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Selected from Michael Moncur's Collection of Quotations - June 18, 2026
Contrary to general belief, I do not believe that friends are necessarily the people you like best, they are merely the people who got there first.
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Peter Ustinov (1921 - 2004), Dear Me (1977)  
The price one pays for pursuing any profession or calling is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.
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James Baldwin (1924 - 1987)  
That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong.
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William J. H. Boetcker  
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We are confronted with insurmountable opportunities.
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Walt Kelly (1913 - 1973), "Pogo" (comic strip)  
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