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I think that somehow, we learn who we really are and then live with that decision.: Eleanor Roosevelt (1884 - 1962)
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All marriages are mixed marriages.: Chantal Saperstein
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Everything happens to everybody sooner or later if there is time enough.: George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950)
Be wise with speed . A fool at forty is a fool indeed.: Edward Young (1683 - 1765)
'Whom are you?' he asked, for he had attended business college.: George Ade (1866 - 1944), "The Steel Box", 1898
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Almost all absurdity of conduct arises from the imitation of those whom we cannot resemble.: Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784)
Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.: Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
By constant self-discipline and self-control you can develop greatness of character.: Grenville Kleiser
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You've achieved success in your field when you don't know whether what you're doing is work or play.: Warren Beatty (1937 - )
Outer space is no place for a person of breeding.: Lady Violet Bonham Carter (1887 - 1969)
Never harbor grudges; they sour your stomach and do no harm to anyone else.: Robertson Davies
I'm a fan of laundry: the smell of fabric softener, the warm clothes in your hands. It's so good.: Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, and Jed Whedon, Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, 2008
The thing to remember is that that the future comes one day at a time.: Dean Acheson, Communication Bulletin for Managers & Supervisors, June 2004
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Put your whole self into it, and you will find your true voice. Hold back and you won't. It's that simple.: Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative: 25. You have to find your own schtick., 08-22-04
He enjoys true leisure who has time to improve his soul's estate.: Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862), Journal, February 11, 1840
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The best way is not to fight it, just go. Don't be trying all the time to fix things. What you run from only stays with you longer. When you fight something, you only make it stronger.: Chuck Palahniuk (1962 - ), Invisible Monsters, 1999
A loving person lives in a loving world. A hostile person lives in a hostile world. Everyone you meet is your mirror.: Ken Keyes Jr., Handbook of Higher Consciousness
Self-confidence is the first requisite to great undertakings.: Samuel Johnson (1709 - 1784)
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The girl with a future avoids a man with a past.: Evan Esar (1899 - 1995)
Hearing voices no one else can hear isn't a good sign, even in the wizarding world.: J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets, 1999