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Where you used to be, there is a hole in the world, which I find myself constantly walking around in the daytime, and falling into at night. I miss you like hell.: Edna St. Vincent Millay (1892 - 1950), Letters
A good novel tells us the truth about its hero; but a bad novel tells us the truth about its author.: G. K. Chesterton (1874 - 1936)
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To say that a man is made up of certain chemical elements is a satisfactory description only for those who intend to use him as a fertilizer.: Herbert J. Muller
My mother drew a distinction between achievement and success. She said that 'achievement is the knowledge that you have studied and worked hard and done the best that is in you. Success is being praised by others, and that's nice, too, but not as important or satisfying. Always aim for achievement and forget about success.': Helen Hayes (1900 - 1993)
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It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.: Harry S Truman (1884 - 1972)
The intermediate stage between socialism and capitalism is alcoholism.: Norman Brenner
The trouble with jogging is that the ice falls out of your glass.: Martin Mull (1943 - )
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Computer Science is no more about computers than astronomy is about telescopes.: E. W. Dijkstra
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Man is the only animal whose desires increase as they are fed; the only animal that is never satisfied.: Henry George (1839 - 1897)
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The main dangers in this life are the people who want to change everything - or nothing.: Nancy Astor (1879 - 1964)
Be careful about reading health books. You may die of a misprint.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
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Good manners are just a way of showing other people that we have respect for them.: Bill Kelly, Blast from the Past, 1999
Woe be to him that reads but one book.: George Herbert (1593 - 1633)
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The inner fire is the most important thing mankind possesses.: Edith Sodergran
Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
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Ask, and it shall be given you; Seek, and ye shall find; Knock, and it shall be opened unto you.: Bible, New Testament, Matthew 7:7
The best way to get people to like you is not to like them too much.: John Green, An Abundance of Katherines, 2008
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The statistics on sanity are that one out of every four Americans is suffering from some form of mental illness. Think of your three best friends. If they're okay, then it's you.: Rita Mae Brown
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The body says what words cannot.: Martha Graham (1894 - 1991)
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Art is merely the refuge which the ingenious have invented, when they were supplied with food and women, to escape the tediousness of life.: W. Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965), 'Of Human Bondage', 1915
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