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She used to drag her mattress besider her low window and lie awake for a long while, vibrating with excitement, as a machine vibrates from speed. Life rushed in upon her through that window - or so it seemed. In reality, of course, life rushes from within, not from without. There is no work of art so big or so beautiful that is was not once all contained in some youthful body, like this one which lay on the floor in the moonlight, pulsing with ardor and anticipation.: Willa Cather (1873 - 1947), The Song of the Lark
We must be willing to get rid of the life we've planned, so as to have the life that is waiting for us.: Joseph Campbell (1904 - 1987)
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I take care of my things. After all, those of us as has few things to begin with must take care, lest we have fewer.: Erica Eisdorfer, The Wet Nurse's Tale, 2009
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Hail to you gods, on that day of the great reckoning. Behold me, I have come to you, without sin, without guilt, without evil, without a witness against me, without one whom I have wronged. I am one pure of mouth, pure of hands.: The Book of the Dead, The Address to the Gods, 1700-1000 B.C.
Part of the inhumanity of the computer is that, once it is competently programmed and working smoothly, it is completely honest.: Isaac Asimov (1920 - 1992)
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Personally I have struggled massively with the dilemma of talent vs desire. Choosing desire may not always be the easiest thing to do. It may seem a waste to leave those natural talents behind and strike out in a new direction. But at least you’ll feel alive.: Meri Williams, Talent vs Desire, 05-29-06
Good ideas alter the power balance in relationships, that is why good ideas are always initially resisted. Good ideas come with a heavy burden. Which is why so few people have them. So few people can handle it.: Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative: 1 Ignore Everybody, 08-22-04
I'm sure a lot of you had this experience when you're changing. You're growing as a person and people tend to treat you like you were 18 months ago, and it's really frustrating sometimes when you're growing up and you're more capable. It's the same thing with a company and the press. The press is going to have a lag time. The best thing we can do about the press is embrace them and do the best thing we can to educate them about our strategy. But to keep our eye on the prize, that is turning out some great products. the press and the stock prize will take care of themselves.: Steve Jobs (1955 - 2011), Apple WWDC Closing Keynote, 1997
If you're choking in a restaurant you can just say the magic words, 'Heimlich maneuver,' and all will be well. Trouble is, it's difficult to say 'Heimlich maneuver' when you're choking to death.: Eddie Izzard, Dress To Kill
Painting is an attempt to come to terms with life. There are as many solutions as there are human beings.: George Tooker
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When you think of the long and gloomy history of man, you will find more hideous crimes have been committed in the name of obedience than have ever been committed in the name of rebellion.: C. P. Snow (1905 - 1980)
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For me, it's that I contributed, ... That I'm on this planet doing some good and making people happy. That's to me the most important thing, that my hour of television is positive and upbeat and an antidote for all the negative stuff going on in life.: Ellen DeGeneres
While one person hesitates because he feels inferior, the other is busy making mistakes and becoming superior.: Henry C. Link
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It's a rare person who wants to hear what he doesn't want to hear.: Dick Cavett (1936 - )
Friends should always tell you the truth. But please don’t.: Louis C. K., Vanity Fair interview, 2013
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The only good ideas are the ones I can take credit for.: R. Stevens, Diesel Sweeties, 11-13-06
This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.: Dorothy Parker (1893 - 1967)
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We're here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark.: Whoopi Goldberg
When someone is giving you their theology, their God words, you should listen hard and be very gentle. The time to deliver your God words is when you are asked.: Gordon Atkinson, Real Live Preacher weblog, 03-25-05
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For three days after death hair and fingernails continue to grow but phone calls taper off.: Johnny Carson (1925 - 2005)
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