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I haven't slept for ten days, because that would be too long.: Mitch Hedberg (1968 - 2005)
The leaders we revere and the businesses that last are generally not the result of a narrow pursuit of popularity or personal advancement, but of devotion to some bigger purpose. That's the hallmark of real success. The other trapping of success might be the by product of this larger mission, but it can't be the central thing.: Barack Obama (1961 - ), Arizona State Commencement Speech, 2009
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Follow your inclinations with due regard to the policeman round the corner.: W. Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965), 'Of Human Bondage', 1915
Even the fear of death is nothing compared to the fear of not having lived authentically and fully.: Frances Moore Lappe, O Magazine, May 2004
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The universe may not always play fair, but at least it's got a hell of a sense of humor.: Michael Patrick King, Sex and the City
Mistakes are a part of being human. Appreciate your mistakes for what they are: precious life lessons that can only be learned the hard way. Unless it's a fatal mistake, which, at least, others can learn from.: Al Franken, "Oh, the Things I Know", 2002
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Never discourage anyone...who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.: Plato (427 BC - 347 BC)
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The most decisive actions of our life - I mean those that are most likely to decide the whole course of our future - are, more often than not, unconsidered.: Andre Gide (1869 - 1951)
There are no secrets better kept than the secrets that everybody guesses.: George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950), "Mrs. Warren's Profession" (1893), act III
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It is no profit to have learned well, if you neglect to do well.: Publilius Syrus (~100 BC)
I admit it's tempting to wish for the perfect boss, or the perfect parent, or the perfect outfit, but maybe the best any of us can do is not quit. Play the hand we've been given and accessorize the outfit we've got.: Allan Heinberg, Sex and the City, A 'Vogue' Idea, 2002
Every English poet should master the rules of grammar before he attempts to bend or break them.: Robert Graves (1895 - 1985)
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The men the American public admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth.: H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
Leave it to a girl to take the fun out of sex discrimination.: Bill Watterson (1958 - ), Calvin in "Calvin and Hobbes"
Acting like someone you're not is exactly what it takes to realize you're capable of more than you ever knew.: Rob Sheridan, Mad Love, The Young and The Reckless, 2011
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Sometimes ya gotta do stuff 'cause it's expected of ya, not 'cause of anything else.: Laura Moncur (1969 - ), Merriton: Twelve Hours from San Francisco, 07-09-08
In those days spirits were brave, the stakes were high, men were real men, women were real women and small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri were real small furry creatures from Alpha Centauri.: Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001)
In recent years, we've become enamored with our own past success. Lulled into complacency by the glitter of our own achievements. We've become accustomed to the title of Military Superpower, forgetting the qualities that got us there. We've become accustomed to our economic dominance in the world, forgetting that it wasn't reckless deals and get rich quick schemes that got us where we are, but hard work and smart ideas, quality products and wise investments.: Barack Obama (1961 - ), Arizona State Commencement Speech, 2009
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I came to realize that life lived to help others is the only one that matters and that it is my duty...This is my highest and best use as a human.: Ben Stein, E! Online, 12-20-03
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Anything looked at closely becomes wonderful.: A. R. Ammons