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Nothing can so alienate a voter from the political system as backing a winning candidate.: Mark B. Cohen
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A problem isn’t a problem until it actually happens.: Julie A., M.A. Ross and Judy Corcoran, Joint Custody with a Jerk: Raising a Child with an Uncooperative Ex, 2011
God made everything out of nothing, but the nothingness shows through.: Paul Valery (1871 - 1945)
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In Paris they simply stared when I spoke to them in French; I never did succeed in making those idiots understand their language.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
Content thyself to be obscurely good. When vice prevails, and impious men bear sway, the post of honor is a private station.: Joseph Addison (1672 - 1719), 'Cato'
A person can learn a lot from a dog, even a loopy one like ours. Marley taught me about living each day with unbridled exuberance and joy, about seizing the moment and following your heart. He taught me to appreciate the simple things - a walk in the woods, a fresh snowfall, a nap in a shaft of winter sunlight. And as he grew old and achy, he taught me about optimism in the face of adversity. Mostly, he taught me about friendship and selflessness and, above all else, unwavering loyalty.: John Grogan, Marley and Me, 2005
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Some circumstantial evidence is very strong, as when you find a trout in the milk.: Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
When someone does something good, applaud! You will make two people happy.: Samuel Goldwyn (1882 - 1974)
Glory is fleeting, but obscurity is forever.: Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 - 1821)
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Once we believe in ourselves, we can risk curiosity, wonder, spontaneous delight, or any experience that reveals the human spirit.: e e cummings (1894 - 1962)
I take my wife everywhere, but she keeps finding her way back.: Henny Youngman (1906 - 1998)
Health food makes me sick.: Calvin Trillin (1935 - )
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You can make those promises with just as much passion the second time around. Such is the regenerative power of the human heart.: Marion Wink, O Magazine, 2003
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As I grow older , I regret to say that a detestable habit of thinking seems to be getting a hold of me.: H. Rider Haggard (1856 - 1925), King Solomon's Mines
We are confronted with insurmountable opportunities.: Walt Kelly (1913 - 1973), "Pogo" (comic strip)
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He who reigns within himself and rules his passions, desires, and fears is more than a king.: John Milton (1608 - 1674)
Of all God's creatures there is only one that cannot be made the slave of the lash. That one is the cat. If man could be crossed with cat it would improve man, but it would deteriorate the cat.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910), Mark Twain's Notebook, 1935
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Middle age is when you've met so many people that every new person you meet reminds you of someone else.: Ogden Nash (1902 - 1971)
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Sometimes I get the feeling the whole world is against me, but deep down I know that's not true. Some smaller countries are neutral.: Robert Orben
Diplomacy is the art of saying 'Nice doggie' until you can find a rock.: Will Rogers (1879 - 1935)