are some of favorite inspirations in life.

The key to making acquisitions is being ready because you really never know when the right big one is going to come along.

Because storytelling, and visual storytelling, was put in the hands of everybody, and we have all now become storytellers.

There are no morals in politics; there is only expedience. A scoundrel may be of use to us just because he is a scoundrel.

Plenty of people miss their share of happiness, not because they never found it, but because they didn't stop to enjoy it.

My glasses say a lot about me because I think me in a pair of sunglasses is an image that a lot of people would recognise.

Because education is the backbone of a competitive workforce and successful economy, making it a priority is not uncommon.

Work ethic is important because, unlike intelligence, athleticism, charisma, or any other natural attribute, it's a choice.

People are going to copy your product if you build great stuff. Just because Yahoo has a search box doesn't make it Google.

If religion has given birth to all that is essential in society, it is because the idea of society is the soul of religion.

It's not an easy journey, to get to a place where you forgive people. But it is such a powerful place, because it frees you.

If you have stage fright, it never goes away. But then I wonder: is the key to that magical performance because of the fear?

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