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Whenever I hear anyone arguing for slavery, I feel a strong impulse to see it tried on him personally.: Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
Sometimes a slow gradual approach does more good than a large gesture.: Craig Newmark (1952 - ), Keynote Speech, SXSW 2006
Things are more like they are now than they have ever been.: Gerald R. Ford (1913 - 2006)
The secret of a good memory is attention, and attention to a subject depends upon our interest in it. We rarely forget that which has made a deep impression on our minds.: Tryon Edwards (1809 - 1894)
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We do what we must, and call it by the best names.: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
Every time we say, "Let there be!" in any form, something happens.: Stella Terrill Mann
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Praise the bridge that carried you over.: George Colman (1762 - 1836), The Younger
Don't throw away the old bucket until you know whether the new one holds water.: Swedish Proverb
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The worst sin - perhaps the only sin - passion can commit, is to be joyless.: Dorothy L. Sayers (1893 - 1957), Gaudy Night
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To see what is right and not to do it is want of courage.: Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC)
The ancient Greek definition of happiness was the full use of your powers along lines of excellence.: John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963)
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May I never miss a sunset or a rainbow because I am looking down.: Sara June Parker
Whatever you may be sure of, be sure of this-that you are dreadfully like other people.: James Russell Lowell (1819 - 1891)
In the business world, the rearview mirror is always clearer than the windshield.: Warren Buffett (1930 - )
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There’s so much comedy on television. Does that cause comedy in the streets?: Dick Cavett (1936 - )
The squeaking wheel doesn't always get the grease. Sometimes it gets replaced.: Vic Gold
Hares can gambol over the body of a dead lion.: Publilius Syrus (~100 BC), Moral Sayings, 100 B.C.
I believe that [everyone] is the keeper of a dream - and by tuning into one another's secret hopes, we can become better friends, better partners, better parents, and better lovers.: Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ), O Magazine, June 2003
If you have any doubts that we live in a society controlled by men, try reading down the index of contributors to a volume of quotations, looking for women's names.: Elaine Gill
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Everyone in the world was programmed by the place they were born, hemmed in by their beliefs, but you had to at least try to grow your own brain: Scott Westerfeld, Pretties, 2005