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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.: John Neal
Be neither too remote nor too familiar.: Prince Charles (1948 - ), of Wales
Do give books - religious or otherwise - for Christmas. They're never fattening, seldom sinful, and permanently personal.: Lenore Hershey
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Each decision we make, each action we take, is born out of an intention.: Sharon Salzberg, O Magazine, The Power of Intention, January 2004
Assuming either the Left Wing or the Right Wing gained control of the country, it would probably fly around in circles.: Pat Paulsen
I love being married. It's so great to find that one special person you want to annoy for the rest of your life.: Rita Rudner
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But what is the difference between literature and journalism? ...Journalism is unreadable and literature is not read. That is all.: Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), The Critic as Artist, 1891
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Be substantially great in thyself, and more than thou appearest unto others.: Sir Thomas Browne (1605 - 1682), 'Christian Morals,' 1716
Behind every great fortune there is a crime.: Honore de Balzac (1799 - 1850)
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The second half of a man's life is made up of nothing but the habits he has acquired during the first half.: Fyodor Dostoevsky (1821 - 1881)
Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.: Thomas A. Edison (1847 - 1931)
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Eternal nothingness is fine if you happen to be dressed for it.: Woody Allen (1935 - )
The passions are the seeds of vices as well as of virtues, from which either may spring, accordingly as they are nurtured. Unhappy they who have never been taught the art to govern them!: Ann Radcliffe (1764 - 1823), The Mysteries of Udolpho, 1764
O Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet.: Saint Augustine (354 AD - 430 AD)
...in order that a man may be happy, it is necessary that he should not only be capable of his work, but a good judge of his work.: John Ruskin (1819 - 1900)
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People want economy and they will pay any price to get it.: Lee Iacocca (1924 - )
California is a fine place to live--if you happen to be an orange.: Fred Allen (1894 - 1956)
Different and new is just the same old if you keep doing it over and over.: Kyran Pittman, Good Housekeeping, June 2011
It's okay if you mess up. You should give yourself a break.: Billy Joel (1949 - )
The only way to last a really long time is to build something useful enough that people will want to keep it going after you die, and to cultivate a sense of ownership in other people. In short: make good shit and give it away as fast as you can.: Lisa Williams, The Lessons of Nixon, 05-19-06