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Fanaticism consists in redoubling your effort when you have forgotten your aim.: George Santayana (1863 - 1952), Life of Reason (1905) vol. 1, Introduction
Throughout life, one does not miss any chance to hold onto the things that are really precious, if one is truly wise.: Ed Greenwood
Idealism is what precedes experience; cynicism is what follows.: David T. Wolf (1943 - )
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Nature magically suits a man to his fortunes, by making them the fruit of his character.: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
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Just as I had to go through a transition period, I guess [my friends and family] did, too.: Jennifer Hudson, I Got This: How I Changed My Ways and Lost What Weighed Me Down, 2012
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The place of the father in the modern suburban family is a very small one, particularly if he plays golf.: Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)
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The opposite of talking isn't listening. The opposite of talking is waiting.: Fran Lebowitz (1950 - )
The way you overcome shyness is to become so wrapped up in something that you forget to be afraid.: Lady Bird Johnson (1912 - 2007)
Skiing consists of wearing $3,000 worth of clothes and equipment and driving 200 miles in the snow in order to stand around at a bar and drink.: P. J. O'Rourke (1947 - )
Nothing has an uglier look to us than reason, when it is not on our side.: Halifax
The 'Net is a waste of time, and that's exactly what's right about it.: William Gibson (1948 - )
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Hard work never killed anybody, but why take a chance?: Edgar Bergen (1903 - 1978), (Charlie McCarthy)
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When everyone is against you, it means that you are absolutely wrong-- or absolutely right.: Albert Guinon (1863 - 1923)
Never go to excess, but let moderation be your guide.: Cicero (106 BC - 43 BC)
And remember, no matter where you go, there you are.: Earl Mac Rauch, from "Buckaroo Bansai"
The only thing I like about rich people is their money.: Nancy Astor (1879 - 1964)
You can’t love a crowd the same way you can love a person. And a crowd can’t love you the way a single person can love you. Intimacy doesn’t scale. Not really. Intimacy is a one-on-one phenomenon.: Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative: 26. Write from the heart., 08-22-04
I was thought to be 'stuck up.' I wasn't. I was just sure of myself. This is and always has been an unforgivable quality to the unsure.: Bette Davis (1908 - 1989), The Lonely Life, 1962
Our bodies communicate to us clearly and specifically, if we are willing to listen to them.: Shakti Gawain
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Refuse to be ill. Never tell people you are ill; never own it to yourself. Illness is one of those things which a man should resist on principle.: Edward Bulwer-Lytton (1803 - 1873)