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The only reason we die, is because we accept death as an inevitability.: Seth MacFarlane, The Family Guy
I have no pretensions whatever to that kind of elegance which consists in tormenting a respectable man.: Jane Austen (1775 - 1817), Pride and Prejudice, 1811
A large income is the best recipe for happiness I ever heard of.: Jane Austen (1775 - 1817), Mansfield Park
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The only way to last a really long time is to build something useful enough that people will want to keep it going after you die, and to cultivate a sense of ownership in other people. In short: make good shit and give it away as fast as you can.: Lisa Williams, The Lessons of Nixon, 05-19-06
Doing what you love means dealing with things you don't.: David Shore, House M.D., Last Temptation, 2011
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Fear is the tax that conscience pays to guilt.: George Sewell
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Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.: Daniel J. Boorstin (1914 - )
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Whatever you may be sure of, be sure of this-that you are dreadfully like other people.: James Russell Lowell (1819 - 1891)
The freedom of all is essential to my freedom.: Mikhail Bakunin (1814 - 1876)
When you encounter difficulties and contradictions, do not try to break them, but bend them with gentleness and time.: Saint Francis de Sales (1567 - 1622)
Treat all disasters as if they were trivialities but never treat a triviality as if it were a disaster.: Quentin Crisp
The true traveler is he who goes on foot, and even then, he sits down a lot of the time.: Colette (1873 - 1954), Paris From My Window, 1944
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To you I'm an atheist; to God, I'm the Loyal Opposition.: Woody Allen (1935 - )
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A hotel isn't like a home, but it's better than being a house guest.: William Feather (1908 - 1976)
Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards.: Robert Heinlein (1907 - 1988)
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The outcome of any serious research can only be to make two questions grow where only one grew before.: Thorstein Veblen (1857 - 1929)
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Zoo: An excellent place to study the habits of human beings.: Evan Esar (1899 - 1995), Esar's Comic Dictionary
Mathematics, rightly viewed, possesses not only truth, but supreme beauty - a beauty cold and austere, like that of sculpture.: Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)
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Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company.: George Washington (1732 - 1799)
Good habits result from resisting temptation.: Ancient Proverb
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