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Beauty is in the eye of the beholder and it may be necessary from time to time to give a stupid or misinformed beholder a black eye.: Miss Piggy
There can be as much value in the blink of an eye as in months of rational analysis.: Malcolm Gladwell, Blink: The Power of Thinking Without Thinking, 2005
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How is it possible to find meaning in a finite world, given my waist and shirt size?: Woody Allen (1935 - )
A house that does not have one worn, comfy chair in it is soulless.: May Sarton
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I can think of nothing less pleasurable than a life devoted to pleasure.: John D. Rockefeller (1839 - 1937)
One's first book, kiss, home run, is always the best.: Clifton Fadiman (1904 - 1999)
It is better to know some of the questions than all of the answers.: James Thurber (1894 - 1961)
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Imagination is more important than knowledge...: Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955)
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How do you define God? Like this. A God I could understand, at least potentially, was infinitely more interesting and relevant than one that defied comprehension.: Robert J. Sawyer (1960 - ), "Calculating God", 2000
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The right word may be effective, but no word was ever as effective as a rightly timed pause.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
When I pass, speak freely of my shortcomings and my flaws. Learn from them, for I'll have no ego to injure.: Aaron McGruder, Boondocks, 07-04-04
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Never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. People will take you very much at your own reckoning.: Anthony Trollope (1815 - 1882)
I can't think of any sorrow in the world that a hot bath wouldn't help, just a little bit.: Susan Glaspell, The Visioning, 1911
A husband is like a fire, he goes out when unattended.: Evan Esar (1899 - 1995)
With Epcot Center the Disney corporation has accomplished something I didn't think possible in today's world. They have created a land of make-believe that's worse than regular life.: P. J. O'Rourke (1947 - )
Laughter is inner jogging.: Norman Cousins (1915 - 1990)
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Do not pray for easy lives. Pray to be stronger men. Do not pray for tasks equal to your powers. Pray for powers equal to your tasks. Then the doing of your work shall be no miracle, but you shall be the miracle.: Phillips Brooks (1835 - 1893)
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If you cannot get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.: George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
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The most erroneous stories are those we think we know best - and therefore never scrutinize or question.: Stephen Jay Gould (1941 - 2002)
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My own business always bores me to death; I prefer other people's.: Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), Lady Windermere's Fan, 1892
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