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Know, first, who you are; and then adorn yourself accordingly.: Epictetus (55 AD - 135 AD)
Those little nimble musicians of the air, that warble forth their curious ditties, with which nature hath furnished them to the shame of art.: Izaak Walton (1593 - 1683)
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Style is knowing who you are, what you want to say and not giving a damn.: Gore Vidal (1925 - )
When I was kidnapped, my parents snapped into action. They rented out my room.: Woody Allen (1935 - )
Everybody tells jokes, but we still need comedians.: Jimmy Wales, Keynote Speech, SXSW 2006
I am here for a purpose and that purpose is to grow into a mountain, not to shrink to a grain of sand. Henceforth will I apply ALL my efforts to become the highest mountain of all and I will strain my potential until it cries for mercy.: Og Mandino (1923 - 1996)
Age is no guarantee of maturity.: Lawana Blackwell, The Courtship of the Vicar's Daughter, 1998
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Money frees you from doing things you dislike. Since I dislike doing nearly everything, money is handy.: Groucho Marx (1890 - 1977)
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The length of a film should be directly related to the endurance of the human bladder.: Alfred Hitchcock (1899 - 1980), In Simon Rose, Classic Film Guide (1995)
If you can't have faith in what is held up to you for faith, you must find things to believe in yourself, for a life without faith in something is too narrow a space to live.: George E. Woodberry
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The only paradise is paradise lost.: Marcel Proust (1871 - 1922)
When you give each other everything, it becomes an even trade. Each wins all.: Lois McMaster Bujold, A Civil Campaign, 1999
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The perfect bureaucrat everywhere is the man who manages to make no decisions and escape all responsibility.: Brooks Atkinson (1894 - 1984), Once Around the Sun, 1951
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Everything that I understand, I understand only because I love.: Leo Tolstoy (1828 - 1910)
Faith may be defined briefly as an illogical belief in the occurrence of the improbable.: H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
Barnum was wrong - it's more like every 30 seconds.: Unknown
Everyone has talent. What is rare is the courage to follow the talent to the dark place where it leads.: Erica Jong
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Bachelor's degrees make pretty good placemats if you get 'em laminated.: Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content, 01-04-07
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There is one piece of advice, in a life of study, which I think no one will object to; and that is, every now and then to be completely idle - to do nothing at all.: Sydney Smith (1771 - 1845)
Minds, like bodies, will often fall into a pimpled, ill-conditioned state from mere excess of comfort.: Charles Dickens (1812 - 1870)