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A sound mind in a sound body is a short but full description of a happy state in this world.: John Locke (1632 - 1704)
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More often than not, a hero’s most epic battle is the one you never see; it’s the battle that goes on within him or herself.: Kevin Smith, My Boring Ass Life, 04-18-06
The penalty for laughing in a courtroom is six months in jail; if it were not for this penalty, the jury would never hear the evidence.: H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
Don't look for more honor than your learning merits.: Jewish Proverb
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People age even when you're not looking.: Randy K. Milholland, Something Postive, 07-30-08
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The great god Ra whose shrine once covered acres Is filler now for crossword-puzzle makers.: Keith Preston
Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing.: Robert Benchley (1889 - 1945)
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The Constitution gives every American the inalienable right to make a damn fool of himself.: John Ciardi (1916 - 1986)
One person can have a profound effect on another. And two people...well, two people can work miracles. They can change a whole town. They can change the world.: Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, Northern Exposure, Cicely, 1992
Nothing of me is original. I am the combined effort of everybody I've ever known.: Chuck Palahniuk (1962 - ), Invisible Monsters, 1999
To sway an audience, you must watch them as you speak.: C. Kent Wright
Being in politics is like being a football coach. You have to be smart enough to understand the game, and dumb enough to think it's important.: Eugene McCarthy (1916 - 2005)
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It's a toss-up when you decide to leave the beaten track. Many are called, but few are chosen.: W. Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965), The Razor's Edge, 1943
The great art of giving consists in this: the gift should cost very little and yet be greatly coveted, so that it may be the more highly appreciated.: Baltasar Gracian
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You're never too old to become younger.: Mae West (1892 - 1980)
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Books...are like lobster shells, we surround ourselves with 'em, then we grow out of 'em and leave 'em behind, as evidence of our earlier stages of development.: Dorothy L. Sayers (1893 - 1957), The Unpleasantness at the Bellona Club, 1928
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The nice thing about being a celebrity is that when you bore people, they think it's their fault.: Henry Kissinger (1923 - )
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My future starts when I wake up every morning... Every day I find something creative to do with my life.: Miles Davis (1926 - 1991)
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The trouble with our times is that the future is not what it used to be.: Paul Valery (1871 - 1945)
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Bear in mind that you should conduct yourself in life as at a feast.: Epictetus (55 AD - 135 AD)
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