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A man is called selfish not for pursuing his own good, but for neglecting his neighbor's. Richard Whately

Man, Good, Selfish, Neighbor, Own, His

Developments in medical technology have long been confined to procedural or pharmaceutical advances, while neglecting a most basic and essential component of medicine: patient information management. John Doolittle

Technology, Medical, Management, Long

I have a reputation for drinking a lot. Indeed, I drink quite much. However, I give it up when I wish to do so. I never, ever drink while on duty. The drinking is only for my pleasure. I do not remember neglecting my duties because of drinking even once. Mustafa Kemal Ataturk

Reputation, Remember, Wish, Duty, Drink

Riches and the things that are necessary in life are not evil in themselves. And all of us face cares and troubles in this life. The sin comes in the time and energy we spend in pursuing these things, at the expense of neglecting Christ. David Wilkerson

Life, Time, Evil, Face, Energy, Sin

All the miseries and evils which men suffer from vice, crime, ambition, injustice, oppression, slavery and war, proceed from their despising or neglecting the precepts contained in the Bible. Noah Webster

War, Men, Bible, Ambition, Injustice

When a father puts in long hours at work, he's praised for being dedicated and ambitious. But when a mother stays late at the office, she's sometimes accused of being selfish, neglecting her kids. Michelle Obama

Work, Mother, Father, Selfish, Long, She

If one undertakes retrospection of the day's events, one must do it regularly at the appointed hour, not fitfully, not doing it today, neglecting to do it tomorrow and the day after and then taking it up again on the fourth day. Such irregular practice is not conducive to the confirmation of the habit of retrospection. Mahavira

Today, Day, Practice, Tomorrow, Habit

There is probably a perverse pride in my administration... that we were going to do the right thing, even if short-term it was unpopular. And I think anybody who's occupied this office has to remember that success is determined by an intersection in policy and politics and that you can't be neglecting of marketing and P.R. and public opinion. Barack Obama

Success, Politics, Do The Right Thing

I'm a huge video gamer, sometimes a little too much. I'll shut myself in my room just so I can play video games all day and I end up neglecting my friends. Lucas Till

Myself, Day, Video Games, Friends, End

Of all things, guard against neglecting God in the secret place of prayer. William Wilberforce

God, Prayer, Place, Secret, Against

One misconception I think is wrong is that being a larger size means, somehow, that you're neglecting your body, or you don't look after yourself, or you don't love yourself enough to lose weight. We've been saturated with the idea that to be happy you must be thin, or to be healthy you must be thin. Philomena Kwao

Love, Happy, Yourself, Love Yourself

Art and music is part of what it means to be a human being. And if you're neglecting that, you're basically ignoring a huge side of the brain and a huge side of what it means to be human. Joshua Bell

Music, Art, Brain, You, Human, Side

Among the many reasons assignable for the sad decay of true Christianity, perhaps the neglecting to assemble ourselves together, in religious societies, may not be one of the least. George Whitefield

Sad, Together, True, May, Religious

Work is important, no doubt, but one can end up neglecting family and friends in the bargain. So I have resolved not to let that happen and maintain work-life balance by taking time out for the people who matter the most to me. Disha Patani

Work, Family, Time, Balance, People, End

Neglecting clean energy sources such as solar, wind, and especially nuclear, can result in blackouts, increased power bills, and will take a heavy toll on our efforts to reduce greenhouse gases. Christine Todd Whitman

Power, Wind, Energy, Result, Solar, Will

I think a lot of trainers are forgetting to take care of themselves and focusing only on their clients. You see it with doctors, nurses, and caretakers. If you put too much effort into only helping others, you are neglecting yourself, and your health is the only thing that makes it possible for you to help others. Jessie Pavelka

Health, Help Others, Yourself, Effort

People should not expect the state to protect them from fraudsters. If we do, we get into the habit of neglecting our own powers of intellectual discernment. Julian Baggini

People, Habit, Intellectual, Own, Expect

The absurd consequences of neglecting structure but using the concept of order just the same are evident if one examines the present terminology of information theory. Rudolf Arnheim

Information, Consequences, Present, Same

We haven't lost romance in the digital age, but we may be neglecting it. In doing so, antiquated art forms are taking on new importance. The power of a handwritten letter is greater than ever. It's personal and deliberate and means more than an e-mail or text ever will. Ashton Kutcher

Age, Power, Art, Doing, Lost, Digital

The fame and reputation part came later, and never was much of a motivator, although it did enable me to work without feeling guilty about neglecting my studies. Linus Torvalds

Work, Reputation, Me, Fame, Feeling

Too often, our concern for specific individuals today means neglecting crises that will harm countless people in the future. Paul Bloom

Future, Today, People, Will, Harm, Our

People are always neglecting something they can do in trying to do something they can't do. E. W. Howe

People, Trying, Always, Something

The world needs thinkers, leaders, and doers more than ever, so neglecting the minds of half the population means a lost opportunity to benefit from their ideas, contributions, and actions. Tae Yoo

Opportunity, Ideas, World, Lost, Minds

What has happened is just cases of athletes neglecting to correctly check the supplement they've had. It's not like they are deliberately or intentionally cheating. Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce

Cheating, Check, Just, Like, Happened

The fashion industry has done itself in by neglecting the 60- to 80-year-old market. They have the time and the economic resources. They want to go shopping. Iris Apfel

Time, Fashion, Shopping, Done, Want, Go

When 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer' premiered on the WB Network in 1996, American culture was in trouble. Americans were bowling alone, pursuing individual interests to the detriment of the communal good. Business leaders were celebrating creativity and neglecting discipline. Nike's 'Just do it' ads were teaching young people to break the rules. Virginia Postrel

Business, Culture, Alone, Good, People

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