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Everything I did in my life that was worthwhile I caught hell for.
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Earl Warren (1891 - 1974)
Any activity becomes creative when the doer cares about doing it right, or better.
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John Updike (1932 - )
Do not worry about your difficulties in Mathematics. I can assure you mine are still greater.
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Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
The mystery of government is not how Washington works but how to make it stop.
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P. J. O'Rourke (1947 - )
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.
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David P. Mikkelson, Snopes.com, 04-10-04
Money is better than poverty, if only for financial reasons.
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Woody Allen (1935 - )
Love much. Earth has enough of bitter in it.
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Ella Wheeler Wilcox
Lies are like children: they're hard work, but it's worth it because the future depends on them.
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Pam Davis, House M.D., It's A Wonderful Lie, 2008
No human thing is of serious importance.
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Plato (427 BC - 347 BC)
If men could only know each other, they would neither idolize nor hate.
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Elbert Hubbard (1856 - 1915)
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.
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Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865), speech in Washington D.C., 1865
Honesty is the best policy - when there is money in it.
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Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
There's nothing that keeps its youth,
So far as I know, but a tree and truth.
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Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809 - 1894), The Deacon's Masterpiece, 1858
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.
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John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963), Speech at Amherst College, October 26, 1963
It's innocence when it charms us, ignorance when it doesn't.
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Mignon McLaughlin, The Neurotic's Notebook
If there's one thing I know it's God does love a good joke.
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Hugh Elliott, Standing Room Only weblog, 05-01-04
Life's greatest happiness is to be convinced we are loved.
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Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885), Les Miserables, 1862
You can't stay in your corner of the Forest waiting for others to come to you. You have to go to them sometimes.
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Pooh's Little Instruction Book, inspired by A. A. Milne
Never deprive someone of hope; it might be all they have.
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H. Jackson Brown Jr.
The average, healthy, well-adjusted adult gets up at seven-thirty in the morning feeling just plain terrible.
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Jean Kerr
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MM's Cynical Quotes LM's Motivational Quotes Classic Quotes
Cole's Quotables Rand Lindsly's Quotes Poor Man's College
alt.quotations Archives 20th Century Quotations Quotations by Women
The Devil's Dictionary Contributed Quotations

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