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Ethics are so annoying. I avoid them on principle.: Darby Conley, Get Fuzzy Comic, 08-15-07
It is difficult to say what is impossible, for the dream of yesterday is the hope of today and the reality of tomorrow.: Robert H. Goddard (1882 - 1945)
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A desk is a dangerous place from which to watch the world.: John le Carre (1931 - )
An invasion of armies can be resisted, but not an idea whose time has come.: Victor Hugo (1802 - 1885), 'Histoire d'un crime,' 1852
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Nobody can tell you if what you're doing is good, meaningful or worthwhile. The more compelling the path, the more lonely it is.: Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative: 5, 08-22-04
Never answer a critic, unless he's right.: Bernard M. Baruch (1870 - 1965)
Be life long or short, its completeness depends on what it was lived for.: David Starr Jordan (1851 - 1931)
You don't have to be famous. You just have to make your mother and father proud of you.: Meryl Streep (1949 - ), Barnard Commencement Speech, 2010
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Anyone who is capable of getting themselves made President should on no account be allowed to do the job.: Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001), The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy
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Climb the mountains and get their good tidings. Nature's peace will flow into you as sunshine flows into trees. The winds will blow their own freshness into you, and the storms their energy, while cares will drop away from you like the leaves of Autumn.: John Muir (1838 - 1914), Our National Parks, 1901
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Anyone can be an idealist. Anyone can be a cynic. The hard part lies somewhere in the middle i.e. being human.: Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative: 29, 08-22-04
A cucumber should be well-sliced, dressed with pepper and vinegar, and then thrown out.: Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784)
Any intelligent fool can make things bigger, more complex, and more violent. It takes a touch of genius -- and a lot of courage -- to move in the opposite direction.: E. F. Schumacher
A perpetual holiday is a good working definition of hell.: George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950), Parents and Children (1914) "Children's Happiness"
If you would be wealthy, think of saving as well as getting.: Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)
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The average, healthy, well-adjusted adult gets up at seven-thirty in the morning feeling just plain terrible.: Jean Kerr
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Perfection is a road, not a destination. Every time I live, I get an education.: Burk Hudson
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Imagination is the one weapon in the war against reality.: Jules de Gaultier
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Don't confuse being 'soft' with seeing the other guy's point of view.: George Bush (1924 - ), "All the Best, George Bush"
Saying goodbye doesn't mean anything. It's the time we spent together that matters, not how we left it.: Trey Parker and Matt Stone, South Park, Tweek Vs. Craig, 1999