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Hollywood held this double lure for me, tremendous sums of money for work that required no more effort than a game of pinochle.

~Ben Hecht

Topics: Double Effort Game Held Hollywood Lure Me Money More Required Sums Than Tremendous Work

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You must take the first step. The first steps will take some effort, maybe pain. But after that, everything that has to be done is real-life movement.

~Ben Stein

Topics: After Done Effort Everything First First Step Maybe Movement Must Pain Real-Life Some Step Steps Take Will You

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At the end of the day, you can't control the results; you can only control your effort level and your focus.

~Ben Zobrist

Topics: Control Day Effort End End Of The Day Focus Level Only Results You Your

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One thing, however, is sure, - that in all cases the effort should be to impose all the cost of repairing the wrong upon the doer of the wrong. This alone is real justice, and of course such justice is necessarily free.

~Benjamin Tucker

Topics: Alone Cases Cost Course Doer Effort Free However Impose Justice Necessarily One Thing Real Should Sure Thing Wrong

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This fact lays on us - so long as the maintenance of good relations with Russia seems to us worth an effort - the duty of satisfying Russia that she has no need to fear any invasion of her sphere of interests on Germany's part.

~Bernhard Von Bulow

Topics: Any Duty Effort Fact Fear Germany Good Her Interests Invasion Lays Long Maintenance Need Part Relations Russia Satisfying Seems She Sphere Us Worth

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The Smithsonian Festival of American Folklife, actually, was an effort to put something on the mall in Washington so American tourists could walk through America, and in their minds everything on the mall would be American.

~Bernice Johnson Reagon

Topics: Actually America American Could Effort Everything Festival Mall Minds Put Something Through Tourists Walk Washington Would

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If each of us works toward making a sincere effort when we wake up each morning with a renewed commitment and dedication to embracing nonviolence as a lifestyle, this world will become a better place, bringing us ever closer to the Beloved Community of which my father so often spoke.

~Bernice King

Topics: Become Beloved Better Better Place Bringing Closer Commitment Community Dedication Each Each Morning Effort Embracing Ever Father Lifestyle Making Morning Nonviolence Often Place Renewed Sincere Spoke Toward Up Us Wake Wake Up Which Will Works World

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It is incumbent on the media industry to discourage the glorification of media violence. It is also incumbent on consumers who love America to support this effort with selective patronage campaigns to encourage media that provides uplifting content and to boycott the worst offenders, if necessary.

~Bernice King

Topics: Also America Boycott Campaigns Consumers Content Discourage Effort Encourage Incumbent Industry Love Media Necessary Offenders Provides Selective Support Uplifting Violence Who Worst

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While I may not agree with all of President Obama's energy policies, I strongly supported his successful effort to double fuel economy standards for cars and trucks to 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025.

~Bernie Sanders

Topics: Agree Car Double Economy Effort Energy Fuel Gallon His May Miles Obama Per Policies President Standards Strongly Successful Supported Trucks While I May Not

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Everything I did that required effort, I opened my mouth. Even to catch a ball, I opened my mouth.

~Betty Cuthbert

Topics: Ball Catch Did Effort Even Everything Mouth Opened Required

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