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There's a fine line between genius and insanity. I have erased this line.: Oscar Levant (1906 - 1972)
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Hares can gambol over the body of a dead lion.: Publilius Syrus (~100 BC), Moral Sayings, 100 B.C.
You must give some time to your fellow men. Even if it's a little thing, do something for others - something for which you get no pay but the privilege of doing it.: Albert Schweitzer (1875 - 1965)
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When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other.: Chinese Proverb
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The government's view of the economy could be summed up in a few short phrases: If it moves, tax it. If it keeps moving, regulate it. And if it stops moving, subsidize it.: Ronald Reagan (1911 - 2004)
The most overlooked advantage to owning a computer is that if they foul up there's no law against wacking them around a little.: Joe Martin, Porterfield
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Ritual is the way you carry the presence of the sacred. Ritual is the spark that must not go out.: Christina Baldwin
Nothing changes your opinion of a friend so surely as success - yours or his.: Franklin P. Jones, Saturday Evening Post, November 29, 1953
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Properly, we should read for power. Man reading should be man intensely alive. The book should be a ball of light in one's hand.: Ezra Pound (1885 - 1972)
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I tended to place my wife under a pedestal.: Woody Allen (1935 - )
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I can't complain, but sometimes I still do.: Joe Walsh
One doesn't discover new lands without consenting to lose sight of the shore for a very long time.: Andre Gide (1869 - 1951)
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Peace is not a relationship of nations. It is a condition of mind brought about by a serenity of soul. Peace is not merely the absence of war. It is also a state of mind. Lasting peace can come only to peaceful people.: Jawaharlal Nehru (1889 - 1964)
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It is not a bad idea to get in the habit of writing down one's thoughts. It saves one having to bother anyone else with them.: Isabel Colegate
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Writing about music is like dancing about architecture.: Elvis Costello (1954 - ), Interview in Musician magazine, October 1983
He who hesitates is not only lost, but miles from the next exit.: Unknown
The idea of perfect closes your mind to new standards. When you drive hard toward one ideal, you miss opportunities and paths, not to mention hurting your confidence. Believe in your potential and then go out and explore it; don't limit it.: John Eliot, Ph.D., Reverse Psychology for Success
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It is absurd to divide people into good and bad. People are either charming or tedious.: Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), Lady Windermere's Fan, 1892, Act I
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Being friendless taught me how to be a friend. Funny how that works.: Colleen Wainwright, Communicatrix, 11-09-07
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The mellow sweetness of pumpkin pie off a prison spoon is something you will never forget.: Mitchell Burgess, Northern Exposure, Thanksgiving, 1992