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The courage to be is the courage to accept oneself, in spite of being unacceptable.: Paul Tillich (1886 - 1965)
Sit down before fact as a little child, be prepared to give up every preconceived notion... or you shall learn nothing.: Thomas H. Huxley (1825 - 1895)
An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.: Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885), 'Histoire d'un crime,' 1852
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It's choice - not chance - that determines your destiny.: Jean Nidetch
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If you want change, you have to make it. If we want progress we have to drive it.: Susan Rice, Stanford University Commencement, 2010
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I believe that [everyone] is the keeper of a dream - and by tuning into one another's secret hopes, we can become better friends, better partners, better parents, and better lovers.: Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ), O Magazine, June 2003
Complaining is good for you as long as you're not complaining to the person you're complaining about.: Lynn Johnston (1947 - ), For Better or For Worse, 11-06-03
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Listen. Do not have an opinion while you listen because frankly, your opinion doesn't hold much water outside of Your Universe. Just listen. Listen until their brain has been twisted like a dripping towel and what they have to say is all over the floor.: Hugh Elliott, Standing Room Only weblog, 02-14-2003
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The entire economy of the Western world is built on things that cause cancer.: From the 1985 movie "Bliss"
Train up a fig tree in the way it should go, and when you are old sit under the shade of it.: Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870)
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Resilience wasn’t built only from rest and determination. A safety net wasn’t comprised of the strength of the rope alone, but the connections that spread the load.: Susan Kaye Quinn, Yet You Cry When It Hurts, 2023
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Do not speak of your happiness to one less fortunate than yourself.: Plutarch (46 AD - 120 AD)
The scientific theory I like best is that the rings of Saturn are composed entirely of lost airline luggage.: Mark Russell (1932 - )
The grass is always greener once you don't have to mow a lawn anymore.: Randy K. Milholland, Something Positive, Young Hope, 04-26-13
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Is sloppiness in speech caused by ignorance or apathy? I don't know and I don't care.: William Safire (1929 - )
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An inventor is simply a fellow who doesn't take his education too seriously.: Charles F. Kettering (1876 - 1958)
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Do not wait for extraordinary circumstances to do good; try to use ordinary situations.: Jean Paul Richter (1763 - 1825)
There are worse things in life than death. Have you ever spent an evening with an insurance salesman?: Woody Allen (1935 - )
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I don't necessarily agree with everything I say.: Marshall McLuhan (1911 - 1980)
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When someone is giving you their theology, their God words, you should listen hard and be very gentle. The time to deliver your God words is when you are asked.: Gordon Atkinson, Real Live Preacher weblog, 03-25-05
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