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Be a first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else.: Judy Garland (1922 - 1969), to her daughter, Liza Minelli
We are all human, and caring about the way something looks and feels does not mean we're superficial--it means we're human. We don't need to exploit sex to recognize that a certain amount of sexiness is both pleasurable and natural.: Kathy Sierra, Creating Passionate Users, 08-22-06
One single grateful thought raised to heaven is the most perfect prayer.: G. E. Lessing (1729 - 1781)
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That is the saving grace of humor, if you fail no one is laughing at you.: A. Whitney Brown
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Joy is not in things; it is in us.: Richard Wagner
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Many a small thing has been made large by the right kind of advertising.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910), A Connecticult Yankee in King Arthur's Court
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Personally I have struggled massively with the dilemma of talent vs desire. Choosing desire may not always be the easiest thing to do. It may seem a waste to leave those natural talents behind and strike out in a new direction. But at least you’ll feel alive.: Meri Williams, Talent vs Desire, 05-29-06
For the skeptic there remains only one consolation: if there should be such a thing as superhuman law it is administered with subhuman inefficiency.: Eric Ambler
In general we are least aware of what our minds do best.: Marvin Minsky, The Society of Mind
Enjoy present pleasures in such a way as not to injure future ones.: Seneca (5 BC - 65 AD)
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At the height of laughter, the universe is flung into a kaleidoscope of new possibilities.: Jean Houston
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The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one, particularly if he plays golf.: Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)
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If you are a terror to many, then beware of many.: Ausonius
The sole advantage of power is that you can do more good.: Baltasar Gracian, The Art of Worldly Wisdom, 1647
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Ultimately, we all have to decide for ourselves what constitutes failure, but the world is quite eager to give you a set of criteria if you let it.: J. K. Rowling, Harvard Commencement Address, 2008
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Be neither too remote nor too familiar.: Prince Charles (1948 - ), of Wales
Faith is a cop-out. If the only way you can accept an assertion is by faith, then you are conceding that it can’t be taken on its own merits.: Dan Barker, "Losing Faith in Faith", 1992
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Blaming another person for a problem often keeps us from examining the different possibilities that may underlie the issue.: Julie A., M.A. Ross and Judy Corcoran, Joint Custody with a Jerk: Raising a Child with an Uncooperative Ex, 2011
If you greatly desire something, have the guts to stake everything on obtaining it.: Brendan Francis
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How my achievements mock me!: William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), Troilus and Cressida, Act IV