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I have come to believe that the whole world is an enigma, a harmless enigma that is made terrible by our own mad attempt to interpret it as though it had an underlying truth.: Umberto Eco (1932 - )
I never guess. It is a capital mistake to theorize before one has data. Insensibly one begins to twist facts to suit theories, instead of theories to suit facts.: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle (1859 - 1930), The Sign of Four, A Scandal in Bohemia
Eating is really one of your indoor sports. You play three times a day, and it's well worth while to make the game as pleasant as possible.: Dorothy Draper
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The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, 'I'm from the government and I'm here to help.': Ronald Reagan (1911 - 2004)
Humans are not proud of their ancestors, and rarely invite them round to dinner.: Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
The hatred you're carrying is a live coal in your heart - far more damaging to yourself than to them.: Lawana Blackwell, The Dowry of Miss Lydia Clark, 1999
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When a dog runs at you, whistle for him.: Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
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What is important is to keep learning, to enjoy challenge, and to tolerate ambiguity. In the end there are no certain answers.: Martina Horner, President of Radcliffe College
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Most people assume the fights are going to be the left versus the right, but it always is the reasonable versus the jerks.: Jimmy Wales, Keynote Speech, SXSW 2006
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There's new energy to harness, new jobs to be created, new schools to build, and threats to meet, alliances to repair. The road ahead will be long. Our climb will be steep. We may not get there in one year or even in one term. But, America, I have never been more hopeful than I am tonight that we will get there. I promise you, we as a people will get there. There will be setbacks and false starts. There are many who won't agree with every decision or policy I make as president. And we know the government can't solve every problem. But I will always be honest with you about the challenges we face. I will listen to you, especially when we disagree. And, above all, I will ask you to join in the work of remaking this nation, the only way it's been done in America for 221 years — block by block, brick by brick, calloused hand by calloused hand.: Barack Obama (1961 - ), Election Night Speech in Chicago, 11-04-08
A good relationship is like fireworks: loud, explosive, and liable to maim you if you hold on too long.: Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content, 11-14-08
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True silence is the rest of the mind; it is to the spirit what sleep is to the body, nourishment and refreshment.: William Penn (1644 - 1718)
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You cannot dream yourself into a character; you must hammer and forge yourself one.: James A. Froude (1818 - 1894)
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Now I know what a statesman is; he's a dead politician. We need more statesmen.: Bob Edwards
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I always find it more difficult to say the things I mean than the things I don't.: W. Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965), The Painted Veil, 1925
There are two ways of exerting one's strength: one is pushing down, the other is pulling up.: Booker T. Washington (1856 - 1915)
If you make people think they're thinking, they'll love you; But if you really make them think, they'll hate you.: Don Marquis (1878 - 1937)
General principles should not be based on exceptional cases.: Robert J. Sawyer (1960 - ), "Calculating God", 2000
We hang the petty thieves and appoint the great ones to public office.: Aesop (620 BC - 560 BC)
Liberals are very broadminded: they are always willing to give careful consideration to both sides of the same side.: Anonymous
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