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Order is not pressure which is imposed on society from without, but an equilibrium which is set up from within.: Jose Ortega y Gasset (1883 - 1955)
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Journalism is just a gun. It's only got one bullet in it, but if you aim right, that's all you need. Aim it right and you can blow a kneecap off the world.: Warren Ellis, Transmetropolitan: Back On The Street
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Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist.: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
Though it sounds absurd, it is true to say I felt younger at sixty than I felt at twenty.: Ellen Glasgow (1873 - 1945), The Woman Within, 1954
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The guy who takes a chance, who walks the line between the known and unknown, who is unafraid of failure, will succeed.: Gordon Parks
I don't wear a watch. How do I know my time? I find that someone will always tell me.: Michael Patrick King, Sex and the City, One, 2003
Living in the moment brings you a sense of reverence for all of life's blessings.: Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ), O Magazine
Suicidal glory is the luxury of the irresponsible. We're not giving up. We're waiting for a better opportunity to win.: Lois McMaster Bujold, "Barrayar", 1991
I have nothing to say, and I am saying it, and that is poetry.: John Cage (1912 - 1992)
Nothing succeeds like the appearance of success.: Christopher Lasch
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Victory belongs to the most persevering.: Napoleon Bonaparte (1769 - 1821)
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We try to grab pieces of our lives as they speed past us. Photographs freeze those pieces and help us remember how we were. We don't know these lost people but if you look around, you'll find someone just like them.: Gene McSweeney, Grey Water Photography, 06-04-2006
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Maybe because it's entirely an artist's eye, patience and skill that makes an image and not his tools.: Ken Rockwell, Your Camera Does Not Matter, 2005
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One man alone can be pretty dumb sometimes, but for real bona fide stupidity, there ain't nothin' can beat teamwork.: Edward Abbey (1927 - 1989)
If I knew I was going to live this long, I'd have taken better care of myself.: Mickey Mantle (1931 - 1995), (attributed)
No one can make you feel inferior without your consent.: Eleanor Roosevelt (1884 - 1962), 'This Is My Story,' 1937
Sometimes, a person who likes your work and a person who don’t will show up within milliseconds of each other to let you know how they feel. One does not need to cancel out the other, positively or negatively; if you’re proud of the work, and you enjoyed the work, that is what’s important.: Wil Wheaton, WIL WHATON dot NET, 12-07-13
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Humans are the only animals that have children on purpose with the exception of guppies, who like to eat theirs.: P. J. O'Rourke (1947 - )
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I like an escalator because an escalator can never break, it can only become stairs. There would never be an escalator temporarily out of order sign, only an escalator temporarily stairs. Sorry for the convenience.: Mitch Hedberg (1968 - 2005), Comedy Central Presents
The only time I ever really suffered in body or mind, the only time that I ever fancied myself unwell, or had any ideas of danger, was the winter that I passed by myself. As long as we could be together, nothing ever ailed me, and I never met with the smallest inconvenience.: Jane Austen (1775 - 1817), Persuasion, 1818
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