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Squash - that's not exercise, it's flagellation. -- Noel Coward
The imagination is a muscle. If it is not exercised, it atrophies. -- Neil Gaiman
You have no power at all if you do not exercise constant power. -- Major Owens
I dare not exercise personal liberty if it infringes on the liberty of others. -- Billy Sunday
Reading without purpose is sauntering not exercise. -- Edward Bulwer-Lytton, 1st Baron Lytton
When governments become large, voters cannot exercise close oversight, otherwise known as political power. -- Maggie Gallagher
I come from a family that loves to eat, not exercise. Being fat made even walking hard. -- Joe Bastianich
The privilege of the grave: Its occupant has one privilege which is not exercised by any living person: free speech. -- Mark Twain (Samuel Clemens)
Stop complaining about having no time for yourself and get up an hour earlier. You have the option, why not exercise it? -- Robin Sharma
We should not exercise the body without the joint assistance of the mind; nor exercise the mind without the joint assistance of the body. -- Plato
That which exercises reason is more excellent than that which does not exercise reason; there is nothing more excellent than the universe, therefore the universe exercises reason. -- Zeno of Citium
It is very difficult to get legislation passed. But then the danger always is that you have no power at all if you do not exercise constant power. -- Major Owens
Fictional characters are made of words, not flesh; they do not have free will, they do not exercise volition. They are easily born, and as easily killed off. -- John Banville
Each class preaches the importance of those virtues it need not exercise. The rich harp on the value of thrift, the idle grow eloquent over the dignity of labor. -- Oscar Wilde
Just as I cannot remember any time when I could not read and write, I cannot remember any time when I did not exercise my imagination in daydreams about women. -- George Bernard Shaw
People are still grasping for the miracle, and unfortunately, there are no miracles, if you do not exercise for a year, and let your body remain dormant, then you will gain weight. -- Richard Simmons
How does it make sense to remove an option, to tell your enemy before you go into a conflict, that you will not exercise whatever options are necessary in order to achieve victory? -- John McCain
What other nations call religious toleration, we call religious rights. They are not exercised in virtue of governmental indulgence, but as rights, of which government cannot deprive any portion of citizens, however small. -- Richard Mentor Johnson
Ultimately, knowing God and reading the Word, it helps with patience with people, understanding, empathy and sympathy that they might not have that I have. If God gave it to me, why not exercise it? -- Trai Byers
Love and intimacy are at the root of what makes us sick and what makes us well...I am not aware of any other factor in medicine-not diet, not smoking, not exercise-that has a greater impact. -- Dean Ornish
I believe in the power of imagination. I believe in the unexplained possibilities of the spirit. And I believe that the heart, like any other muscle, grows stiff if it is not exercised regularly.I believe. -- Eve Zibart
This means that a woman who continues regular, sustained exercise until the onsent of labor usually delivers five to seven days earlier than a woman with an active lifestyle who does not exercise regularly. What an incentive to exercise! -- James F. Clapp III
When I was growing up, I did not exercise at all. I was raised in the French Quarter in New Orleans. If I saw someone running, I would call the police because I thought they stole something on Royal Street. -- Richard Simmons
Two successive commissioners in London police were fired by the mayor that came into office. That doesn't mean the police in London is not independent and does not exercise powers. Ultimately it is the political executive that has to answer. -- P. Chidambaram
Political democracy cannot flourish under all economic conditions. Democracy requires an economic system which supports the political ideals of liberty and equality for all. Men cannot exercise freedom in the political sphere when they are deprived of it in the economic sphere. -- Mortimer Adler
If individuals do not occupy their legitimate position, then it will be occupied by a god or a king or a coalition of interest groups. If citizens do not exercise the powers confered by their legitimacy, others will do so. (I - The Great Leap Backwards) -- John Ralston Saul
I honestly think that kids should not exercise: they should keep fit through play. The most important age is zero to seven, both for the kid and the parent - for parents, because this is the time when your kid learns how to walk, talk and other behaviour. -- Magnus Scheving
War is not an academic exercise. -- Scott Ritter
