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I was so naive as a kid I used to sneak behind the barn and do nothing.: Johnny Carson (1925 - 2005)
Thanks to the Interstate Highway System, it is now possible to travel from coast to coast without seeing anything.: Charles Kuralt
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When two men in business always agree, one of them is unnecessary.: William Wrigley Jr. (1861 - 1932)
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It is within the families themselves where peace can begin.: Susan Partnow
Man's main task is to give birth to himself.: Erich Fromm (1900 - 1980)
It hurts to find out that what you wanted doesn't match what you dreamed it would be.: Randy K. Milholland, Something Positive Comic, 09-07-04
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Wit is so shining a quality that everybody admires it; most people aim at it, all people fear it, and few love it unless in themselves.: Lord Chesterfield (1694 - 1773), letter to his godson, December 18, 1765
If you are capable people are happy to play with you.: Tina Fey, Interview from Second City, 2008
It is even harder for the average ape to believe that he has descended from man.: H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
The most incomprehensible thing about the world is that it is at all comprehensible.: Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
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Discourage litigation. Persuade your neighbors to compromise whenever you can. As a peacemaker the lawyer has superior opportunity of being a good man. There will still be business enough.: Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
You can't have a light without a dark to stick it in.: Arlo Guthrie (1947 - )
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Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.: Will Rogers (1879 - 1935)
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Sometimes ya gotta do stuff 'cause it's expected of ya, not 'cause of anything else.: Laura Moncur (1969 - ), Merriton: Twelve Hours from San Francisco, 07-09-08
America had often been discovered before Columbus, but it had always been hushed up.: Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)
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Reading, after a certain age, diverts the mind too much from its creative pursuits. Any man who reads too much and uses his own brain too little falls into lazy habits of thinking.: Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
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When a dog runs at you, whistle for him.: Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
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I believe that people would be alive today if there were a death penalty.: Nancy Reagan (1921 - )
In many cases, the more you try to compete, the less competitive you actually are.: Kathy Sierra, Creating Passionate Users, 07-22-06
We never stop investigating. We are never satisfied that we know enough to get by. Every question we answer leads on to another question. This has become the greatest survival trick of our species.: Desmond Morris