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To obtain a man's opinion of you, make him mad.: Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809 - 1894)
There are plenty of good five-cent cigars in the country. The trouble is they cost a quarter. What this country needs is a good five-cent nickel.: Franklin P. Adams (1881 - 1960)
A good marriage is one which allows for change and growth in the individuals and in the way they express their love.: Pearl Buck (1892 - 1973)
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Progress might have been all right once, but it has gone on too long.: Ogden Nash (1902 - 1971)
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Love cannot survive if you just give it scraps of yourself, scraps of your time, scraps of your thoughts.: Mary O'Hara
Never let your inferiors do you a favor - it will be extremely costly.: H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
I must govern the clock, not be governed by it.: Golda Meir (1898 - 1978)
Destiny is for people who are too lazy to create alternate timelines.: R. Stevens, Diesel Sweeties, 10-05-11
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When you play, play hard; when you work, don't play at all.: Theodore Roosevelt (1858 - 1919)
It is easier to fight for one's principles than to live up to them.: Alfred Adler (1870 - 1937)
People who say they sleep like a baby usually don't have one.: Leo J. Burke
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Concentration is my motto. First honesty, then industry, then concentration.: Andrew Carnegie (1835 - 1919)
Real integrity is doing the right thing, knowing that nobody's going to know whether you did it or not.: Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ), in Good Housekeeping
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I've learned that you can't have everything and do everything at the same time.: Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ), O Magazine, April 2003
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The two most common elements in the universe are Hydrogen and stupidity.: Harlan Ellison (1934 - )
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Yesterday I was a dog. Today I'm a dog. Tomorrow I'll probably still be a dog. Sigh! There's so little hope for advancement.: Charles M. Schulz (1922 - 2000), (Snoopy)
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No man needs a vacation so much as the man who has just had one.: Elbert Hubbard (1856 - 1915)
Acting like someone you're not is exactly what it takes to realize you're capable of more than you ever knew.: Rob Sheridan, Mad Love, The Young and The Reckless, 2011
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It is confidence in our bodies, minds and spirits that allows us to keep looking for new adventures, new directions to grow in, and new lessons to learn - which is what life is all about.: Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ), Oprah Magazine, May 2004
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Before you agree to do anything that might add even the smallest amount of stress to your life, ask yourself: What is my truest intention? Give yourself time to let a yes resound within you. When it's right, I guarantee that your entire body will feel it.: Oprah Winfrey (1954 - )
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