Freedom is not just declared; it is exercised. -- Ferdinand Marcos
God did not intend religion to be an exercise club. -- Naguib Mahfouz
If you exercise your mind, you're not going to get sick. -- Rob Walton
I'm not a slave to fashion; I'm into exercising my individuality. -- Sandra Oh
I'm not a fanatic about exercising. For me, it's about moderation and balance. -- Halle Berry
War is not an exercise of the will directed at an inanimate matter. -- Carl von Clausewitz
An obituary should be an exercise in contemporary history, not a funeral oration. -- Peter Utley
The general election is not an organizational exercise - it's a mass media exercise. -- Roger Stone
I'm not regimented. I don't diet, and I exercise the way I want to. -- Lena Olin
Fairness is not an attitude. It's a professional skill that must be developed and exercised. -- Brit Hume
No, I don't want to exercise all the time. I still despise it, not at all. -- Star Jones
Eating ice cream and not exercising is great. The downside is your health isn't so good. -- Jeff Bridges
I do enjoy exercise, not because I am an exercise junkie but because it's terrific stress release. -- Tony Abbott
I do believe in exercise and eating right. And I'm not an avid exerciser. I exercise twice a week. -- Jennifer Flavin
Sunday, there's not a lot of structure. I might spend an hour thinking about why I don't exercise, and feeling very guilty about not exercising. I tried running, over 10 years ago. It didn't really take. -- Roz Chast
Exercise: you don't have time not to -- George A. Sheehan
Strength of mind is exercise, not rest. -- Alexander Pope
To exercise is human; not to is divine. -- Robert Orben
Prayer is not an exercise, it is the life. -- Oswald Chambers
Dance is not an exercise. Dance is an art. -- Alicia Alonso
Running is not just exercise; it is a lifestyle. -- John Bingham
There is no intellectual exercise which is not ultimately useless. -- Jorge Luis Borges
Can u exercise today? Not tomorrow or the next day! -- Andie Mitchell
Reading, not just an escape, but an exercise in living... -- Taylor Caldwell
I take the choice out of exercise. It's not an option. -- Gabrielle Reece
Not less than two hours a day should be devoted to exercise. -- Thomas Jefferson
The only possible form of exercise is to talk, not to walk. -- Oscar Wilde
Writing is not an exercise in excision, it's a journey into sound. -- E. B. White
There is not a more pleasante exercise of the mind than gratitude. -- Joseph Addison
If you have an ability, you want to exercise it, not anesthetize it. -- Marty Nemko
Music is the occult metaphysical exercise of a soul not knowingthat it philosophizes. -- Arthur Schopenhauer
The practice of leadership is not the same as the exercise of power. -- James MacGregor Burns
The Apple store is not a store. It is an exercise in evangelism. -- Paco Underhill
Sufficient sleep, exercise, healthy food, friendship, and peace of mind are necessities, not luxuries. -- Mark Halperin
It's not my fault being the biggest and the strongest. I don't even exercise! -- Andre the Giant
I also don't exercise. I can't imagine exercising for two hours. Not my style. -- Selena
Critics write out of intellectual exercise, not poets. Poets write straight from the heart. -- Erica Jong
Reading a book should not be a passive exercise, but rather a raucous conversation. -- Studs Terkel
Exercise is the key not only to physical health but to peace of mind. -- Nelson Mandela
Exercise not only tones the muscles, but also refines the brain and revives the soul. -- Michael Treanor
Curiosity is not a sin.... But we should exercise caution with our curiosity... yes, indeed. -- J. K. Rowling
The exercise of reason is not available only to specialists; it is accessible to everyone. -- Stephen Greenblatt
Great men are almost always bad men, even when they exercise influence and not authority. -- Lord Acton
Perhaps the reward of the spirit who tries Is not the goal but the exercise. -- Edmund Vance Cooke
I have of late--but wherefore I know not--lost all my mirth, forgone all custom of exercise. -- William Shakespeare
The study of books is a drowsy and feeble exercise which does not warm you up. -- Michel de Montaigne
I want to weigh less, not through diet and exercise, but by acquiring a faulty scale. -- Jarod Kintz
Functional exercise is not defined by what it looks like, it's defined by what it produces -- Brett Jones
Prayer is God's answer to our poverty, not a power we exercise to obtain an answer. -- Oswald Chambers
Virtue alone is not sufficient for the exercise of government; laws alone cannot carry themselves into practice. -- Mencius
A tablet replacing an exercise book is not innovation, it's just a different way to make notes. -- Geoff Mulgan
Man should not try to avoid stress any more than he would shun food, love or exercise. -- Hans Selye
There wanted not some beams of light to guide men in the exercise of their Stocastick faculty. -- John Owen
