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Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile I caught hell for.: Earl Warren (1891 - 1974)
Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right, or better.: John Updike (1932 - )
Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater.: Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
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The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.: P. J. O'Rourke (1947 - )
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The power of illustrative anecdotes often lies not in how well they present reality, but in how well they reflect the core beliefs of their audience.: David P. Mikkelson, Snopes.com, 04-10-04
Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.: Woody Allen (1935 - )
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Love much. Earth has enough of bitter in it.: Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Lies are like children: they're hard work, but it's worth it because the future depends on them.: Pam Davis, House M.D., It's A Wonderful Lie, 2008
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No human thing is of serious importance.: Plato (427 BC - 347 BC)
If men could only know each other, they would neither idolize nor hate.: Elbert Hubbard (1856 - 1915)
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.: Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865), speech in Washington D.C., 1865
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Honesty is the best policy - when there is money in it.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
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There's nothing that keeps its youth, So far as I know, but a tree and truth.: Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809 - 1894), The Deacon's Masterpiece, 1858
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I look forward to an america in which commands respect throughout the world, not only for its strength, but for its civilization as well. And I look forward to a world in which we will be safe not only for democracy and diversity but also for personal distinction.: John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963), Speech at Amherst College, October 26, 1963
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It's innocence when it charms us, ignorance when it doesn't.: Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic's Notebook
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If there's one thing I know it's God does love a good joke.: Hugh Elliott, Standing Room Only weblog, 05-01-04
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Life's greatest happiness is to be convinced we are loved.: Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885), Les Miserables, 1862
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You can't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.: Pooh's Little Instruction Book, inspired by A. A. Milne
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Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all they have.: H. Jackson Brown Jr.
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The average, healthy, well-adjusted adult gets up at seven-thirty in the morning feeling just plain terrible.: Jean Kerr
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