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«The creative person is willing to live with ambiguity. He doesn't need problems solved immediately and can afford to wait for the right ideas.»

Author: Abe Tannenbaum | Keywords: afford, afforded, affording, ambiguities, ambiguity, creative, creative person, ideas, immediately, live with, problems, solved, wait, willing

«There is far too much law for those who can afford it and far too little for those who cannot.»

Author: Derek Bok (Educator, Lawyer) | About: Law and lawyers | Keywords: afford, too little

«The only reason I ever played golf in the first place was so I could afford to hunt and fish.»

Author: Sam Snead (Golfer) | About: Golf | Keywords: afford, hunt, Hunt for, in the first place, played, the hunt

«We can afford almost any mistake once.»

Author: Joe E. Lewis (Comedian, Singer) | Keywords: afford

«This country cannot afford to be materially rich and spiritually poor»

Author: John Fitzgerald Kennedy (President) | Keywords: afford, afforded, affording, spiritually

«We can afford all that we need; but we cannot afford all that we want»

Author: Franklin D. Roosevelt (President) | Keywords: afford

«They gave themselves up wholly to their sorrow, seeking increase of wretchedness in every reflection that could afford it, and resolved against ever admitting consolation in future.»

Author: Jane Austen (Novelist, Writer) | Keywords: admitting, afford, consolation, increase, reflection, resolved, seeking, wholly, wretchedness

«There must be a reason why some people can afford to live well. They must have worked for it. I only feel angry when I see waste. When I see people throwing away things that we could use.»

Author: Mother Teresa of Calcutta (Founder, Missionary) | Keywords: afford, throwing, throwing away, wasting away, worked

«Truth cannot afford to be tolerant where it faces positive evil.»