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I will always find even the worst paintings that attempt some kind of representation better than the best invented paintings.

~Balthus

Topics: Always Attempt Best Better Even Find Invented Kind Paintings Representation Some Than Will Worst

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Asset managers have different approaches, and I don't wish to suggest there is only one way to run money. There are many ways one can attempt to reduce risk, improve performance, lower drawdowns and reduce volatility.

~Barry Ritholtz

Topics: Approaches Asset Attempt Different Improve Lower Managers Many Money One Way Only Only One Way Performance Reduce Risk Run Suggest Volatility Way Ways Wish

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Surely, I must at all times attempt to obey the law of the state. But when the will of God and the will of the state conflict, I am compelled to follow the will of God.

~Bayard Rustin

Topics: Am Attempt Compelled Conflict Follow God Law Must Obey State Surely Times Will I Am

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You always want to try, in everything you do, to attempt something you've never tried before, and the only way to succeed at that is through failure, and the only way to succeed through failure is just banging your head against the wall over and over until you get to that interesting thing on the other side.

~Beau Willimon

Topics: Against Always Attempt Banging Before Everything Failure Get Head Interesting Interesting Thing Just Never Only Other Over Side Something Succeed Thing Through Tried Try Until Wall Want Way You Your

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The first thing that I really understood politically and was old enough to get was the failed assassination attempt on Reagan.

~Ben Affleck

Topics: Assassination Attempt Enough Failed First First Thing Get Old Old Enough Politically Reagan Really The First Thing Thing Understood

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There's no question that as science, knowledge and technology advance, that we will attempt to do more significant things. And there's no question that we will always have to temper those things with ethics.

~Ben Carson

Topics: Advance Always Attempt Ethics Knowledge More No Question Question Science Significant Technology Temper Things Those Will

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Yeah. I'm amateurish. I can play enough to write a song, or strum on a little guitar to write out a song. But, I don't play well at all. I wouldn't even attempt for a second to play in public.

~Ben E. King

Topics: Attempt Enough Even Guitar Little Out Play Public Second Song Well Write Yeah I Can

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Rather than writing about my experiences with other people, 'Ugly Cherries' is the first song I've ever written about myself. It's a confrontation: an attempt to unpack my own queerness with humor and self care.

~Ben Hopkins

Topics: About Attempt Care Cherries Confrontation Ever Experiences First Humor My Own Myself Other Own People Rather Self Song Than Ugly Writing Written

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I think that most actors, and they're a very strange lot actors, very strange people, but I think that they attempt to keep in touch with the child.

~Ben Kingsley

Topics: Actor Attempt Child Keep Lot Most People Strange Think Touch Very I Think

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The Left despises Texas, with its stellar record of job growth; Texas, with its strong support for traditional marriage and the sanctity of life; Texas, the root of the conservative tree. Should the Left succeed in its attempt to turn Texas purple, America could turn permanently blue.

~Ben Shapiro

Topics: America Attempt Blue Conservative Could Despises Growth Job Left Life Marriage Permanently Purple Record Root Sanctity Should Strong Strong Support Succeed Support Texas Traditional Traditional Marriage Tree Turn

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