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We were then satisfied that, with proper lubrication and better adjustments, a little more power could be expected. The completion of the motor according to drawing was, therefore, proceeded with at once.
Orville Wright
Any man worth his salt will stick up for what he believes right, but it takes a slightly better man to acknowledge instantly and without reservation that he is in error.
Andrew Jackson
I don't know a better preparation for life than a love of poetry and a good digestion.
Zona Gale
The less government interferes with private pursuits, the better for general prosperity.
Martin Van Buren
I have the opportunity to be part of swimming history. To take the sport to a new level would be an honor for me. There's no better time to try this than now.
Michael Phelps
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Never contract friendship with a man that is not better than thyself.
Confucius 
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My mother's very proud of the name she gave me. She thought it sounded rhythmically better. It doesn't really make a difference to me what people call me, but since my mother calls me Holly Marie when she's angry, I prefer just my first name.
Holly Marie Combs 
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It is better to be true to what you believe, though that be wrong, than to be false to what you believe, even if that belief is correct.
Anna Howard Shaw 
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Whenever I start to really think about what I'm playing, I may play it better musically, but the feeling isn't there.
Ace Frehley 
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Let us sacrifice our today so that our children can have a better tomorrow.
Abdul Kalam 
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Better three hours too soon than a minute too late.
William Shakespeare 
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Getting wasted is only OK when you're young enough to not know better.
Sophia Bush 
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The beautiful feeling after writing a poem is on the whole better even than after sex, and that's saying a lot.
Anne Sexton 
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Nobody's a natural. You work hard to get good and then work to get better. It's hard to stay on top.
Paul Coffey 
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Education is a better safeguard of liberty than a standing army.
Edward Everett 
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