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Deeds, not stones, are the true monuments of the great.: John L. Motley (1814 - 1877)
I would rather spend an hour among the notorious than two minutes with the dull.: Stephanie Barron, Jane and the Unpleasantness at Scargrave Manor, 1996
Sometimes you can't see yourself clearly until you see yourself through the eyes of others.: Ellen DeGeneres
There will come a time, when all of us are dead. All of us. There will come a time when there are no human beings remaining to remember that anyone ever existed or that our species ever did anything.: John Green, The Fault in Our Stars, 2012
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Isn't it interesting that the same people who laugh at science fiction listen to weather forecasts and economists?: Kelvin Throop III
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Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
Dwell not upon thy weariness, thy strength shall be according to the measure of thy desire.: Arab Proverb
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The smaller the mind the greater the conceit.: Aesop (620 BC - 560 BC)
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Walking is man's best medicine.: Hippocrates (460 BC - 377 BC)
A brand for a company is like a reputation for a person. You earn reputation by trying to do hard things well.: Jeff Bezos (1964 - )
Your primary goal should be to have a great life. You can still have a good day, enjoy your child, and ultimately find happiness, whether your ex is acting like a jerk or a responsible person. Your happiness is not dependent upon someone else.: Julie A., M.A. Ross and Judy Corcoran, Joint Custody with a Jerk: Raising a Child with an Uncooperative Ex, 2011
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Never eat more than you can lift.: Miss Piggy
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The most important thing in communication is to hear what isn't being said.: Peter Drucker (1909 - 2005)
Somebody once asked me if I have anything like faith, and I said I have faith in the narrative. I have a belief in a narrative that is bigger than me, that is alive and I trust will work itself out.: Joss Whedon, Entertainment Weekly, 08-30-13
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The most wasted day of all is that in which we have not laughed.: Sebastian R. N. Chamfort
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There are two types of people--those who come into a room and say, 'Well, here I am!' and those who come in and say, 'Ah, there you are.': Frederick L Collins
Education is the ability to listen to almost anything without losing your temper or your self-confidence.: Robert Frost (1874 - 1963)
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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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You don't stop laughing because you grow old. You grow old because you stop laughing.: Michael Pritchard
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It may be true that the law cannot make a man love me, but it can stop him from lynching me, and I think that's pretty important.: Martin Luther King Jr. (1929 - 1968)