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A cynic is not merely one who reads bitter lessons from the past, he is one who is prematurely disappointed in the future.: Sidney J. Harris
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This is the sixth book I've written, which isn't bad for a guy who's only read two.: George Burns (1896 - 1996)
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In the end, everything is a gag.: Charlie Chaplin (1889 - 1977)
When I was a kid my parents moved a lot, but I always found them.: Rodney Dangerfield (1921 - 2004)
To believe in God or in a guiding force because someone tells you to is the height of stupidity. We are given senses to receive our information within. With our own eyes we see, and with our own skin we feel. With our intelligence, it is intended that we understand. But each person must puzzle it out for himself or herself.: Sophy Burnham
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whoever saw old age that did not applaud the past and condemn the present?: Michel de Montaigne (1533 - 1592)
Integrity without knowledge is weak and useless, and knowledge without integrity is dangerous and dreadful.: Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784)
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If you think taking care of yourself is selfish, change your mind. If you don't, you're simply ducking your responsibilities.: Ann Richards
I was walking down the street wearing glasses when the prescription ran out.: Steven Wright (1955 - )
For most men life is a search for the proper manila envelope in which to get themselves filed.: Clifton Fadiman (1904 - 1999)
To use fear as the friend it is, we must retrain and reprogram ourselves...We must persistently and convincingly tell ourselves that the fear is here--with its gift of energy and heightened awareness--so we can do our best and learn the most in the new situation.: Peter McWilliams, Life 101
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Live in such a way that you would not be ashamed to sell your parrot to the town gossip.: Will Rogers (1879 - 1935)
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You can go a long way with bad legs and a good head.: Gavin McDonald, Scottish Bicyclist, 04-15-2006
We're here for a reason. I believe a bit of the reason is to throw little torches out to lead people through the dark.: Whoopi Goldberg
Read at least one book a month. This is self-serving, obviously. It's a proven fact that people who read buy more books than people who don't read. In truth, I wish you'd read ten books a month, or at least buy that many.: Randy Pausch, Carnegie Mellon Commencement Speech, 2008
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Friendship with oneself is all-important, because without it one cannot be friends with anyone else in the world.: Eleanor Roosevelt (1884 - 1962)
Life is consciousness.: Emmet Fox
We are here and it is now. Further than that all human knowledge is moonshine.: H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
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My fellow Americans, I am pleased to tell you I just signed legislation which outlaws Russia forever. The bombing begins in five minutes.: Ronald Reagan (1911 - 2004), Said during a radio microphone test, 1984
Believe those who are seeking the truth. Doubt those who find it.: Andre Gide (1869 - 1951)
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