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At my lemonade stand I used to give the first glass away free and charge five dollars for the second glass. The refill contained the antidote.: Emo Phillips
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.: Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882 - 1945), Pan American Day address, April 15, 1939
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This became a credo of mine...attempt the impossible in order to improve your work.: Bette Davis (1908 - 1989)
Women who seek to be equal with men lack ambition.: Timothy Leary (1920 - 1996)
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You only live once - but if you work it right, once is enough.: Joe E. Lewis
Every man, wherever he goes, is encompassed by a cloud of comforting convictions, which move with him like flies on a summer day.: Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970), Sceptical Essays (1928), "Dreams and Facts"
To wear your heart on your sleeve isn't a very good plan; you should wear it inside, where it functions best.: Margaret Thatcher (1925 - ), interview with Barbara Walters on ABC-TV, March 18, 1987
The great thing about a computer notebook is that no matter how much you stuff into it, it doesn't get bigger or heavier.: Bill Gates (1955 - ), Business @ The Speed of Thought
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It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend.: William Blake (1757 - 1827)
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Don't worry if you're a kleptomaniac, you can always take something for it.: Unknown
Painting: The art of protecting flat surfaces from the weather and exposing them to the critic.: Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914), The Devil's Dictionary
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Sometimes it is the quiet observer who sees the most.: Kathryn L. Nelson, Pemberley Manor, 2006
Let grace and goodness be the principal loadstone of thy affections. For love which hath ends, will have an end; whereas that which is founded on true virtue, will always continue.: John Dryden (1631 - 1700)
I define joy as a sustained sense of well-being and internal peace - a connection to what matters.: Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ), O Magazine
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People who say you're just as old as you feel are all wrong, fortunately.: Russell Baker (1925 - )
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No matter how slow the film, Spirit always stands still long enough for the photographer It has chosen.: Minor White
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In our civilization, and under our republican form of government, intelligence is so highly honored that it is rewarded by exemption from the cares of office.: Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914), The Devil's Dictionary
We all have such a finite time to leave the world better than we found it.: Dave Kellett, Sheldon, 10-30-12
Only exceptionally rational men can afford to be absurd.: Allan Goldfein
Cats are smarter than dogs. You can't get eight cats to pull a sled through snow.: Jeff Valdez
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