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God made everything out of nothing, but the nothingness shows through.: Paul Valery (1871 - 1945)
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A little Madness in the Spring Is wholesome even for the King.: Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886), No. 1333
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With coarse rice to eat, with water to drink, and my bended arm for a pillow - I have still joy in the midst of these things. Riches and honors acquired by unrighteousness are to me as a floating cloud.: Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC), The Confucian Analects
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Even on the highest throne in the world, we are still sitting on our ass.: Michel de Montaigne (1533 - 1592), 'De l'experience,' 1580-88
Fostering a spirit of cooperation with your ex means laying down your weapons in the war of divorce in order to protect your children.: 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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Your primary goal should be to have a great life. You can still have a good day, enjoy your child, and ultimately find happiness, whether your ex is acting like a jerk or a responsible person. Your happiness is not dependent upon someone else.: 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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A life spent making mistakes is not only more honorable, but more useful than a life spent doing nothing.: George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
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The graveyards are full of indispensable men.: Charles de Gaulle (1890 - 1970)
Take rest; a field that has rested gives a bountiful crop.: Ovid (43 BC - 17 AD)
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In an industrial society which confuses work and productivity, the necessity of producing has always been an enemy of the desire to create.: Raoul Vaneigem
Resolve to be thyself: and know, that he who finds himself, loses his misery.: Matthew Arnold (1822 - 1888), 'Self-Dependence'
Part of being a Master is learning how to sing in nobody else's voice but your own.: Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative: 25. You have to find your own schtick., 08-22-04
I must govern the clock, not be governed by it.: Golda Meir (1898 - 1978)
Praise the bridge that carried you over.: George Colman (1762 - 1836), The Younger
Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money. It lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.: Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882 - 1945), Speeches... in the Trial of Warren Hastings, May 5, 1789
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Enjoy when you can, and endure when you must.: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Whoever does not love his work cannot hope that it will please others.: Unknown
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What a child doesn't receive he can seldom later give.: P. D. James, Time to Be in Earnest
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There is no abstract art. You must always start with something. Afterward you can remove all traces of reality.: Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973)
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The mellow sweetness of pumpkin pie off a prison spoon is something you will never forget.: Mitchell Burgess, Northern Exposure, Thanksgiving, 1992