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A man does not have to be an angel in order to be a saint.: Albert Schweitzer (1875 - 1965)
Now that I've relinquished my fantasies of all the people I wish I could be, and stopped feeling guilty about [them], I have more time for the things that I truly enjoy.: Gretchen Rubin, Good Housekeeping, June 2011
How beautiful maleness is, if it finds its right expression.: D. H. Lawrence (1885 - 1930)
Every artist was first an amateur.: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882), Letters and Social Aims: Progress of Culture, 1876
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There is…nothing to suggest that mothering cannot be shared by several people.: H. R. Schaffer, O Magazine, May 2003
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People are, if anything, more touchy about being thought silly than they are about being thought unjust.: E. B. White (1899 - 1985)
Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.: H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
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Intimacy is what makes a marriage, not a ceremony, not a piece of paper from the state.: Kathleen Norris
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The problem with any unwritten law is that you don't know where to go to erase it.: Glaser and Way
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Always be nice to those younger than you, because they are the ones who will be writing about you.: Cyril Connolly (1903 - 1974)
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Experience is that marvelous thing that enables you to recognize a mistake when you make it again.: Franklin P. Jones
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In a few minutes a computer can make a mistake so great that it would have taken many men many months to equal it.: Unknown
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Ever tried? Ever failed? No Matter, try again, fail again, Fail better.: Samuel Beckett (1906 - 1989)
To be positive: To be mistaken at the top of one's voice.: Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914), The Devil's Dictionary
I despise the pleasure of pleasing people that I despise.: Lady Mary Wortley Montagu (1689 - 1762)
Learn the art of patience. Apply discipline to your thoughts when they become anxious over the outcome of a goal. Impatience breeds anxiety, fear, discouragement and failure. Patience creates confidence, decisiveness, and a rational outlook, which eventually leads to success.: Brian Adams
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What are riches - grandeur - health itself, to the luxury of a pure conscience, the health of the soul; - and what the sufferings of poverty, disappointment, despair - to the anguish of an afflicted one!: Ann Radcliffe (1764 - 1823), The Mysteries of Udolpho, 1764
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Drugs have taught an entire generation of Americans the metric system.: P. J. O'Rourke (1947 - )
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Generosity is giving more than you can, and pride is taking less than you need.: Kahlil Gibran (1883 - 1931)
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Television is for appearing on - not for looking at.: Noel Coward (1899 - 1973)
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