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I have no objections to churches so long as they do not interfere with God's work. Brooks Atkinson 1894-1984, American Journalist, Drama Critic 
The virtue of the camera is not the power it has to transform the photographer into an artist, but the impulse it gives him to keep on looking. Brooks Atkinson 1894-1984, American Journalist, Drama Critic 
Don't be condescending to unskilled labor. Try it for a half a day first. Brooks Atkinson 1894-1984, American Journalist, Drama Critic 
That thou seest, man, become too thou must; God, if thou seest God, dust, if thou seest dust. Brother Angelus  
We must do our business faithfully, without trouble or disquiet, recalling our mind to God mildly, and with tranquillity, as often as we find it wandering from him. Brother Lawrence 17th Century Mystic of the Catholic Persuasion 
The time of business does not with me differ from the time of prayer, and in the noise and clatter of my kitchen, while several persons are at the same time calling for different things, I possess God as if I were upon my knees at the blessed sacrament. Brother Lawrence 17th Century Mystic of the Catholic Persuasion 
People of genius whenever they are faced with misfortune find resources within themselves. Brouhours  
In certain situations we'd be down and the competitor in me would want to get it all back in one play. That impatience makes for bad plays, mistakes, and turnarounds. Browning Nagle American Football Player 
You may be flexible on strategy, but must remain consistent on principle! Brubaker Movie  
The essential element in personal magnetism is a consuming sincerity -- an overwhelming faith in the importance of the work one has to do. Bruce Barton 1886-1967, American Author, Advertising Executive 
Nothing splendid has ever been achieved except by those who dared believe that something inside them was superior to circumstance. Bruce Barton 1886-1967, American Author, Advertising Executive 
If you can give your son or daughter only one gift, let it be enthusiasm. Bruce Barton 1886-1967, American Author, Advertising Executive 
The ablest men in all walks of modern life are men of faith. Most of them have much more faith than they themselves realize. Bruce Barton 1886-1967, American Author, Advertising Executive 
What a curious phenomenon it is that you can get men to die for the liberty of the world who will not make the little sacrifice that is needed to free themselves from their own individual bondage. Bruce Barton 1886-1967, American Author, Advertising Executive 
Before you give up hope, turn back and read the attacks that were made on Lincoln. Bruce Barton 1886-1967, American Author, Advertising Executive 
No sex, age, or condition is above or below the absolute necessity of modesty; but without it one vastly beneath the rank of man. Bruce Barton 1886-1967, American Author, Advertising Executive 
As a profession advertising is young; as a force it is as old as the world. The first four words ever uttered, Let there be light, constitute its charter. All nature is vibrant with its impulse. Bruce Barton 1886-1967, American Author, Advertising Executive 
Most successful men have not achieved their distinction by having some new talent or opportunity that was at hand. Bruce Barton 1886-1967, American Author, Advertising Executive 
Sometimes when I consider what tremendous consequences come from little things. I am tempted to think there are no little things. Bruce Barton 1886-1967, American Author, Advertising Executive 
Such is an actor's life. We must ride the waves of every film, barfing occasionally, yet maintain our dignity, even as the bulk of our Herculean efforts are keel-hauled before our very eyes. [On filming MacHale's Navy] Bruce Campbell  
Rock music should be gross: that's the fun of it. It gets up and drops its trousers. Bruce Dickinson  
I have long been of the opinion that if work were such a splendid thing the rich would have kept more of it for themselves. Bruce Grocott 1940-, British Labor Politician 
A Code of Honor-never approach a friend's girlfriend or wife with mischief as your goal. There are just too many women in the world to justify that sort of dishonourable behaviour. Unless she's really attractive. Bruce J Freidmen  
Start early and begin raising the bar throughout the day. Bruce Jenner 1949-, American Olympian, Actor, Speaker, Entrepreneur, Sports Commentator 
I learned that the only way you are going to get anywhere in life is to work hard at it. Whether you're a musician, a writer, an athlete or a businessman, there is no getting around it. If you do, you'll win -- if you don't you won t. Bruce Jenner 1949-, American Olympian, Actor, Speaker, Entrepreneur, Sports Commentator 
