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Such is the inconsistency of real love, that it is always awake to suspicion, however unreasonable; always requiring new assurances from the object of its interest.: Ann Radcliffe (1764 - 1823), The Mysteries of Udolpho, 1764
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Only two things you ignore: things that aren't important and things you wish weren't important, and wishing never works.: David Shore, House M.D., Not Cancer, 2008
If you wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes. If you don't wait for tomorrow, tomorrow comes.: Unknown, African Proverb
I not only use all the brains that I have, but all that I can borrow.: Woodrow Wilson (1856 - 1924)
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No problem is so formidable that you can't walk away from it.: Charles M. Schulz (1922 - 2000)
Men are not prisoners of fate, but only prisoners of their own minds.: Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882 - 1945), Pan American Day address, April 15, 1939
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Make hunger thy sauce, as a medicine for health.: Thomas Tusser, 1524
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The universe may not always play fair, but at least it's got a hell of a sense of humor.: Michael Patrick King, Sex and the City
Reprove thy friend privately; commend him publicly.: Solon (638 BC - 559 BC)
Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties.: Doug Larson
Working in the garden...gives me a profound feeling of inner peace.: Ruth Stout
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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
Anybody who wants the presidency so much that he'll spend two years organizing and campaigning for it is not to be trusted with the office.: David Broder
Love is a snowmobile racing across the tundra and then suddenly it flips over, pinning you underneath. At night, the ice weasels come.: Matt Groening (1954 - ), "Life in Hell"
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Fall is my favorite season in Los Angeles, watching the birds change color and fall from the trees.: David Letterman (1947 - )
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You know that children are growing up when they start asking questions that have answers.: John J. Plomp
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When I was in college, I remember fearing that the dreary grind of adulthood would feature infinitely more existential dread than frat parties had, but the opposite has been true for me. I'm much less likely to feel that gnawing fear of aimlessness and nihilism than I used to be and that's partly because education gave me job opportunities, but it's mostly because education gave me perspective and context.: John Green, Vlogbrothers, Is College Worth It?, 08-21-12
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This world is given as the prize for the men in earnest; and that which is true of this world, is truer still of the world to come.: Frederick William Robertson
That isn’t about money, fame, or power. It’s about will, dedication, commitment, and knowing your self-worth. You can be poor as dirt and have those traits. Money can’t buy you values. You just need to know what is important to you and then feel secure in your pursuit to achieve that.: Jennifer Hudson, I Got This: How I Changed My Ways and Lost What Weighed Me Down, 2012
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We need men who can dream of things that never were.: John F. Kennedy (1917 - 1963), speech in Dublin, Ireland, June 28, 1963
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