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Usually when people are sad, they don't do anything. They just cry over their condition. But when they get angry, they bring about a change.: Malcolm X (1925 - 1965), Malcolm X Speaks, 1965
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I do not want people to be agreeable, as it saves me the trouble of liking them.: Jane Austen (1775 - 1817)
I came to realize that life lived to help others is the only one that matters and that it is my duty...This is my highest and best use as a human.: Ben Stein, E! Online, 12-20-03
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You can go a long way with bad legs and a good head.: Gavin McDonald, Scottish Bicyclist, 04-15-2006
Civilization is the process of reducing the infinite to the finite.: Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809 - 1894)
In mathematics you don't understand things. You just get used to them.: Johann von Neumann (1903 - 1957)
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Keep your fears to yourself, but share your courage with others.: Robert Louis Stevenson (1850 - 1894)
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To send a letter is a good way to go somewhere without moving anything but your heart.: Phyllis Theroux, in House Beautiful Magazine
The last time somebody said, 'I find I can write much better with a word processor.', I replied, 'They used to say the same thing about drugs.': Roy Blount Jr.
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Make a decision, even if it's wrong.: Jarvis Klem
Tact is the knack of making a point without making an enemy.: Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727)
The nature of hate is mysterious. It can gnaw at the heart for an eon, then depart when one expected it to remain as immobile as a mountain. But even mountains erode.: Silvia Moreno-Garcia, Gods of Jade and Shadow, 2019
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Be not ashamed of thy virtues; honor's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat at all times.: Ben Jonson (1572 - 1637)
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We live in a time of transition, an uneasy era which is likely to endure for the rest of this century. During the period we may be tempted to abandon some of the time-honored principles and commitments which have been proven during the difficult times of past generations. We must never yield to this temptation. Our American values are not luxuries, but necessities - not the salt in our bread, but the bread itself.: Jimmy Carter (1924 - ), in his farewell address
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Make sure you have finished speaking before your audience has finished listening.: Dorothy Sarnoff
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Man is equally incapable of seeing the nothingness from which he emerges and the infinity in which he is engulfed.: Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662)
You must first have a lot of patience to learn to have patience.: Stanislaw J. Lec (1909 - 1966), "Unkempt Thoughts"
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Always hold your head up, but be careful to keep your nose at a friendly level.: Max L. Forman
One must have a good memory to be able to keep the promises one makes.: Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 - 1900)
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In summer, the song sings itself.: William Carlos Williams (1883 - 1963)
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