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Nothing is at last sacred but the integrity of your own mind.: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
Life is full of surprises and and serendipity. Being open to unexpected turns in the road is an important part of success. If you try to plan every step, you may miss those wonderful twists and turns. Just find your next adventure-do it well, enjoy it-and then, not now, think about what comes next.: Condoleeza Rice
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The only thing I like about rich people is their money.: Nancy Astor (1879 - 1964)
The time to stop talking is when the other person nods his head affirmatively but says nothing.: Henry S. Haskins
How could it be? She watched, observed, reflected, and finally determined that this was not a case of fortitude or of resignation only. A submissive spirit might be patient, a strong understanding would supply resolution, but here was something more; here was that elasticity of mind, that disposition to be comforted, that power of turning readily from evil to good, and of finding employment which carried her out of herself, which was from nature alone. It was the choicest gift of Heaven.: Jane Austen (1775 - 1817), Persuasion, 1818
If a man will begin with certainties, he shall end in doubts; but if he will be content to begin with doubts he shall end in certainties.: Sir Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626)
Existence is random. Has no pattern save what we imagine after staring at it for too long. No meaning save what we choose to impose.: Alan Moore (1953 - ), Watchmen, 1986
Trust one who has gone through it.: Virgil (70 BC - 19 BC), The Aeneid
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Magnificent promises are always to be suspected.: Theodore Parker (1810 - 1860)
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You can observe a lot just by watching.: Yogi Berra (1925 - ), Berra's Law
I don't think necessity is the mother of invention - invention, in my opinion, arises directly from idleness, possibly also from laziness. To save oneself trouble.: Agatha Christie (1890 - 1976), An Autobiography, 1977
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The creative person basically has two kinds of jobs: One is the sexy, creative kind. Second is the kind that pays the bills. Sometimes the task in hand covers both bases, but not often. This tense duality will always play center stage. It will never be transcended.: Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative: 7. Keep your day job., 08-22-04
First you're an unknown, then you write one book and you move up to obscurity.: Martin Myers
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An executive is a person who always decides; sometimes he decides correctly, but he always decides.: John H. Patterson
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If you make it plain you like people, it's hard for them to resist liking you back.: Lois McMaster Bujold, Diplomatic Immunity, 2002
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When you don't share your problems, you resent hearing the problems of other people.: Chuck Palahniuk (1962 - ), Invisible Monsters, 1999
When weight loss becomes a goal in your life, eating right and exercising are just two pieces of the puzzle. Figuring out why you've put on the extra weight is the hardest part.: Ali Vincent, Believe It, Be It: How Being the Biggest Loser Won Me Back My Life, 2009
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Our heroes are those... who... act above and beyond the call of duty and in so doing give definition to patriotism and elevate all of us.... America is the land of the free because we are the home of the brave.: David Mahoney
A ship in port is safe, but that's not what ships are built for.: Grace Murray Hopper (1906 - 1992)
Let us make one point, that we meet each other with a smile, when it is difficult to smile. Smile at each other, make time for each other in your family.: Mother Teresa (1910 - 1997), in her Nobel lecture