Motivational Quotes of the Day

Selected from Laura Moncur's Motivational Quotations - September 04, 2014
Simplicity is the peak of civilization.
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Jessie Sampter  
I don't think necessity is the mother of invention - invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.
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Agatha Christie (1890 - 1976), An Autobiography, 1977  
Don't join the book burners. Don't think you're going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they ever existed. Don't be afraid to go in your library and read every book...
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Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890 - 1969)  
If you continue to expend your energy trying to change things that don’t really matter in the long run or that are not within your sphere of influence, you’ll wind up exhausted and frustrated, with no positive results to show for your effort.
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Julie A., M.A. Ross and Judy Corcoran, Joint Custody with a Jerk: Raising a Child with an Uncooperative Ex, 2011  

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