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There is no fate that cannot be surmounted by scorn.: Albert Camus (1913 - 1960)
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A cucumber should be well-sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.: Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784)
Self-respect is the fruit of discipline; the sense of dignity grows with the ability to say no to oneself.: Rabbi Abraham Heschel
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Fear of a name increases fear of the thing itself.: J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone, 1997
My husband gave me a necklace. It's fake. I requested fake. Maybe I'm paranoid, but in this day and age, I don't want something around my neck that's worth more than my head.: Rita Rudner
[Addiction's] not about placating the bad dog - it's about feeding the good dog. You still have to feed the bad dog, but only enough so that the ASPCA doesn't bring you up on charges.: Robert Downey Jr., Entertainment Weekly, 11-21-08
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A wise man gets more use from his enemies than a fool from his friends.: Baltasar Gracian
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No matter how much pressure you feel at work, if you could find ways to relax for at least five minutes every hour, you'd be more productive.: Dr. Joyce Brothers (1928 - )
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When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people happy.: Samuel Goldwyn (1882 - 1974)
I know nothing about sex because I was always married.: Zsa Zsa Gabor (1919 - )
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I didn't attend the funeral, but I sent a nice letter saying that I approved of it.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
I had a monumental idea this morning, but I didn't like it.: Samuel Goldwyn (1882 - 1974)
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The real art of conversation is not only to say the right thing at the right place but to leave unsaid the wrong thing at the tempting moment.: Dorothy Nevill
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When we remember we are all mad, the mysteries disappear and life stands explained.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
Just because this isn't in your life plan doesn't mean this isn't exactly where you're supposed to be.: Nahnatchka Khan , Don't Trust the B- in Apartment 23, Daddy's Girl, April 2012
Success is the ability to go from one failure to another with no loss of enthusiasm.: Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965)
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The longer I live the more I see that I am never wrong about anything, and that all the pains I have so humbly taken to verify my notions have only wasted my time.: George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
If you reveal your secrets to the wind you should not blame the wind for revealing them to the trees.: Kahlil Gibran (1883 - 1931)
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Howard Hughes was able to afford the luxury of madness, like a man who not only thinks he is Napoleon but hires an army to prove it.: Ted Morgan
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Given a choice between two theories, take the one which is funnier.: Blore's Razor