I always felt that my greatest asset was not my physical ability, it was my mental ability. Bruce Jenner 1949-, American Olympian, Actor, Speaker, Entrepreneur, Sports Commentator 
If you're going to dedicate every second to winning the decathlon, what are you doing wasting your time in bed? Bruce Jenner 1949-, American Olympian, Actor, Speaker, Entrepreneur, Sports Commentator 
Notice that the stiffest tree is most easily cracked, while the bamboo or willow survives by bending with the wind. Bruce Lee 1940-1973, Chinese-American Actor, Director, Author, Martial Artist 
Circumstances hell! I make circumstances! Bruce Lee 1940-1973, Chinese-American Actor, Director, Author, Martial Artist 
Man, the living creature, the creating individual, is always more important than any established style or system. Bruce Lee 1940-1973, Chinese-American Actor, Director, Author, Martial Artist 
Take no thought of who is right or wrong or who is better than. Be not for or against. Bruce Lee 1940-1973, Chinese-American Actor, Director, Author, Martial Artist 
I'm not in this world to live up to your expectations and you're not in this world to live up to mine. Bruce Lee 1940-1973, Chinese-American Actor, Director, Author, Martial Artist 
The future looks extremely bright indeed, with lots of possibilities ahead -- big possibilities. Like the song says, ''We've just begun.'' Bruce Lee 1940-1973, Chinese-American Actor, Director, Author, Martial Artist 
You just wait. I'm going to be the biggest Chinese Star in the world. Bruce Lee 1940-1973, Chinese-American Actor, Director, Author, Martial Artist 
If you always put limit on everything you do, physical or anything else. It will spread into your work and into your life. There are no limits. There are only plateaus, and you must not stay there, you must go beyond them. Bruce Lee 1940-1973, Chinese-American Actor, Director, Author, Martial Artist 
To hell with circumstances; I create opportunities. Bruce Lee 1940-1973, Chinese-American Actor, Director, Author, Martial Artist 
Obey the principles without being bound by them. Bruce Lee 1940-1973, Chinese-American Actor, Director, Author, Martial Artist 
Take things as they are. Punch when you have to punch. Kick when you have to kick. Bruce Lee 1940-1973, Chinese-American Actor, Director, Author, Martial Artist 
It's not the daily increase but daily decrease. Hack away at the unessential. Bruce Lee 1940-1973, Chinese-American Actor, Director, Author, Martial Artist 
The height of cultivation runs to simplicity. Halfway cultivation runs to ornamentation. Bruce Lee 1940-1973, Chinese-American Actor, Director, Author, Martial Artist 
To me, the extraordinary aspect of martial arts lies in its simplicity. The easy way is also the right way, and martial arts is nothing at all special; the closer to the true way of martial arts, the less wastage of expression there is. Bruce Lee 1940-1973, Chinese-American Actor, Director, Author, Martial Artist 
As you think, so shall you become. Bruce Lee 1940-1973, Chinese-American Actor, Director, Author, Martial Artist 
All fixed set patterns are incapable of adaptability or pliability. The truth is outside of all fixed patterns. Bruce Lee 1940-1973, Chinese-American Actor, Director, Author, Martial Artist 
I believe the war on poverty is a more American idea than the war on the war on poverty. I believe that most people feel like that. And I believe that it ain't over till it's over. Bruce Springsteen 1949-, American Musician, Singer, Songwriter 
People deserve... the truth. They deserve honesty. The best music, you can seek some shelter in it momentarily, but it's essentially there to provide you something to face the world with. Bruce Springsteen 1949-, American Musician, Singer, Songwriter 
My wife heard me say I love you a thousand times, but she never once heard me say sorry Bruce Willis 1955-, German-born American Actor 
I got in trouble with the police, and that was a rude awakening. That was it. I'd seen the bottom of the pit, and it was time to scrape myself out of it. Bryan Adams 1959-, Canadian-born American Musician, Singer, Songwriter 
Thoughts are things; they have tremendous power. Thoughts of doubt and fear are pathways to failure. When you conquer negative attitudes of doubt and fear you conquer failure. Thoughts crystallize into habit and habit solidifies into circumstances. Bryan Adams 1959-, Canadian-born American Musician, Singer, Songwriter 
Modernism may be seen as an attempt to reconstruct the world in the absence of God. Bryan Appleyard Australian Writer 
Becoming a star may not be your destiny, but being the best that you can be is a goal that you can set for yourselves. Bryan Lindsay  



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