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At least half the mystery novels published violate the law that the solution, once revealed, must seem to be inevitable.: Raymond Chandler (1888 - 1959)
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You can make more friends in two months by becoming interested in other people than you can in two years by trying to get other people interested in you.: Dale Carnegie
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Where any one body of educated men, of whatever denomination, are condemned indiscriminately, there must be a deficiency of information, or...of something else.: Jane Austen (1775 - 1817), Mansfield Park
O Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet.: Saint Augustine (354 AD - 430 AD)
When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less.: Paul Brown (1908 - 1991)
Humans are the only animals that have children on purpose with the exception of guppies, who like to eat theirs.: P. J. O'Rourke (1947 - )
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Don’t be afraid of the answers. Be afraid of not asking the questions.: Jennifer Hudson, I Got This: How I Changed My Ways and Lost What Weighed Me Down, 2012
A gentleman is a man who can play the accordion but doesn't.: Unknown
I do not feel obliged to believe that the same God who has endowed us with sense, reason, and intellect has intended us to forgo their use.: Galileo Galilei (1564 - 1642)
You cannot fly like an eagle with the wings of a wren.: William Henry Hudson (1841 - 1922), Afoot in England, 1909
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One kernel is felt in a hogshead; one drop of water helps to swell the ocean; a spark of fire helps to give light to the world. None are too small, too feeble, too poor to be of service. Think of this and act.: Hannah More
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Power never takes a back step - only in the face of more power.: Malcolm X (1925 - 1965), Malcolm X Speaks, 1965
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Leadership is based on inspiration, not domination; on cooperation, not intimidation.: William Arthur Wood
You have to surrender to the fact that you are of too many in a highly competitive field where it is difficult to stand out. Over time, through your work, you will demonstrate who you are and what you bring to the field. Just stay with it and keep working.: Lisa Kudrow, Vasser Commencement Address, 2010
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There are some that only employ words for the purpose of disguising their thoughts.: Voltaire (1694 - 1778), Dialogue, XIV, "Le Chapon et la Poularde" (1766)
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A fact is a simple statement that everyone believes. It is innocent, unless found guilty. A hypothesis is a novel suggestion that no one wants to believe. It is guilty, until found effective.: Edward Teller (1908 - 2003)
When in doubt, tell the truth.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
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Sometimes I get the feeling the whole world is against me, but deep down I know that's not true. Some smaller countries are neutral.: Robert Orben
Progress is the product of human agency. Things get better because we make them better. Things go wrong when we get too comfortable, when we fail to take risks or seize opportunities.: Susan Rice, Stanford University Commencement, 2010
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I take the view, and always have, that if you cannot say what you are going to say in twenty minutes you ought to go away and write a book about it.: Lord Brabazon (1884 - 1964)
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