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The strongest man in the world is the man who stands alone.: Thomas H. Huxley (1825 - 1895)
There’s something wonderful about entertaining people on vacation. Everyone is there to have a good time.: Jennifer Hudson, I Got This: How I Changed My Ways and Lost What Weighed Me Down, 2012
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A child becomes an adult when he realizes that he has a right not only to be right but also to be wrong.: Thomas Szasz, The Second Sin (1973) "Childhood"
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.: Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973)
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In the fight between you and the world, back the world.: Frank Zappa (1940 - 1993)
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This is the devilish thing about foreign affairs: they are foreign and will not always conform to our whim.: James Reston (1909 - ), New York Times, June 12 1968
Literature is news that stays news.: Ezra Pound (1885 - 1972), ABC of Reading (1934) chapter 8
I'm the only person I know that's lost a quarter of a billion dollars in one year.... It's very character-building.: Steve Jobs (1955 - 2011), Apple Confidential 2.0
Some people never go crazy. What truly horrible lives they must lead.: Charles Bukowski (1920 - 1994), From "Betting on the Muse"
The only joy in the world is to begin.: Cesare Pavese (1908 - 1950)
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Know the true value of time; snatch, seize, and enjoy every moment of it. No idleness; no laziness; no procrastination; never put off till tomorrow what you can do today.: Lord Chesterfield (1694 - 1773)
You can go a long way with a smile. You can go a lot farther with a smile and a gun.: Al Capone (1899 - 1947)
I admit it's tempting to wish for the perfect boss, or the perfect parent, or the perfect outfit, but maybe the best any of us can do is not quit. Play the hand we've been given and accessorize the outfit we've got.: Allan Heinberg, Sex and the City, A 'Vogue' Idea, 2002
Never discourage anyone...who continually makes progress, no matter how slow.: Plato (427 BC - 347 BC)
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There's an old saying that if you come back to the place where you became a man, you will remember all those things you need to be happy... That saying never made sense to me, but I thought it was worth a try.: Henry Bromel, Northern Exposure, The Big Kiss, 1991
Everyone has a doctor in him or her; we just have to help it in its work. The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest force in getting well. Our food should be our medicine. Our medicine should be our food. But to eat when you are sick, is to feed your sickness.: Hippocrates (460 BC - 377 BC)
Treasure the love you receive above all. It will survive long after your good health has vanished.: Og Mandino (1923 - 1996)
Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to write a book.: Edward Gibbon (1737 - 1794)
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One cannot fix one's eyes on the commonest natural production without finding food for a rambling fancy.: Jane Austen (1775 - 1817), Mansfield Park
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If you really want to do something, you do it. You don't save it for a sound bite.: Liz Friedman, House M.D., Hunting, 2005