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The man of knowledge must be able not only to love his enemies but also to hate his friends.: Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 - 1900), Ecce Homo, Foreword
Each decision we make, each action we take, is born out of an intention.: Sharon Salzberg, O Magazine, The Power of Intention, January 2004
If you find serenity and happiness, some people may be jealous. Be happy anyway.: Mother Teresa (1910 - 1997)
We are all here for a spell; get all the good laughs you can.: Will Rogers (1879 - 1935)
In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is stoned to death.: Joan D. Vinge, Catspaw
Blessed is the man who, having nothing to say, abstains from giving wordy evidence of the fact.: George Eliot (1819 - 1880)
Drive thy business or it will drive thee.: Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)
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What's the use of worrying? It never was worthwhile.: George Asaf
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Not even computers will replace committees, because committees buy computers.: Edward Shepherd Mead
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Man invented language to satisfy his deep need to complain.: Lily Tomlin (1939 - )
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Life can only be understood backwards; but it must be lived forwards.: Soren Kierkegaard (1813 - 1855)
A lot of fellows nowadays have a B.A., M.D., or Ph.D. Unfortunately, they don't have a J.O.B.: Fats Domino (1928 - )
Truth is what stands the test of experience.: Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
The universe is a big place, perhaps the biggest.: Kilgore Trout, (Philip Jose Farmer), "Venus on the Half Shell"
Cats regard people as warmblooded furniture.: Jacquelyn Mitchard, The Deep End of the Ocean
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All power corrupts, but we need the electricity.: Unknown
I have such poor vision I can date anybody.: Garry Shandling (1949 - )
We call them dumb animals, and so they are, for they cannot tell us how they feel, but they do not suffer less because they have no words.: Anna Sewell (1820 - 1878), Black Beauty, 1877
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When a man comes to me for advice, I find out the kind of advice he wants, and I give it to him.: John Billings(Henry Wheeler Shaw)
Hell, there are no rules here-- we're trying to accomplish something.: Thomas A. Edison (1847 - 1931)
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