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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"
One needs to be slow to form convictions, but once formed they must be defended against the heaviest odds.: Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948)
Promote yourself, but do not demote another.: Israel Salanter
You find yourself refreshed by the presence of cheerful people. Why not make an honest effort to confer that pleasure on others? Half the battle is gained if you never allow yourself to say anything gloomy.: Lydia M. Child
He who hesitates is not only lost, but miles from the next exit.: Unknown
People say to me so often, 'Jane how can you be so peaceful when everywhere around you people want books signed, people are asking these questions and yet you seem peaceful,' and I always answer that it is the peace of the forest that I carry inside.: Jane Goodall (1934 - )
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There art two cardinal sins from which all others spring: Impatience and Laziness.: Franz Kafka (1883 - 1924)
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I have such poor vision I can date anybody.: Garry Shandling (1949 - )
Sometimes it is the quiet observer who sees the most.: Kathryn L. Nelson, Pemberley Manor, 2006
An executive is a person who always decides; sometimes he decides correctly, but he always decides.: John H. Patterson
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Americans are overreachers; overreaching is the most admirable of the many American excesses.: George F. Will (1941 - ), Statecraft as Soulcraft
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Dwell not upon thy weariness, thy strength shall be according to the measure of thy desire.: Arab Proverb
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The best doctor in the world is the veterinarian. He can't ask his patients what is the matter-he's got to just know.: Will Rogers (1879 - 1935)
I'm the least confident person in so many ways. But I believed that if somebody gave me the chance to tell a story, I would tell a story [well enough] that the person who gave me the chance would get their money back.: Joss Whedon, Entertainment Weekly, 08-30-13
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Without friends no one would choose to live, though he had all other goods.: Aristotle (384 BC - 322 BC), Nichomachean Ethics
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Living in the moment brings you a sense of reverence for all of life's blessings.: Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ), O Magazine
Be courteous, be obliging, but don't give yourself over to be melted down for the benefit of the tallow trade.: George Eliot (1819 - 1880)
Man is so made that he can only find relaxation from one kind of labor by taking up another.: Anatole France (1844 - 1924), The Crime of Sylvestre Bonnard
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After being Turned Down by numerous Publishers, he had decided to write for Posterity.: George Ade (1866 - 1944), "Fables in Slang", 1899
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Often it does seem a pity that Noah and his party did not miss the boat.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)