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Weather forecast for tonight: dark. Continued dark overnight, with widely scattered light by morning.: George Carlin (1937 - 2008)
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There is scarcely anything in the world that some man cannot make a little worse, and sell a little more cheaply. The person who buys on price alone is this man's lawful prey.: John Ruskin (1819 - 1900), (attributed)
Skiing combines outdoor fun with knocking down trees with your face.: Dave Barry (1947 - )
For centuries, theologians have been explaining the unknowable in terms of the-not-worth-knowing.: H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
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You wake me up early in the morning to tell me I am right? Please wait until I am wrong.: Johann von Neumann (1903 - 1957), on being phoned at 10:00 AM
You can cover a great deal of country in books.: Andrew Lang (1844 - 1912)
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Look like a girl, act like a lady, think like a man and work like a dog.: Caroline K. Simon
It’s really easy to complain. If you’re not careful, then you end up complaining about your whole life. Concentrating on the good things is really good. Catch people doing good.: Lisa Williams, Bloggers In Love, SXSW 2006
Man is ready to die for an idea, provided that idea is not quite clear to him.: Paul Eldridge
When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading.: Henny Youngman (1906 - 1998)
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Look for the ridiculous in everything and you will find it.: Jules Renard (1864 - 1910)
I know a lot about cars. I can look at a car's headlights and tell you exactly which way it's coming.: Mitch Hedberg (1968 - 2005)
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A myth is a religion in which no one any longer believes.: James Feibleman
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I really do believe I can accomplish a great deal with a big grin, I know some people find that disconcerting, but that doesn't matter.: Beverly Sills (1929 - )
When you build bridges you can keep crossing them.: Rick Pitino, Lead to Success
Even with the best of maps and instruments, we can never fully chart our journeys.: Gail Pool
Life shrinks or expands in proportion to one's courage.: Anais Nin (1903 - 1977), The Diary of Anais Nin, volume 3, 1939-1944
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The truth is that there is nothing noble in being superior to somebody else. The only real nobility is in being superior to your former self.: Whitney Young (1921 - 1971)
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It hurts to find out that what you wanted doesn't match what you dreamed it would be.: Randy K. Milholland, Something Positive Comic, 09-07-04
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Ideals are like stars: you will not succeed in touching them with your hands, but like the seafaring man on the ocean desert of waters, you choose them as your guides, and following them, you reach your destiny.: Carl Schurz (1829 - 1906)
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