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They used to photograph Shirley Temple through gauze. They should photograph me through linoleum.: Tallulah Bankhead (1903 - 1968)
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Summer afternoon - Summer afternoon... the two most beautiful words in the English language.: Henry James (1843 - 1916)
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Laugh at yourself first, before anyone else can.: Elsa Maxwell, September 28, 1958
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The right things to do are those that keep our violence in abeyance; the wrong things are those that bring it to the fore.: Robert J. Sawyer (1960 - ), "Calculating God", 2000
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You are not superior just because you see the world in an odious light.: Vicomte de Chateaubriand (1768 - 1848)
Good habits result from resisting temptation.: Ancient Proverb
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Even writers need relief from words.: Sarah Vowell, O Magazine, March 2009
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Let the fear of danger be a spur to prevent it; he that fears not, gives advantage to the danger.: Francis Quarles (1592 - 1644)
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A little learning is a dangerous thing but a lot of ignorance is just as bad.: Bob Edwards
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It's no accident that the church and the graveyard stand side by side. The city of the dead sleeps encircled by the city of the living.: Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, Northern Exposure, Lost and Found, 1992
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Maybe coming clean is the ultimate selfish act. A way to absolve yourself by hurting someone who doesn't deserve to be hurt.: Cindy Chupack, Sex and the City, Don't Ask, Don't Tell, 2000
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How does a project get to be a year behind schedule? One day at a time.: Fred Brooks
Don't tell people to act their age. It's like telling a baby to move out, and if they're older you're telling them to "die in a hole.": Devin J. Monroe (1983 - )
People need to be reminded more often than they need to be instructed.: Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784)
Anyone who has gumption knows what it is, and anyone who hasn't can never know what it is. So there is no need of defining it.: L. M. Montgomery (1874 - 1942), Anne of the Island, 1915
The weird thing about houses is that they almost always look like nothing is happening inside of them, even though they contain most of our lives.: John Green, The Fault in Our Stars, 2012
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It's a sign of mediocrity when you demonstrate gratitude with moderation.: Roberto Benigni (1952 - ), in Newsweek
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See, that's all you're thinking about, is winning. You're confirming your sense of self- worth through outward reward instead of through inner appreciation.: Barbara Hall, Northern Exposure, Gran Prix, 1994
I cannot call to mind a single instance where I have ever been irreverent, except toward the things which were sacred to other people.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910), "Is Shakespeare Dead?"
See what will happen if you don't stop biting your fingernails?: Will Rogers (1879 - 1935), to his niece on seeing the Venus de Milo