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Our own physical body possesses a wisdom which we who inhabit the body lack.: Henry Miller (1891 - 1980)
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Each problem that I solved became a rule which served afterwards to solve other problems.: Rene Descartes (1596 - 1650)
...happiness gives us the energy which is the basis of health.: Henri-Frédéric Amiel
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Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it.: Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ), O Magazine, September 2003
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Self-reliance is the only road to true freedom, and being one's own person is its ultimate reward.: Patricia Sampson
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In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular.: Laurence J. Peter (1919 - 1988)
Life being what it is, one dreams of revenge.: Paul Gauguin (1848 - 1903)
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The golden rule is that there are no golden rules.: George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950), Man and Superman (1903) "Maxims for Revolutionists"
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The whole secret of life is to be interested in one thing profoundly and in a thousand things well.: Horace Walpole (1717 - 1797)
Plans are only good intentions unless they immediately degenerate into hard work.: Peter Drucker (1909 - 2005)
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We're actors - we're the opposite of people.: Tom Stoppard (1937 - ), Rosencrantz and Guildenstern are Dead (1967)
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True happiness... arises, in the first place, from the enjoyment of one's self.: Joseph Addison (1672 - 1719)
Liberty means responsibility. That is why most men dread it.: George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
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Here's a tip to avoid death by celebrity: First off, get a life. They can't touch you if you're out doing something interesting.: Kent Nichols and Douglas Sarine, Ask a Ninja, Question 55, 10-03-07
There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people.: Muhammad Ali (1942 - )
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Oh! Do not attack me with your watch. A watch is always too fast or too slow. I cannot be dictated to by a watch.: Jane Austen (1775 - 1817), Mansfield Park
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Learn as much by writing as by reading.: Lord Acton
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The avoidance of taxes is the only intellectual pursuit that carries any reward.: John Maynard Keynes (1883 - 1946)
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There is no passion like that of a functionary for his function.: Georges Clemenceau (1841 - 1929)
You learn a lot about people when you play games with them.: Laura Moncur (1969 - ), Pick Me! 02-11-09
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