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To obtain a man's opinion of you, make him mad.: Oliver Wendell Holmes (1809 - 1894)
I'm worried that the universe will soon need replacing. It's not holding a charge.: Edward Chilton
Every sweet has its sour; every evil its good.: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
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The best minds are not in government. If any were, business would hire them away.: Ronald Reagan (1911 - 2004)
Silent gratitude isn't very much use to anyone.: Gertrude Stein (1874 - 1946)
I'm the world's least happy atheist. I miss having religious faith, but trying to have it seems like trying to be in love with someone that you're not in love with.: Lisa Williams, Learning the Lessons of Nixon, 03-29-08
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Have no fear of perfection - you'll never reach it.: Salvador Dali (1904 - 1989)
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'Taint't worthwhile to wear a day all out before it comes.: Sarah Orne Jewett (1849 - 1909), The Country of the Pointed Firs, 1896
Acting is the most minor of gifts and not a very high-class way to earn a living. After all, Shirley Temple could do it at the age of four.: Katharine Hepburn (1907 - 2003)
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It is possible to store the mind with a million facts and still be entirely uneducated.: Alec Bourne
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Brass bands are all very well in their place - outdoors and several miles away.: Sir Thomas Beecham (1879 - 1961)
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The greatest pleasure in life is doing what people say you cannot do.: Walter Bagehot (1826 - 1877)
Good men must be affectionate men.: Samuel Richardson (1689 - 1761)
Instant gratification takes too long.: Carrie Fisher (1956 - )
Everyone rises to their level of incompetence.: Laurence J. Peter (1919 - 1988), "The Peter Principle"
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Look at all the sentences which seem true and question them.: David Reisman
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You must have a room, or a certain hour or so a day, where you don't know what was in the newspapers that morning... a place where you can simply experience and bring forth what you are and what you might be.: Joseph Campbell (1904 - 1987)
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How do I define success? Let me tell you, money's pretty nice. But having a lot of money does not automatically make you a successful person. What you want is money and meaning. You want your work to be meaningful, because meaning is what brings the real richness to your life.: Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ), Stanford Commencement Adress, 2008
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Life ought to be a struggle of desire toward adventures whose nobility will fertilize the soul.: Rebecca West (1892 - 1983)
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I never put on a pair of shoes until I've worn them at least five years.: Samuel Goldwyn (1882 - 1974)