Random Quotations

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Be not ashamed of thy virtues; honor's a good brooch to wear in a man's hat at all times.
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Ben Jonson (1572 - 1637)
Everyone rises to their level of incompetence.
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Laurence J. Peter (1919 - 1988), "The Peter Principle"
There is something fascinating about science. One gets such wholesale returns of conjecture out of such a trifling investment of fact.
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Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
Women want mediocre men, and men are working hard to become as mediocre as possible.
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Margaret Mead (1901 - 1978)
In archaeology you uncover the unknown. In diplomacy you cover the known.
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Thomas Pickering (1931 - )
There is never enough time, unless you're serving it.
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Malcolm Forbes (1919 - 1990)
Fear is a question: What are you afraid of, and why? Just as the seed of health is in illness, because illness contains information, your fears are a treasure house of self-knowledge if you explore them.
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Marilyn Ferguson
When the politicians complain that TV turns the proceedings into a circus, it should be made clear that the circus was already there, and that TV has merely demonstrated that not all the performers are well trained.
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Edward R. Murrow (1908 - 1965)
Vegetarianism is harmless enough, though it is apt to fill a man with wind and self-righteousness.
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Sir Robert Hutchinson
It is always the best policy to speak the truth--unless, of course, you are an exceptionally good liar.
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Jerome K. Jerome (1859 - 1927)
You can tell the ideals of a nation by its advertisements.
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Norman Douglas, South Wind, 1917
When one loses the deep intimate relationship with nature, then temples, mosques and churches become important.
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Krishnamurti, Beginnings of Learning
Have courage for the great sorrows of life and patience for the small ones; and when you have laboriously accomplished your daily task, go to sleep in peace. God is awake.
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Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885)
Rational arguments don't usually work on religious people. Otherwise, there wouldn't be religious people.
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Doris Egan, House M.D., The Right Stuff, 2007
When you come to a fork in the road, take it.
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Yogi Berra (1925 - )
Actions lie louder than words.
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Carolyn Wells
Take what you can use and let the rest go by.
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Ken Kesey (1935 - )
Tradition is a guide and not a jailer.
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W. Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965)
If you aren't fired with enthusiasm, you will be fired with enthusiasm.
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Vince Lombardi (1913 - 1970)
Nature is just enough; but men and women must comprehend and accept her suggestions.
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Antoinette Brown Blackwell (1825 - 1921)
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MM's Cynical Quotes LM's Motivational Quotes Classic Quotes
Cole's Quotables Rand Lindsly's Quotes Poor Man's College
alt.quotations Archives 20th Century Quotations Quotations by Women
The Devil's Dictionary Contributed Quotations

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