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One of the few good things about modern times: If you die horribly on television, you will not have died in vain. You will have entertained us.: Kurt Vonnegut (1922 - 2007), "Cold Turkey", In These Times, May 10, 2004
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Although the world is full of suffering, it is full also of the overcoming of it.: Helen Keller (1880 - 1968)
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One remembers horrors, I think, for the rest of one's life, but memories do not always remain so sharp, and with time, and new circumstance, do not affect us so powerfully.: Elizabeth Aston, The Exploits & Adventures of Miss Alethea Darcy, 2005
Whatever women do they must do twice as well as men to be thought half as good. Luckily this is not difficult.: Charlotte Whitton, Canada Month, June 1963
Acting is not being emotional, but being able to express emotion.: Kate Reid
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Living apart and at peace with myself, I came to realize more vividly the meaning of the doctrine of acceptance. To refrain from giving advice, to refrain from meddling in the affairs of others, to refrain, even though the motives be the highest, from tampering with another's way of life - so simple, yet so difficult for an active spirit. Hands off!: Henry Miller (1891 - 1980)
There is nothing as stupid as an educated man if you get him off the thing he was educated in.: Will Rogers (1879 - 1935)
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When the water reaches the upper level, follow the rats.: Claude Swanson (1862 - 1939)
Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery.: Dr. Joyce Brothers (1928 - )
Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come.: Matt Groening (1954 - ), "Life in Hell"
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All these years I've been feeling like I was growing into myself. Finally, I feel grown.: Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ), O Magazine, What I Know For Sure, January 2004
If you cannot lift the load off another's back, do not walk away. Try to lighten it.: Frank Tyger
A minute's success pays the failure of years.: Robert Browning (1812 - 1889)
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Be not afraid of greatness: some men are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them.: William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), 'Twelfth Night'
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I don't care what it is, when it has an LCD screen, it makes it better.: Kevin Rose, Diggnation, Our Lip Dub Is Better Than Yours, 2008
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A college degree is not a sign that one is a finished product but an indication a person is prepared for life.: Reverend Edward A. Malloy, Monk's Reflections
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Never let the fear of failure be an excuse for not trying. Society tells us that to fail is the most terrible thing in the world, but I know it isn't. Failure is part of what makes us human.: Amber Deckers, Ella Mental and the Good Sense Guide
It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not to deserve them.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first woman she meets and then teams up with three complete strangers to kill again.: Rick Polito, Marin Independent Journal's TV listing for "The Wizard of Oz"
I don't own a cell phone or a pager. I just hang around everyone I know, all the time. If someone wants to get a hold of me, they just say 'Mitch,' and I say 'what?' and turn my head slightly.: Mitch Hedberg (1968 - 2005)