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I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they say, and that it is best to disregard their talk and judge only their actions.: Dorothy Day (1897 - 1980), The Long Loneliness, 1952
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A people that values its privileges above its principles soon loses both.: Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890 - 1969), Inaugural Address, January 20, 1953
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Whenever you have an efficient government you have a dictatorship.: Harry S Truman (1884 - 1972), Lecture at Columbia University, 28 Apr. 1959
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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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On a lazy Saturday morning when you're lying in bed, drifting in and out of sleep, there is a space where fantasy and reality become one. Are you awake, or are you dreaming? You see people and things; some are familiar; some are strange. You talk, you feel, but you move without walking; you fly without wings. Your mind and your body exist, but on separate planes. Time stands still. For me, this is the feeling I have when ideas come.: Lynn Johnston (1947 - ), Lynn on Ideas
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Be sincere; be brief; be seated.: Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882 - 1945)
War is a series of catastrophes that results in a victory.: Georges Clemenceau (1841 - 1929)
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In three words I can sum up everything I've learned about life: it goes on.: Robert Frost (1874 - 1963)
May your service of love a beautiful thing; want nothing else, fear nothing else and let love be free to become what love truly is.: Hadewijch of Antwerp
Have more than thou showest; Speak less than thou knowest.: William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), 'King Lear,' Act I, Scene iv
[Common sense] is the best sense I know of.: Lord Chesterfield (1694 - 1773)
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I've come to believe that each of us has a personal calling that's as unique as a fingerprint - and that the best way to succeed is to discover what you love and then find a way to offer it to others in the form of service, working hard, and also allowing the energy of the universe to lead you.: Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ), O Magazine, September 2002
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I'm thirty years old, but I read at the thirty-four-year-old level.: Dana Carvey (1955 - )
It is amazing what you can accomplish if you do not care who gets the credit.: Harry S Truman (1884 - 1972)
Nothing is permanent in this wicked world - not even our troubles.: Charlie Chaplin (1889 - 1977)
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His priority did not seem to be to teach them what he knew, but rather to impress upon them that nothing, not even... knowledge, was foolproof.: J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix
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Indifference and neglect often do much more damage than outright dislike.: J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix, 2003
Every instance of heartbreak can teach us powerful lessons about creating the kind of love we really want.: Martha Beck, O Magazine, February 2003
Storms make oaks take deeper root.: George Herbert (1593 - 1633)
Learning to live in the present moment is part of the path of joy.: Sarah Ban Breathnach
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