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Many people would sooner die than think; In fact, they do so.
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Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)
There is nothing new under the sun but there are lots of old things we don't know.
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Ambrose Bierce (1842 - 1914), The Devil's Dictionary
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words, but a great deal in a few.
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Pythagoras (582 BC - 507 BC)
True originality consists not in a new manner but in a new vision.
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Edith Wharton (1862 - 1937)
Today's public figures can no longer write their own speeches or books, and there is some evidence that they can't read them either.
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Gore Vidal (1925 - )
People who are 'ready' give off a different vibe than people who aren't. Animals can smell fear; maybe that's it.
The minute you become ready is the the minute you stop dreaming. Suddenly it's no longer about 'becoming'. Suddenly it's about 'doing'.
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Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative: 28. Power is never given. Power is taken., 08-22-04
Since we cannot know all that there is to be known about anything, we ought to know a little about everything.
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Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662)
Examine what is said, not him who speaks.
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Arab Proverb
If you're never scared or embarrassed or hurt, it means you never take any chances.
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Julia Sorel
Look in the mirror. The face that pins you with its double gaze reveals a chastening secret.
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Diane Ackerman
A dog is the greatest gift a parent can give a child. OK, a good education, then a dog.
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John Grogan, An Interview with John Grogan, 2008
A human being is only interesting if he's in contact with himself. I learned you have to trust yourself, be what you are, and do what you ought to do the way you should do it. You have got to discover you, what you do, and trust it.
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Barbra Streisand (1942 - )
For you to be successful, sacrifices must be made. It's better that they are made by others but failing that, you'll have to make them yourself.
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Rita Mae Brown
In a networked world, trust is the most important currency.
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Eric Schmidt, University of Pennsylvania Commencement Address, 2009
I can safely say, that the happiest part of my life has been spent on board a ship.
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Jane Austen (1775 - 1817), Persuasion, 1818
The strongest principle of growth lies in human choice.
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George Eliot (1819 - 1880)
A wise man can see more from the bottom of a well than a fool can from a mountain top .
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Old age is the most unexpected of things that can happen to a man.
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Leon Trotsky (1879 - 1940), Diary in Exile (1959)
To get back my youth I would do anything in the world, except take exercise, get up early, or be respectable.
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Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), The Picture of Dorian Gray, 1891
That was the worst part about having cancer, sometimes: The physical evidence of disease separates you from other people.
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John Green, The Fault in Our Stars, 2012
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