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To send a letter is a good way to go somewhere without moving anything but your heart.: Phyllis Theroux, in House Beautiful Magazine
Never tell people how to do things. Tell them what to do and they will surprise you with their ingenuity.: George S. Patton (1885 - 1945)
You can't build a reputation on what you are going to do.: Henry Ford (1863 - 1947)
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God loved the birds and invented trees. Man loved the birds and invented cages.: Jacques Deval, Afin de vivre bel et bien
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Cogito cogito ergo cogito sum (I think that I think, therefore I think that I am.): Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914), The Devil's Dictionary
Isn't everyone a part of everyone else?: Budd Schulberg, O Magazine, November 2003
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I've grown to realize the joy that comes from little victories is preferable to the fun that comes from ease and the pursuit of pleasure.: Lawana Blackwell, The Courtship of the Vicar's Daughter, 1998
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Never tell evil of a man, if you do not know it for certainty, and if you know it for a certainty, then ask yourself, 'Why should I tell it?': Johann K. Lavater
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There is nothing worse than aggressive stupidity.: Johann Wolfgang von Goethe (1749 - 1832)
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The world is full of people whose notion of a satisfactory future is, in fact, a return to the idealised past.: Robertson Davies, "A Voice from the Attic", 1960
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Not the power to remember, but its very opposite, the power to forget, is a necessary condition for our existence.: Sholem Asch (1880 - 1957)
Children should feel loved because they exist, not because they’ve behaved in a certain way.: Julie A., M.A. Ross and Judy Corcoran, Joint Custody with a Jerk: Raising a Child with an Uncooperative Ex, 2011
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You will not find your passion in things and you will not find your passion in money. The more things and the more money you have, the more you will look around and use that as the metric and there will be someone with more.: Randy Pausch, Carnegie Mellon Commencement Speech, 2008
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The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
The opposite of the religious fanatic is not the fanatical atheist but the gentle cynic who cares not whether there is a god or not.: Eric Hoffer (1902 - 1983)
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The way we see the problem is the problem.: Stephen Covey, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People
It is impossible to defeat an ignorant man in argument.: William G. McAdoo (1863 - 1941)
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The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth.: Niels Bohr (1885 - 1962)
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Charm and nothing but charm at last grows a little tiresome. It's a relief then to deal with a man who isn't quite so delightful but a little more sincere.: W. Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965), The Painted Veil, 1925
Always be nice to those younger than you, because they are the ones who will be writing about you.: Cyril Connolly (1903 - 1974)
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