Quote by George Washington
We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from

We should not look back unless it is to derive useful lessons from past errors, and for the purpose of profiting by dearly bought experience. – George Washington

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War – An act of violence whose object is to constrain the enemy, to accomplish our will. – George Washington

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I havent been as wild with my money as somebody like me might have been. Ive been very safe, very conservative with investments. I dont blow money. I dont have a ton of houses. I know things can go away. Ive already had that experience. – Jim Carrey

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I dont believe in the so-called Olympic spirit. I speak from personal experience. When China hosted the Games, it failed to include the people. The event was constructed without regard for their joy. – Ai Weiwei

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You dont know what unconditional love is. You may say you do, but if you dont have a child, you dont know what that is. But when you experience it, it is the most fulfilling ever. – Regina King

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With Good Will Hunting, Miramax made certain the recruited audience wasnt expecting to laugh at Robin Williams like they normally do. From my limited experience, you can really blow test screenings by conducting them in the wrong way. – Gus Van Sant

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I used to write things for friends. There was this girl I had a crush on, and she had a teacher she didnt like at school. I had a real crush on her, so almost every day I would write her a little short story where she would kill him in a different way. – Stephen Colbert

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In poetry and in eloquence the beautiful and grand must spring from the commonplace…. All that remains for us is to be new while repeating the old, and to be ourselves in becoming the echo of the whole world. – Alexandre Vinet (1797–1847)

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