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Blessed are those who can give without remembering, and take without forgetting.: Princess Elizabeth Asquith Bibesco
A specification that will not fit on one page of 8.5x11 inch paper cannot be understood.: Mark Ardis
You can get everything in life you want if you will just help enough other people get what they want.: Zig Ziglar, "Secrets of Closing the Sale", 1984
Life is too short for traffic.: Dan Bellack
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Men are born to succeed, not fail.: Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
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In politics, absurdity is not a handicap.: Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 - 1821)
We confess our little faults to persuade people that we have no large ones.: Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613 - 1680)
Love is an act of endless forgiveness, a tender look which becomes a habit.: Peter Ustinov (1921 - 2004)
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The whole problem can be stated quite simply by asking, 'Is there a meaning to music?' My answer would be, 'Yes.' And 'Can you state in so many words what the meaning is?' My answer to that would be, 'No.': Aaron Copland (1900 - 1990)
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There are people who, instead of listening to what is being said to them, are already listening to what they are going to say themselves.: Albert Guinon (1863 - 1923)
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If you are pained by external things, it is not they that disturb you, but your own judgment of them. And it is in your power to wipe out that judgment now.: Marcus Aurelius Antoninus (121 AD - 180 AD)
In attempts to improve your character, know what is in your power and what is beyond it.: Francis Thompson (1859 - 1907)
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Slap a mask on a drunk and you're going to have trouble. It's like having a live reenactment of anonymous forum comments.: Randy K. Milholland, Something Positive, Masquerade, 09-09-13
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There are admirable potentialities in every human being. Believe in your strength and your youth. Learn to repeat endlessly to yourself, 'It all depends on me.': Andre Gide (1869 - 1951)
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The nice thing about standards is that there are so many of them to choose from.: Andrew S. Tanenbaum
Water is the most neglected nutrient in your diet but one of the most vital.: Kelly Barton
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You will need to find your passion. Don't give up on finding it because then all you're doing is waiting for the Reaper.: Randy Pausch, Carnegie Mellon Commencement Speech, 2008
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The men the American public admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth.: H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
Every man, wherever he goes, is encompassed by a cloud of comforting convictions, which move with him like flies on a summer day.: Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970), Sceptical Essays (1928), "Dreams and Facts"
Intimate relationships cannot substitute for a life plan. But to have any meaning or viability at all, a life plan must include intimate relationships.: Harriet Lerner