Man should not try to avoid stress any more than he would shun food, love or exercise -- Hans Selye
Music is a hidden arithmetic exercise of the soul, which does not know that it is counting. -- Gottfried Leibniz
When I want to be bold about my movement ... I for sure do not call it exercise! -- Mary Anne Radmacher
Literature can train, and exercise, our ability to weep for those who are not us or ours. -- Susan Sontag
I pride myself in taking care of my mind, body and soul, and not just through exercise. -- Stacy Keibler
Do not accept whatever comes. Do not accept whatever goes. You have infinite power. Exercise your choice. -- Amit Ray
Since then, I have not missed five consecutive days in getting some type of aerobic exercise, mostly jogging. -- Kenneth H. Cooper
Conservation is a positive exercise of skill and insight, not merely a negative exercise of abstinence and caution. -- Aldo Leopold
Peace is not a product of an intellectual exercise. It is an inner blossoming that occurs with meditation. -- Mata Amritanandamayi
Exercise is really for the brain, not the body. It affects mood, vitality, alertness, and feelings of well-being. -- John Ratey
I'm not someone who has a lengthy attention span, and that applies to my exercise routine as well. -- Jai Courtney
The new world economic order is not an exercise in philanthropy, but in enlightened self-interest for everyone concerned. -- Carlos Fuentes
Worship is not just an emotional exercise but a response of the heart built on truth about God. -- Erwin W. Lutzer
Freedom is not a license to act but a license to exercise free choices in any given situation. -- Vera Nazarian
Our culture has forgotten what the Founders knew: The American experiment is a moral, not just a political, exercise. -- Charles Colson
You think you're fatigued, therefore you can't exercise. In fact, you choose not to move, therefore you feel fatigued. -- Tim Ferriss
Drawing is . . . not an exercise of particular dexterity, but above all a means of expressing intimate feelings and moods. -- Henri Matisse
Intelligence is not all that important in the exercise of power, and is often, in point of fact, useless. -- Henry A. Kissinger
Love of country follows from the exercise of its freedoms, not from pride in its fleets or its armies. -- Lewis H. Lapham
I did not want to turn to playing golf because golf is about as much exercise as shuffling cards. -- Bill Cosby
Exercise is bunk. If you are healthy, you don't need it: if you are sick you should not take it. -- Henry Ford
Exercise is bunk. If you are healthy, you don't need it: if you are sick you should not take it -- Henry Ford
I'm convinced that what kids need today are parents - not buddies. They need someone who will exercise mature judgment. -- Zig Ziglar
We're already saying it's not the dog, but you need to adopt this lifestyle which is exercise, discipline, and affection. -- Cesar Millan
You can't make everybody love you. It's an exercise in futility, and it's probably not even a good idea to try. -- Robert Crumb
Children have to be motivated to want to learn to read. Reading must not be taught simply as a school exercise. -- Michael Morpurgo
Since the Lord will not force you to learn, you must exercise your agency to authorize the Spirit to teach you. -- Richard G. Scott
The exercise of power in this century has meant for all of us in the United States not arrogance, but agony. -- Lyndon B. Johnson
There are young people today that move like old people from eating too much junk food and not getting enough exercise. -- Dharma Mittra
If you neglect to exercise self-control, you are not only likely to injure others, but you are sure to injure yourself! -- Napoleon Hill
The bottom line is that you will not lose fat effectively with exercise-driven weight-loss efforts unless your eating habits moderate insulin production. -- Mark Sisson
I am extremely unwilling that we should take upon ourselves to exercise a jurisdiction which the law does not vest in us. -- Tony Abbott
If you're not eating the right foods in the right amounts, all the exercise in the world won't combat the caloric intake. -- Jennifer Hudson
The truth is not what we received today. Once again, we are being used as props in a Pentagon public relations exercise. -- Pat Tillman
Those who do not succeed do not believe in their ability to exercise the potential power to forge beyond perceptions of limitations. -- T.F. Hodge
Floor exercise, the longest you run is two or three steps. In the vault, it's not a whole lot more than that. -- Shannon Miller
Change is the only constant, and to turn one's back and pretend that it is not coming is an exercise in futility. -- Anthony Carmona
I'm quite curvy and I just try and exercise whenever I can. I don't do anything hardcore as I'm just not that dedicated. -- Leona Lewis
In fact, it is a farce to call any being virtuous whose virtues do not result from the exercise of its own reason. -- Mary Wollstonecraft

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