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He may be mad, but there's method in his madness. There nearly always is method in madness. It's what drives men mad, being methodical.: G. K. Chesterton (1874 - 1936), The Fad of the Fisherman (1922)
There is one piece of advice, in a life of study, which I think no one will object to; and that is, every now and then to be completely idle - to do nothing at all.: Sydney Smith (1771 - 1845)
Brains, like hearts, go where they are appreciated.: Robert S. McNamara (1916 - ), former U.S. Secretary of Defense
Love isn't a decision. It's a feeling. If we could decide who we loved, it would be much simpler, but much less magical.: Trey Parker and Matt Stone, South Park, Chef Aid, 1998
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The heart has its reasons which reason knows nothing of.: Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662)
We have really everything in common with America nowadays except, of course, language.: Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), The Canterville Ghost, 1882
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Advice to writers: Sometimes you just have to stop writing. Even before you begin.: Stanislaw J. Lec (1909 - 1966), "Unkempt Thoughts"
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Help others get ahead. You will always stand taller with someone else on your shoulders.: Bob Moawad
Disbelief in magic can force a poor soul into believing in government and business.: Tom Robbins (1936 - )
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Always imitate the behavior of the winners when you lose.: Anonymous
Martyrdom is the only way in which a man can become famous without ability.: George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
I used to think of all the billions of people in the world, and of all those people, how was I going to meet the right ones? The right ones to be my friends, the right one to be my husband. Now I just believe you meet the people you're supposed to meet.: Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, Northern Exposure, The Quest, 1995
A man cannot be comfortable without his own approval.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
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Three failures denote uncommon strength. A weakling has not enough grit to fail thrice.: Minna Thomas Antrim
The best effect of fine persons is felt after we have left their presence.: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882), Journals, 1839
Music is the only language in which you cannot say a mean or sarcastic thing.: John Erskine (1879 - 1951)
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The free expression of the hopes and aspirations of a people is the greatest and only safety in a sane society.: Emma Goldman (1869 - 1940), Living My Life, 1931
It was reassuring to know exactly where one stood. That one stood at the end of the line was not pertinent. At least there was a line in which to subsist.: Linda Berdoll, Mr. Darcy Takes A Wife, 2004
Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.: E. W. Dijkstra
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When I became a man I put away childish things, including the fear of childishness and the desire to be very grown up.: C. S. Lewis (1898 - 1963)
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