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Don't aim at success - the more you aim at it and make it a target, the more you are going to miss it. For success, like happiness, cannot be pursued; it must ensue... as the unintended side-effect of one's personal dedication to a course greater than oneself.: Viktor Frankl, Man's Search For Meaning
Actions lie louder than words.: Carolyn Wells
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Nothing in the world can take the place of Persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with talent. Genius will not; unrewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not; the world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent. The slogan 'Press On' has solved and always will solve the problems of the human race.: Calvin Coolidge (1872 - 1933)
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I used to think of all the billions of people in the world, and of all those people, how was I going to meet the right ones? The right ones to be my friends, the right one to be my husband. Now I just believe you meet the people you're supposed to meet.: Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, Northern Exposure, The Quest, 1995
A good friend can tell you what is the matter with you in a minute. He may not seem such a good friend after telling.: Arthur Brisbane, "The Book of Today"
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Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you is determinism; the way you play it is free will.: Jawaharlal Nehru (1889 - 1964)
Kids are like buckets of disease that live in your house.: Louis C. K., Louis C. K.: Chewed Up, 2008
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'Tis better to be silent and be thought a fool, than to speak and remove all doubt.: Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865), (attributed)
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If you're hurting, you need to help somebody else ease their hurt. If you're in pain, help somebody else's pain.: Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ), Stanford Commencement Adress, 2008
There is a tragic flaw in our precious Constitution, and I don't know what can be done to fix it. This is it: Only nut cases want to be president.: Kurt Vonnegut (1922 - 2007), "Cold Turkey", In These Times, May 10, 2004
If there was strife and contention in the home, very little else in life could compensate for it.: Lawana Blackwell, The Courtship of the Vicar's Daughter, 1998
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Where is there dignity unless there is honesty?: Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC)
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I am against using death as a punishment. I am also against using it as a reward.: Stanislaw J. Lec (1909 - 1966), Unkempt Thoughts
A great marriage is not when the 'perfect couple' comes together. It is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences.: Dave Meurer, "Daze of Our Wives"
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Love can be sordid only if you work at it.: Brooke McEldowney, 9 Chickweed Lane, 05-10-2006
I think we're having fun. I think our customers really like our products. And we're always trying to do better.: Steve Jobs (1955 - 2011)
The golden moments in the stream of life rush past us and we see nothing but sand; the angels come to visit us, and we only know them when they are gone.: George Eliot (1819 - 1880)
Determine never to be idle...It is wonderful how much may be done if we are always doing.: Thomas Jefferson (1743 - 1826)
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Go, and never darken my towels again.: Groucho Marx (1890 - 1977)
He who hesitates is not only lost, but miles from the next exit.: Unknown