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Men, it has been well said, think in herds; it will be seen that they go mad in herds, while they only recover their senses slowly, and one by one.: Charles Mackay
When a man comes to me for advice, I find out the kind of advice he wants, and I give it to him.: John Billings(Henry Wheeler Shaw)
Write something to suit yourself and many people will like it; write something to suit everybody and scarcely anyone will care for it.: Jesse Stuart
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Sometimes I get the feeling the whole world is against me, but deep down I know that's not true. Some smaller countries are neutral.: Robert Orben
Reading this book is like waiting for the first shoe to drop.: Ralph Novak
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My heart, which is so full to overflowing, has often been solaced and refreshed by music when sick and weary.: Martin Luther (1483 - 1546)
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Comedy is nothing more than tragedy deferred.: Pico Iyer, Time
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It's the opinion of some that crops could be grown on the moon. Which raises the fear that it may not be long before we're paying somebody not to.: Franklin P. Jones
You're dealing with the demon of external validation. You can't beat external validation. You want to know why? Because it feels sooo good.: Barbara Hall, Northern Exposure, Gran Prix, 1994
A man travels the world over in search of what he needs and returns home to find it.: George Moore
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Give what you have. To someone, it may be better than you dare to think.: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882)
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Feeling grateful to or appreciative of someone or something in your life actually attracts more of the things that you appreciate and value into your life.: Christiane Northrup, M.D.
I believe in getting into hot water; it keeps you clean.: G. K. Chesterton (1874 - 1936)
We are always more anxious to be distinguished for a talent which we do not possess, than to be praised for the fifteen which we do possess.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910), Mark Twain's Autobiography
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Why are our days numbered and not, say, lettered?: Woody Allen (1935 - )
We are all born with wonderful gifts. We use these gifts to express ourselves, to amuse, to strengthen, and to communicate. We begin as children to explore and develop our talents, often unaware that we are unique, that not everyone can do what we're doing!: Lynn Johnston (1947 - ), Lynn on Ideas
In all large corporations, there is a pervasive fear that someone, somewhere is having fun with a computer on company time. Networks help alleviate that fear.: John C. Dvorak
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Realism...has no more to do with reality than anything else.: Hob Broun
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You learn more quickly under the guidance of experienced teachers. You waste a lot of time going down blind alleys if you have no one to lead you.: W. Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965), The Razor's Edge, 1943
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The computer is a moron.: Peter Drucker (1909 - 2005)
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