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The best defense against the atom bomb is not to be there when it goes off.: Anonymous
Psychiatry enables us to correct our faults by confessing our parents' shortcomings.: Laurence J. Peter (1919 - 1988)
Good habits, which bring our lower passions and appetites under automatic control, leave our natures free to explore the larger experiences of life.: Ralph W. Sockman
I am completely in charge of the choices I make about what I am doing to lose weight and get healthy. And you know what? We all have this power. Don’t be angry with me for something good I’ve done for myself. Be angry with yourself for not having the courage to do the same in your own life.: Jennifer Hudson, I Got This: How I Changed My Ways and Lost What Weighed Me Down, 2012
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The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place: from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape...: Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973)
Our children change us... whether they live or not.: Lois McMaster Bujold, "Barrayar", 1991
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Formulate and stamp indelibly on your mind a mental picture of yourself as succeeding. Hold this picture tenaciously. Never permit it to fade. Your mind will seek to develop the picture...Do not build up obstacles in your imagination.: Norman Vincent Peale (1898 - 1993)
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It's amazing that the amount of news that happens in the world every day always just exactly fits the newspaper.: Jerry Seinfeld (1954 - )
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Life is full of obstacle illusions.: Grant Frazier
Never let the demands of tomorrow interfere with the pleasures and excitement of today.: Meredith Willson, The Music Man
Marriage is the only adventure open to the cowardly.: Voltaire (1694 - 1778)
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Truly great madness cannot be achieved without significant intelligence.: Henrik Tikkanen
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Life is full of surprises and and serendipity. Being open to unexpected turns in the road is an important part of success. If you try to plan every step, you may miss those wonderful twists and turns. Just find your next adventure-do it well, enjoy it-and then, not now, think about what comes next.: Condoleeza Rice
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The last temptation is the greatest treason: to do the right deed for the wrong reason.: T. S. Eliot (1888 - 1965)
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I learned an important lesson in the art of debate. Present your argument clearly, arm yourself with cutting wit and of course, bob and weave!: Takayuki Ikkaku, Arisa Hosaka and Toshihiro Kawabata, Animal Crossing: Wild World, 2005
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Life is tough, and if you have the ability to laugh at it you have the ability to enjoy it.: Salma Hayek
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Sometimes when you look in his eyes you get the feeling that someone else is driving.: David Letterman (1947 - )
The word 'politics' is derived from the word 'poly', meaning 'many', and the word 'ticks', meaning 'blood sucking parasites'.: Larry Hardiman
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A person can learn a lot from a dog, even a loopy one like ours. Marley taught me about living each day with unbridled exuberance and joy, about seizing the moment and following your heart. He taught me to appreciate the simple things - a walk in the woods, a fresh snowfall, a nap in a shaft of winter sunlight. And as he grew old and achy, he taught me about optimism in the face of adversity. Mostly, he taught me about friendship and selflessness and, above all else, unwavering loyalty.: John Grogan, Marley and Me, 2005
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Honesty is a good thing, but it is not profitable to its possessor unless it is kept under control.: Don Marquis (1878 - 1937)
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