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She had learned the self-deprecating ways of the woman who does not want to be thought hard and grasping, but her artifices could not always cover the nakedness of her need to excel.: Faith Sullivan, The Cape Ann, 1988
We have been told we cannot do this by a chorus of cynics. They will only grow louder and more dissonant in the weeks to come. We've been asked to pause for a reality check; we've been warned against offering the people of this nation false hope. But in the unlikely story that is America, there has never been anything false about hope.: Barack Obama (1961 - ), New Hampshire Democratic Primary Speech, 01-08-08
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Living is a form of not being sure, not knowing what next or how…We guess. We may be wrong, but we take leap after leap in the dark.: Agnes de Mille (1909 - 1993)
The need of man to wholly realize himself is the only fixed star.: Arthur Miller (1915 - 2005), Tragedy and the Common Man
When you drink the water, remember the spring.: Chinese Proverb
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The Bible tells us to love our neighbors, and also to love our enemies; probably because they are generally the same people.: G. K. Chesterton (1874 - 1936)
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Maybe it's what's inside that counts, but being told you look good feels good!: Takayuki Ikkaku, Arisa Hosaka and Toshihiro Kawabata, Animal Crossing: Wild World, 2005
Inner wisdom is more important than wealth. The more you spend it, the more you gain.: Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ), Stanford Commencement Adress, 2008
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Things are more like they are now than they have ever been.: Gerald R. Ford (1913 - 2006)
I can't complain, but sometimes I still do.: Joe Walsh
Truth is the only safe ground to stand upon.: Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815 - 1902)
The minute one utters a certainty, the opposite comes to mind.: May Sarton, Mrs. Stevens Hears the Mermaids Singing, 1965
I don't hire people who have to be told to be nice. I hire nice people.: Leona Helmsly
Get the facts, or the facts will get you. And when you get them, get them right, or they will get you wrong.: Dr. Thomas Fuller (1654 - 1734), Gnomologia, 1732
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To see what is right, and not to do it, is want of courage or of principle.: Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC)
Men for the sake of getting a living forget to live.: Margaret Fuller (1810 - 1850)
The creation of something new is not accomplished by the intellect but by the play instinct acting from inner necessity. The creative mind plays with the objects it loves.: Carl Jung (1875 - 1961)
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Memories can be sad, but sometimes they can also save you.: Takayuki Ikkaku, Arisa Hosaka and Toshihiro Kawabata, Animal Crossing: Wild World, 2005
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Everything we do really is just a little marker on the long road to death. And sometimes that's overwhelmingly depressing to me, and sometimes it makes me feel kinship and forgiveness. We've all got the same ending to the story. The way we make that story more elaborate, I got to respect.: Joss Whedon, Entertainment Weekly, 08-30-13
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Television is more interesting than people. If it were not, we would have people standing in the corners of our rooms.: Alan Corenk
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