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I hate to advocate drugs, alcohol, violence, or insanity to anyone, but they've always worked for me.: Hunter S. Thompson (1939 - 2005)
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Happiness lies not in the mere possession of money. It lies in the joy of achievement, in the thrill of creative effort.: Franklin D. Roosevelt (1882 - 1945), Speeches... in the Trial of Warren Hastings, May 5, 1789
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There's only one corner of the universe you can be certain of improving, and that's your own self.: Aldous Huxley (1894 - 1963)
These days an income is something you can't live without--or within.: Tom Wilson, "Ziggy" (comic)
In literature as in love, we are astonished at what is chosen by others.: Andre Maurois (1885 - 1967)
I do believe it is possible to create, even without ever writing a word or painting a picture, by simply molding one's inner life. And that too is a deed.: Etty Hillesum
There is no passion like that of a functionary for his function.: Georges Clemenceau (1841 - 1929)
A bank is a place that will lend you money if you can prove that you don't need it.: Bob Hope (1903 - 2003)
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Arithmetic is being able to count up to twenty without taking off your shoes.: Mickey Mouse (1928 - )
The price one pays for pursuing any profession or calling is an intimate knowledge of its ugly side.: James Baldwin (1924 - 1987)
There are worse things than looking stupid. Sleeping through life is one of them.: Laura Preble, The Queen Geek Social Club, 2006
I've accepted that I'm not going to die of natural causes, [but] getting killed 'cuz you're naturally a dick seems like natural causes to me.: Randy K. Milholland, Something Positive, Natural Causes, 06-07-13
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I told my psychiatrist that everyone hates me. He said I was being ridiculous - everyone hasn't met me yet.: Rodney Dangerfield (1921 - 2004)
We distinguish the excellent man from the common man by saying that the former is the one who makes great demands upon himself, and the latter who makes no demands on himself.: Jose Ortega y Gasset (1883 - 1955)
The only joy in the world is to begin.: Cesare Pavese (1908 - 1950)
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The only time to buy these is on a day with no 'y' in it.: Warren Buffett (1930 - )
In great affairs men show themselves as they wish to be seen; in small things they show themselves as they are.: Nicholas Chamfort (1741 - 1794)
Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
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Because you are in control of your life. Don't ever forget that. You are what you are because of the conscious and subconscious choices you have made.: Barbara Hall, A Summons to New Orleans, 2000
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War is not nice.: Barbara Bush (1925 - )
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