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Humor is our way of defending ourselves from life's absurdities by thinking absurdly about them.: Lewis Mumford (1895 - 1990)
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The absence of alternatives clears the mind marvelously.: Henry Kissinger (1923 - )
Love is or it ain't. Thin love ain't love at all.: Toni Morrison (1931 - ), Beloved
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The wisest men follow their own direction.: Euripides (484 BC - 406 BC)
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Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.: Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC)
On the plus side, death is one of the few things that can be done just as easily lying down.: Woody Allen (1935 - )
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The best armor is to keep out of range.: Italian Proverb
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If you have been touched by the success fairy, people think you know why. People think success breeds enlightenment and you are duty-bound to spread around like manure. Fertilize those young minds!: Meryl Streep (1949 - ), Barnard Commencement Speech, 2010
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You don’t remember what happened. What you remember becomes what happened.: John Green, An Abundance of Katherines, 2008
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Anger makes dull men witty, but it keeps them poor.: Elizabeth I (1533 - 1603), in Francis Bacon, Apophthegms, 1625
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Sometimes being a friend means mastering the art of timing. There is a time for silence. A time to let go... And a time to prepare to pick up the pieces when it's all over.: Gloria Naylor
Be not afraid of greatness: some men are born great, some achieve greatness and some have greatness thrust upon them.: William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616), 'Twelfth Night'
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The lesson which life repeats and constantly enforces is 'look under foot.' You are always nearer the divine and the true sources of your power than you think.: John Burroughs (1837 - 1921)
We have to have the money to do the work we want to do, as well as to keep a roof over our heads and food on the table. Fat commissions are good, but not always easy to come by, and each new painting takes its time. So we need to find every way possible to earn extra income from our work.: Elizabeth Aston, The True Darcy Spirit, 2006
I don't care what is written about me so long as it isn't true.: Dorothy Parker (1893 - 1967)
Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don't know which half.: John Wanamaker (1838 - 1922), (attributed)
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My definition of an expert in any field is a person who knows enough about what's really going on to be scared.: P. J. Plauger, Computer Language, March 1983
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If you look good and dress well, you don't need a purpose in life.: Robert Pante
I was gratified to be able to answer promptly. I said I don't know.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
Nerds don't just happen to dress informally. They do it too consistently. Consciously or not, they dress informally as a prophylactic measure against stupidity.: Paul Graham, September 2004
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