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There must be a limit to the mistakes one person can make, and when I get to the end of them, then I'll be through with them. That's a very comforting thought.: L. M. Montgomery (1874 - 1942), Anne of Green Gables, 1908
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I believe that [everyone] is the keeper of a dream - and by tuning into one another's secret hopes, we can become better friends, better partners, better parents, and better lovers.: Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ), O Magazine, June 2003
Talent hits a target no one else can hit; Genius hits a target no one else can see.: Arthur Schopenhauer (1788 - 1860)
You cannot depend on your eyes when your imagination is out of focus.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910), A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
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Don't waste too much time trying' to be a better man, ' cause you ain't never gonna be one without a good woman.: Mark Roberts, Mike & Molly, Peggy's New Beau, May 16, 2011
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When the habitually even-tempered suddenly fly into a passion, that explosion is apt to be more impressive than the outburst of the most violent amongst us.: Margery Allingham, Death of a Ghost, 1934
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Do not fear to be eccentric in opinion, for every opinion now accepted was once eccentric.: Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)
Art is the desire of a man to express himself, to record the reactions of his personality to the world he lives in.: Amy Lowell (1874 - 1925)
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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
I am not afraid of the pen, or the scaffold, or the sword. I will tell the truth wherever I please.: Mother Jones
The first step to getting the things you want out of life is this: Decide what you want.: Ben Stein
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Everyone's a hero in their own way, in their own not that heroic way.: Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, and Jed Whedon, Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, 2008
By trying we can easily learn to endure adversity. Another man's, I mean.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910), Following the Equator (1897)
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Cherish all your happy moments: they make a fine cushion for old age.: Christopher Morley (1890 - 1957)
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May I forget what ought to be forgotten; and recall, unfailing, all that ought to be recalled, each kindly thing, forgetting what might sting.: Mary Caroline Davies
You never can see into someone else's marriage.: Sean Stewart, Perfect Circle, 2004
We're not talking about historical accuracy, we're talking about art. I've set in motion a geometric inevitability. If I start chiseling there, chipping here, the whole form is compromised.: David Assael, Northern Exposure, Family Feud, 1993
The only real prison is fear, and the only real freedom is freedom from fear.: Aung San Suu Kyi (1945 - )
That's what college is for - getting as many bad decisions as possible out of the way before you're forced into the real world. I keep a checklist of 'em on the wall in my room.: Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content, 01-04-07
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If we attend continually and promptly to the little that we can do, we shall ere long be surprised to find how little remains that we cannot do.: Samuel Butler (1835 - 1902)