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He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches.: George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950), Man and Superman (1903) "Maxims for Revolutionists"
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Men are born to succeed, not fail.: Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
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It's actually easy to tell if your house is haunted: It isn't. Grow up.: Jimmy Carr, Netflix special, 2019
It is the letter not sent that is often the most valuable.: Melanie Benjamin, Alice I Have Been, 2010
Ninety-eight percent of the adults in this country are decent, hard-working, honest Americans. It's the other lousy two percent that get all the publicity. But then--we elected them.: Lily Tomlin (1939 - )
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People with courage and character always seem sinister to the rest.: Hermann Hesse (1877 - 1962)
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My Father taught me to weigh my words carefully, and speak up only when I had something insightful to add to the proceedings, or something really funny to say. He also taught me that if I couldn’t be that kind of guy in real life, that I could earn a healthy living pretending to be that guy in the movies – particularly when paired up with a long haired stoner.: Kevin Smith, My Boring Ass Life, 06-01-05
In all large corporations, there is a pervasive fear that someone, somewhere is having fun with a computer on company time. Networks help alleviate that fear.: John C. Dvorak
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Most turkeys taste better the day after; my mother's tasted better the day before.: Rita Rudner
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To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent - that is to triumph over old age.: Thomas Bailey Aldrich, O Magazine, October 2003
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Learn to see in another's calamity the ills which you should avoid.: Publilius Syrus (~100 BC)
One thing is clear to me. You can't know everything you'd like to know. You can't do everything you'd like to do. You can't read everything you'd like to read. You must hold onto some things and let go of others. Learning to make that choice is one of the big lessons of this life.: Gordon Atkinson, Real Live Preacher.com weblog, September 9, 2003
Every generation laughs at the old fashions, but follows religiously the new.: Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862), "Walden", 1854
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Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper.: Adelle Davis (1904 - 1974)
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This is something that I do consider to be good advice: I took my first paycheck and I put it in the goddamn bank. Then I took my second paycheck and put it in the goddamn bank. I had seen the roller coaster of my father's career - top of the world, then unemployed - and I never wanted to take a job because I needed money.: Joss Whedon, Entertainment Weekly, 08-30-13
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Never chase a lie. Let it alone, and it will run itself to death.: Lyman Beecher (1775 - 1863)
Love is the delightful interval between meeting a beautiful girl and discovering that she looks like a haddock.: John Barrymore (1882 - 1942)
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When you have loved as she has loved, you grow old beautifully.: W. Somerset Maugham (1874 - 1965)
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It is within the families themselves where peace can begin.: Susan Partnow
Do not judge men by mere appearances; for the light laughter that bubbles on the lip often mantles over the depths of sadness, and the serious look may be the sober veil that covers a divine peace and joy.: Edward Chapin
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