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There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.: Aldous Huxley (1894 - 1963)
There are people who think that everything one does with a serious face is sensible.: Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742 - 1799)
The only way to make a man trustworthy is to trust him.: Henry Stimson (1867 - 1950)
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The self is not something ready-made, but something in continuous formation through choice of action.: John Dewey (1859 - 1952)
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There is a theory which states that if ever anybody discovers exactly what the Universe is for and why it is here, it will instantly disappear and be replaced by something even more bizarre and inexplicable. There is another theory which states that this has already happened.: Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
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Anything you fully do is an alone journey.: Natalie Goldberg
You don't have to be famous. You just have to make your mother and father proud of you.: Meryl Streep (1949 - ), Barnard Commencement Speech, 2010
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Life is not measured by the number of breaths we take, but by the moments that take our breath away.: Anonymous
First things first, but not necessarily in that order.: Doctor Who
The family is the country of the heart.: Giuseppe Mazzini (1805 - 1872)
The things that one most wants to do are the things that are probably most worth doing.: Winifred Holtby, O Magazine, September 2002
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I have not yet met with a sorrow that could not be borne, nor with one who's passing did not leave me stronger.: Kathryn L. Nelson, Pemberley Manor, 2006
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The greatest mistake is trying to be more agreeable than you can be.: Walter Bagehot (1826 - 1877)
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Water is the most neglected nutrient in your diet but one of the most vital.: Kelly Barton
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The secret of being a bore is to tell everything.: Voltaire (1694 - 1778), Discours en vers sur l'homme, 1737
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Facing a mirror you see merely your own countenance; facing your child you finally understand how everyone else has seen you.: Daniel Raeburn, The New Yorker, 05-01-2006
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Almost everything: all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure. These things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.: Steve Jobs (1955 - 2011), Stanford Commencement Address, 2005
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Raise your sail one foot and you get ten feet of wind.: Chinese Proverb
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Life is constantly providing us with new funds, new resources, even when we are reduced to immobility. In life's ledger there is no such thing as frozen assets.: Henry Miller (1891 - 1980)
He that falls in love with himself will have no rivals.: Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)