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The only way most people recognize their limits is by trespassing on them.: Tom Morris
Hollywood is a place where they place you under contract instead of under observation.: Walter Winchell (1897 - 1972)
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I think it would be worse to expect nothing than to be disappointed.: L. M. Montgomery (1874 - 1942), Anne of Green Gables, 1908
That's the thing about needs. Sometimes, when you get them met, you don't need them anymore.: Michael Patrick King, Sex and the City, The Good Fight, 2002
Who knew that dog saliva can mend a broken heart?: Jennifer Neal, nakedjen, 07-22-08
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It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English -- up to fifty words used in correct context -- no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese.: Carl Sagan (1934 - 1996)
People make one happy, not houses? I do not think so. Houses are more to be trusted than people.: Elizabeth Aston, Mr. Darcy's Daughters, 2003
Posterity is as likely to be wrong as anyone else.: Heywood Broun (1888 - 1939), Sitting on the World, 1924
A good friend can tell you what is the matter with you in a minute. He may not seem such a good friend after telling.: Arthur Brisbane, "The Book of Today"
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When I step into this library, I cannot understand why I ever step out of it.: Marie de Sevigne, O Magazine, December 2003
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Better be wise by the misfortunes of others than by your own.: Aesop (620 BC - 560 BC)
Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize the soul.: Rebecca West (1892 - 1983)
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You can be pleased with nothing when you are not pleased with yourself.: Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689 - 1762)
Give a man a fish and you feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and you feed him for a lifetime.: Chinese Proverb
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There is no revenge so complete as forgiveness.: Josh Billings (1818 - 1885)
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It's amazing that the amount of news that happens in the world every day always just exactly fits the newspaper.: Jerry Seinfeld (1954 - )
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No man remains quite what he was when he recognizes himself.: Thomas Mann (1875 - 1955)
I want to change the pop world one sequin at a time. Artists tend to take themselves way too seriously and don't enjoy the fun of making an impact on culture. I just have a good time and sequins represent a good time.: Lady Gaga (1986 - ), BBC Breakfast, 04-21-09
It is not advisable, James, to venture unsolicited opinions. You should spare yourself the embarrassing discovery of their exact value to your listener.: Ayn Rand (1905 - 1982), Atlas Shrugged, 1957
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There are two motives for reading a book: one, that you enjoy it; the other, that you can boast about it.: Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)