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Her virtue was that she said what she thought, her vice that what she thought didn't amount to much.: Peter Ustinov (1921 - 2004)
What is most beautiful in virile men is something feminine; what is most beautiful in feminine women is something masculine.: Susan Sontag (1933 - 2004), Against Interpretation, 1966
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It has been my experience that maximizing income is a helluva lot less important than maximizing passion and fulfillment in your both professionally and personally.: John Green (1977 - ), Vlogbrothers, Is College Worth It?, 08-21-12
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True repentance means making amends with the person when at all possible.: Lawana Blackwell, The Dowry of Miss Lydia Clark, 1999
We are never deceived; we deceive ourselves.: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
Every man is wise when attacked by a mad dog; fewer when pursued by a mad woman; only the wisest survive when attacked by a mad notion.: Robertson Davies
It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it.: Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC)
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There are so many different ways lives work out, so many stories, and every one of them is precious: full of joy and heartbreak, and a fair amount of situation comedy.: Sean Stewart, Perfect Circle, 2004
Sometimes it's hard to avoid the happiness of others.: David Assael, Northern Exposure, Our Tribe, 1992
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A man with a watch knows what time it is. A man with two watches is never sure.: Segal's Law
I take it that what all men are really after is some form or perhaps only some formula of peace.: Joseph Conrad (1857 - 1924)
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I am completely in charge of the choices I make about what I am doing to lose weight and get healthy. And you know what? We all have this power. Don’t be angry with me for something good I’ve done for myself. Be angry with yourself for not having the courage to do the same in your own life.: Jennifer Hudson, I Got This: How I Changed My Ways and Lost What Weighed Me Down, 2012
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My idea of an agreeable person is a person who agrees with me.: Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881)
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Not every story has explosions and car chases. That's why they have nudity and espionage.: Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum, Unshelved, 09-14-08
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You are today where your thoughts have brought you; you will be tomorrow where your thoughts take you.: James Lane Allen
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I would rather try to persuade a man to go along, because once I have persuaded him he will stick. If I scare him, he will stay just as long as he is scared, and then he is gone.: Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890 - 1969)
There is no mistaking a real book when one meets it. It is like falling in love.: Christopher Morley (1890 - 1957)
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In archaeology you uncover the unknown. In diplomacy you cover the known.: Thomas Pickering (1931 - )
We find no real satisfaction or happiness in life without obstacles to conquer and goals to achieve.: Maxwell Maltz, Communication Bulletin for Managers & Supervisors, June 2004
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The true traveler is he who goes on foot, and even then, he sits down a lot of the time.: Colette (1873 - 1954), Paris From My Window, 1944
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