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Ever tried? Ever failed? No Matter, try again, fail again, Fail better.: Samuel Beckett (1906 - 1989)
A vacuum is a hell of a lot better than some of the stuff that nature replaces it with.: Tennessee Williams (1911 - 1983), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (1955)
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Good writing takes more than just time; it wants your best moments and the best of you.: Gordon Atkinson, RealLivePreacher.com weblog, 10-09-04
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You're dealing with the demon of external validation. You can't beat external validation. You want to know why? Because it feels sooo good.: Barbara Hall, Northern Exposure, Gran Prix, 1994
The strongest possible piece of advice I would give any young woman is: Don't screw around, and don't smoke.: Edwina Currie, in Observer, 1988
Seize opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind.: Bulgarian Proverb
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The universe will reward you for taking risks on its behalf.: Shakti Gawain
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Moral indignation is jealousy with a halo.: H. G. Wells (1866 - 1946), The Wife of Sir Isaac Harman (1914)
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If men saw that a term was set to their troubles, they would find strength in some way to withstand the hocus-pocus and intimidations of the prophets.: Lucretius (96 BC - 55 BC), On the Nature of the Universe
Politics is the skilled use of blunt objects.: Lester B. Pearson (1897 - 1972)
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People are always trying to [mess] up other people's live's by telling lies about 'em. You wanna really [mess] somebody's life up? Tell the truth about 'em. They ain't never gonna be the same.: Brian Buckner, True Blood, Bad Blood, 2010
Courage is the art of being the only one who knows you're scared to death.: Harold Wilson (1916 - 1995)
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A man's looks are measured by the depth of his pockets.: Elizabeth Aston, Mr. Darcy's Daughters, 2003
Some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some hire public relations officers.: Daniel J. Boorstin (1914 - )
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Greatness is more than potential. It is the execution of that potential. Beyond the raw talent. You need the appropriate training. You need the discipline. You need the inspiration. You need the drive.: Eric A. Burns, Gossamer Commons, 08-12-05
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It is better to have loved and lost than never to have lost at all.: Samuel Butler (1835 - 1902), The Way of All Flesh, Chapter 77
The significant problems we have cannot be solved at the same level of thinking with which we created them.: Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955), (attributed)
He who can, does. He who cannot, teaches.: George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950), Man and Superman (1903) "Maxims for Revolutionists"
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If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.: Isaac Asimov (1920 - 1992)
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You sort of start thinking anything's possible if you've got enough nerve.: J. K. Rowling, Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix