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Bacchus hath drowned more men than Neptune.: Dr. Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734), Gnomologia, 1732
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The coward dies a thousand deaths, the brave man...only five hundred.: Meredith Willson, The Music Man
We lie the loudest when we lie to ourselves.: Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)
It has never been my object to record my dreams, just to realize them.: Man Ray, O Magazine, September 2002
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The safest way to double your money is to fold it over and put it in your pocket.: Kin Hubbard (1868 - 1930)
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The entire economy of the Western world is built on things that cause cancer.: From the 1985 movie "Bliss"
Either I've been missing something or nothing has been going on.: Karen Elizabeth Gordon
If you are capable people are happy to play with you.: Tina Fey, Interview from Second City, 2008
It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not to deserve them.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
I have a new philosophy. I'm only going to dread one day at a time.: Charles M. Schulz (1922 - 2000), Charlie Brown in "Peanuts"
I have always found that mercy bears richer fruits than strict justice.: Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865), speech in Washington D.C., 1865
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Here's a tip to avoid death by celebrity: First off, get a life. They can't touch you if you're out doing something interesting.: Kent Nichols and Douglas Sarine, Ask a Ninja, Question 55, 10-03-07
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I think we ought always to entertain our opinions with some measure of doubt. I shouldn't wish people dogmatically to believe any philosophy, not even mine.: Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)
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For every action there is an equal and opposite government program.: Bob Wells
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Promote yourself, but do not demote another.: Israel Salanter
Look wise, say nothing, and grunt. Speech was given to conceal thought.: Sir William Osler (1849 - 1919)
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Anything that has real and lasting value is always a gift from within.: Franz Kafka (1883 - 1924)
I phoned my dad to tell him I had stopped smoking. He called me a quitter.: Steven Pearl
The great thing about human language is that it prevents us from sticking to the matter at hand.: Lewis Thomas (1913 - 1993)
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Nobody can tell you if what you're doing is good, meaningful or worthwhile. The more compelling the path, the more lonely it is.: Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative: 5, 08-22-04