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The following quotations were randomly selected from the collections selected below . - There must be a limit to the mistakes one person can make, and when I get to the end of them, then I'll be through with them. That's a very comforting thought.
- L. M. Montgomery (1874 - 1942), Anne of Green Gables, 1908
- 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
- Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.
- Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 - 1860)
- You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.
- Mark Twain (1835 - 1910), A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
- Don't waste too much time trying' to be a better man, ' cause you ain't never gonna be one without a good woman.
- Mark Roberts, Mike & Molly, Peggy's New Beau, May 16, 2011
- When the habitually even-tempered suddenly fly into a passion, that explosion is apt to be more impressive than the outburst of the most violent amongst us.
- Margery Allingham, Death of a Ghost, 1934
- Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.
- Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)
- Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions of his personality to the world he lives in.
- Amy Lowell (1874 - 1925)
- Ask, and it shall be given you; Seek, and ye shall find; Knock, and it shall be opened unto you.
- Bible, New Testament, Matthew 7:7
- I am not afraid of the pen, or the scaffold, or the sword. I will tell the truth wherever I please.
- Mother Jones
- The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.
- Ben Stein
- Everyone's a hero in their own way, in their own not that heroic way.
- Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, and Jed Whedon, Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, 2008
- By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity. Another man's, I mean.
- Mark Twain (1835 - 1910), Following the Equator (1897)
- Cherish all your happy moments: they make a fine cushion for old age.
- Christopher Morley (1890 - 1957)
- May I forget what ought to be forgotten; and recall, unfailing, all that ought to be recalled, each kindly thing, forgetting what might sting.
- Mary Caroline Davies
- You never can see into someone else's marriage.
- Sean Stewart, Perfect Circle, 2004
- We're not talking about historical accuracy, we're talking about art. I've set in motion a geometric inevitability. If I start chiseling there, chipping here, the whole form is compromised.
- David Assael, Northern Exposure, Family Feud, 1993
- The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear.
- Aung San Suu Kyi (1945 - )
- That's what college is for - getting as many bad decisions as possible out of the way before you're forced into the real world. I keep a checklist of 'em on the wall in my room.
- Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content, 01-04-07
- If we attend continually and promptly to the little that we can do, we shall ere long be surprised to find how little remains that we cannot do.
- Samuel Butler (1835 - 1902)
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