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Never advise anyone to go to war or to marry.: Spanish Proverb
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This time, like all times, is a very good one, if we but know what to do with it.: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
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Often we don't even realize who we're meant to be because we're so busy trying to live out someone else's ideas. But other people and their opinions hold no power in defining our destiny.: Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ), O Magazine, November 2009
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What we call 'Progress' is the exchange of one nuisance for another nuisance.: Havelock Ellis (1859 - 1939)
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all of us tend to put off living. We are all dreaming of some magical rose garden over the horizon - instead of enjoying the roses that are blooming outside our windows today.: Dale Carnegie
You always second guess yourself. Just think of all the time you'd save if you just trusted yourself.: Takayuki Ikkaku, Arisa Hosaka and Toshihiro Kawabata, Animal Crossing: Wild World, 2005
One's first book, kiss, home run, is always the best.: Clifton Fadiman (1904 - 1999)
Not every story has explosions and car chases. That's why they have nudity and espionage.: Bill Barnes and Gene Ambaum, Unshelved, 09-14-08
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No one can be really esteemed accomplished who does not greatly surpass what is usually met with.: Jane Austen (1775 - 1817), Pride and Prejudice, 1811
Instant gratification takes too long.: Carrie Fisher (1956 - )
I never know how much of what I say is true.: Bette Midler (1945 - )
People only worry about the uncanny for about a week; that's the end of their attention span. After that, suspicions turn into shtick.: Scott Westerfeld, Peeps, 2005
Unprovided with original learning, unformed in the habits of thinking, unskilled in the arts of composition, I resolved to write a book.: Edward Gibbon (1737 - 1794)
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Happiness is always a by-product. It is probably a matter of temperament, and for anything I know it may be glandular. But it is not something that can be demanded from life, and if you are not happy you had better stop worrying about it and see what treasures you can pluck from your own brand of unhappiness.: Robertson Davies
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Life is a reciprocal exchange. To move forward, you have to give back.: Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ), Stanford Commencement Adress, 2008
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Get happiness out of your work or you may never know what happiness is.: Elbert Hubbard (1856 - 1915)
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If you scatter thorns, don't go barefoot.: Italian Proverb
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Being manipulative is dishonest and immature. We often end up having to make up more lies to cover for inconsistencies in our original manipulation. In addition, it sets a terrible example for our children. While it may solve your initial problem, the tangled web that grows from such dishonesty is more trouble than it’s worth.: Julie A., M.A. Ross and Judy Corcoran, Joint Custody with a Jerk: Raising a Child with an Uncooperative Ex, 2011
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If only corporal punishment cured low self-esteem.: Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content, She's A Bit of A Pout, author's note, 08-31-11
Any reviewer who expresses rage and loathing for a novel is preposterous. He or she is like a person who has put on full armor and attacked a hot fudge sundae.: Kurt Vonnegut (1922 - 2007)
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