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We must not allow the clock and the calendar to blind us to the fact that each moment of life is a miracle and mystery.: H. G. Wells (1866 - 1946)
The reverse side also has a reverse side.: Japanese Proverb
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Sometimes it's good to contrast what you like with something else. It makes you appreciate it even more.: Darby Conley, Get Fuzzy, 2001
We are told that people stay in love because of chemistry or because they remain intrigued with each other, because of many kindnesses, because of luck... But part of it has got to be forgiveness and gratefulness.: Ellen Goodman (1941 - )
If women are expected to do the same work as men, we must teach them the same things.: Plato (427 BC - 347 BC)
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Beware of no man more than yourself; we carry our worst enemies within us.: G. K. Chesterton (1874 - 1936)
My definition of an expert in any field is a person who knows enough about what's really going on to be scared.: P. J. Plauger, Computer Language, March 1983
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To be conscious that you are ignorant is a great step to knowledge.: Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881), Sybil, 1845
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It is better to look ahead and prepare than to look back and regret.: Jackie Joyner-Kersee (1962 - )
Never let the fear of failure be an excuse for not trying. Society tells us that to fail is the most terrible thing in the world, but I know it isn't. Failure is part of what makes us human.: Amber Deckers, Ella Mental and the Good Sense Guide
I never did give them hell. I just told the truth, and they thought it was hell.: Harry S Truman (1884 - 1972), in Look, Apr. 3, 1956
True repentance means making amends with the person when at all possible.: Lawana Blackwell, The Dowry of Miss Lydia Clark, 1999
Try to love someone who you want to hate, because they are just like you, somewhere inside, in a way you may never expect, in a way that resounds so deeply within you that you cannot believe it.: Margaret Cho, weblog, 03-11-04
I am not in this world to live up to other people's expectations, nor do I feel that the world must live up to mine.: Fritz Perls
Nothing is so awesomely unfamiliar as the familiar that discloses itself at the end of a journey.: Cynthia Ozick
My education was dismal. I went to a series of schools for mentally disturbed teachers.: Woody Allen (1935 - )
Blaming another person for a problem often keeps us from examining the different possibilities that may underlie the issue.: Julie A., M.A. Ross and Judy Corcoran, Joint Custody with a Jerk: Raising a Child with an Uncooperative Ex, 2011
If nobody spoke unless he had something to say, the human race would very soon lose the use of speech.: W. Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965), The Painted Veil, 1925
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My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's.: Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), Lady Windermere's Fan, 1892
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So many people miss out on true talent because they can’t get past a look. At the end of the day, losing weight was easy, but finding talent? Now that’s hard.: Jennifer Hudson, I Got This: How I Changed My Ways and Lost What Weighed Me Down, 2012
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