Random Quotations

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It is amazing how much crisper the general experience of life becomes when your body is given a chance to develop a little strength.
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Frank Duff, A Coder in Courierland, 03-20-05
Hell, there are no rules here-- we're trying to accomplish something.
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Thomas A. Edison (1847 - 1931)
Nothing travels faster than the speed of light with the possible exception of bad news, which obeys its own special laws.
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Douglas Adams (1952 - 2001), "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy"
Life is something that everyone should try at least once.
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Henry J. Tillman
A certain amount of opposition is a great help to a man; it is what he wants and must have to be good for anything. Hardship and opposition are the native soil of manhood and self-reliance.
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John Neal
'Tis the most tender part of love, each other to forgive.
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John Sheffield
I don't like the sound of all those lists he's making - it's like taking too many notes at school; you feel you've achieved something when you haven't.
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Dodie Smith, I Capture the Castle, 1948
O Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet.
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Saint Augustine (354 AD - 430 AD)
Most turkeys taste better the day after; my mother's tasted better the day before.
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Rita Rudner
Men who never get carried away should be.
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Malcolm Forbes (1919 - 1990)
I've always followed my father's advice: he told me, first to always keep my word and, second, to never insult anybody unintentionally. If I insult you, you can be goddamn sure I intend to. And, third, he told me not to go around looking for trouble.
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John Wayne (1907 - 1979)
Humor is our way of defending ourselves from life's absurdities by thinking absurdly about them.
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Lewis Mumford (1895 - 1990)
We pay a price for everything we get or take in this world; and although ambitions are well worth having, they are not to be cheaply won, but exact their dues of work and self-denial, anxiety and discouragement.
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L. M. Montgomery (1874 - 1942), Anne of Green Gables, 1908
An undefined problem has an infinite number of solutions.
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Robert A. Humphrey
To know oneself is to study oneself in action with another person.
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Bruce Lee (1940 - 1973), Tao of Jeet Kune Do
It is better to have a permanent income than to be fascinating.
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Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), The Model Millionaire, 1912
The more severe the pain or illness, the more severe will be the necessary changes. These may involve breaking bad habits, or acquiring some new and better ones.
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Peter McWilliams, Life 101
There are admirable potentialities in every human being. Believe in your strength and your youth. Learn to repeat endlessly to yourself, 'It all depends on me.'
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Andre Gide (1869 - 1951)
The Constitution gives every American the inalienable right to make a damn fool of himself.
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John Ciardi (1916 - 1986)
I want to change the pop world one sequin at a time. Artists tend to take themselves way too seriously and don't enjoy the fun of making an impact on culture. I just have a good time and sequins represent a good time.
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Lady Gaga (1986 - ), BBC Breakfast, 04-21-09
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MM's Cynical Quotes LM's Motivational Quotes Classic Quotes
Cole's Quotables Rand Lindsly's Quotes Poor Man's College
alt.quotations Archives 20th Century Quotations Quotations by Women
The Devil's Dictionary Contributed Quotations

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