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Our lives begin to end the day we become silent about things that matter.: Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968)
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We all have such a finite time to leave the world better than we found it.: Dave Kellett, Sheldon, 10-30-12
Insanity in individuals is something rare - but in groups, parties, nations and epochs, it is the rule.: Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 - 1900)
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Discretion in speech is more than eloquence.: Sir Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626)
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I improve on misquotation.: Cary Grant (1904 - 1986)
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A hat should be taken off when you greet a lady and left off for the rest of your life. Nothing looks more stupid than a hat.: P. J. O'Rourke (1947 - )
When you understand that your feelings are triggered by what you think about an event and not by the event itself, you gain a measure of control. Although you cannot control the things (events) that happen to you, or change your feelings (after all, you feel the way you feel), you can change your thoughts. A change in thoughts often radically alters your feelings.: 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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And as we let our own light shine, we unconsciously give other people permission to do the same.: Marianne Williamson, "A Return to Love," 1992
You can either hold yourself up to the unrealistic standards of others, or ignore them and concentrate on being happy with yourself as you are.: Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content webcomic, #352, 05-04-05
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A weapon is a device for making your enemy change his mind.: Lois McMaster Bujold, "The Vor Game", 1990
The present is a rope stretched over the past. The secret to walking it is, you never look down.: Sean Stewart, Perfect Circle, 2004
We don't get offered crises, they arrive.: Elizabeth Janeway
You don’t remember what happened. What you remember becomes what happened.: John Green, An Abundance of Katherines, 2008
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Do not accustom yourself to use big words for little matters.: Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784)
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This is one of those views which are so absolutely absurd that only very learned men could possibly adopt them.: Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)
To establish oneself in the world, one has to do all one can to appear established.: Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613 - 1680)
The act of nutrition is not a purely physiological event... The family meal is a formality that cultivates in us... a capacity for sharing, generosity, thoughtfulness, a talent for civilized conversation.: Francine Du Plessix Gray
It was wonderful to find America, but it would have been more wonderful to miss it.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
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There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.: Michel de Montaigne (1533 - 1592)
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I think the world is run by 'C' students.: Al McGuire
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