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Man is what he eats.: Ludwig Feuerbach
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There are some defeats more triumphant than victories.: Michel de Montaigne (1533 - 1592)
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I felt despair. Though it seems to me now there's two kinds of it: the sort that causes a person to surrender and then the sort I had which made me take risks and make plans.: Erica Eisdorfer, The Wet Nurse's Tale, 2009
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My future starts when I wake up every morning... Every day I find something creative to do with my life.: Miles Davis (1926 - 1991)
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I have left orders to be awakened at any time in case of national emergency, even if I'm in a cabinet meeting.: Ronald Reagan (1911 - 2004)
Honest differences are often a healthy sign of progress.: Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948)
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Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you may still exist, but you have ceased to live.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
My definition of a free society is a society where it is safe to be unpopular.: Adlai E. Stevenson Jr. (1900 - 1965), Speech in Detroit, 7 Oct. 1952
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Some relationships start with fights... But, usually only in romantic comedies. Life's not the movies.: Takayuki Ikkaku, Arisa Hosaka and Toshihiro Kawabata, Animal Crossing: Wild World, 2005
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A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience.: Doug Larson
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I had an epiphany a few years ago where I was out at a celebrity party and it suddenly dawned on me that I had yet to meet a celebrity who is as smart and interesting as any of my friends.: Moby, quoted on CNN.com, March 2005
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In the land of the blind, the one-eyed man is stoned to death.: Joan D. Vinge, Catspaw
I believe love is primarily a choice and only sometimes a feeling. If you want to feel love, choose to love and be patient.: Gordon Atkinson, RealLivePreacher.com Weblog, December 16, 2002
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Time cools, time clarifies; no mood can be maintained quite unaltered through the course of hours.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
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It was beautiful and simple, as truly great swindles are.: O. Henry (1862 - 1910)
Looking forward to things is half the pleasure of them. You mayn't get the things themselves; but nothing can prevent you from having the fun of looking forward to them.: L. M. Montgomery (1874 - 1942), Anne of Green Gables, 1908
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Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.: David Lloyd George (1863 - 1945)
The marvel of all history is the patience with which men and women submit to burdens unnecessarily laid upon them by their governments.: William H. Borah
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Let me tell you the secret that has led me to my goal. My strength lies solely in my tenacity.: Louis Pasteur (1822 - 1895)
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Almost everything: all external expectations, all pride, all fear of embarrassment or failure. These things just fall away in the face of death, leaving only what is truly important. Remembering that you are going to die is the best way I know to avoid the trap of thinking you have something to lose.: Steve Jobs (1955 - 2011), Stanford Commencement Address, 2005
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