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Youth isn't always all it's touted to be.: Lawana Blackwell, The Dowry of Miss Lydia Clark, 1999
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You sort of start thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve.: J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
A tough lesson in life that one has to learn is that not everybody wishes you well.: Dan Rather (1931 - )
It had only one fault. It was kind of lousy.: James Thurber (1894 - 1961)
All existing business models are wrong. Find a new one.: Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative: 11, 08-22-04
In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular.: Laurence J. Peter (1919 - 1988)
All married couples should learn the art of battle as they should learn the art of making love. Good battle is objective and honest - never vicious or cruel. Good battle is healthy and constructive, and brings to a marriage the principle of equal partnership.: Ann Landers (1918 - 2002)
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Until you've lost your reputation, you never realize what a burden it was.: Margaret Mitchell (1900 - 1949)
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When I only begin to read, I forget I'm on this world. It lifts me on wings with high thoughts.: Anzia Yezierska
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Do not wait for the last judgment. It takes place every day.: Albert Camus (1913 - 1960)
When a thing is done, it's done. Don't look back. Look forward to your next objective.: George C. Marshall (1880 - 1959)
Everything that irritates us about others can lead us to an understanding of ourselves.: Carl Jung (1875 - 1961)
I have just returned from Boston. It is the only sane thing to do if you find yourself up there.: Fred Allen (1894 - 1956), in a letter to Groucho Marx, 1953
If the inevitability of human oblivion worries you, I encourage you to ignore it.: John Green, The Fault in Our Stars, 2012
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Thus the metric system did not really catch on in the States, unless you count the increasing popularity of the nine-millimeter bullet.: Dave Barry (1947 - )
Conscience is the inner voice that warns us somebody may be looking.: H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956), A Mencken Chrestomathy (1949)
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Outside of a dog, a book is man's best friend. Inside of a dog it's too dark to read.: Groucho Marx (1890 - 1977)
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I was always looking outside myself for strength and confidence, but it comes from within. It is there all the time.: Anna Freud (1895 - 1982)
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Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.: Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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Cynically speaking, one could say that it is true to life to be cynical about it.: Paul Tillich (1886 - 1965), The Courage to Be