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Breathe. Let go. And remind yourself that this very moment is the only one you know you have for sure.: Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ), O Magazine, September 2002
When you feel in your gut what you are and then dynamically pursue it - don't back down and don't give up - then you're going to mystify a lot of folks.: Bob Dylan (1941 - )
The one serious conviction that a man should have is that nothing is to be taken too seriously.: Nicholas Butler (1862 - 1947)
Think of what would happen to us in America if there were no humorists; life would be one long Congressional Record.: Tom Masson
My theory of evolution is that Darwin was adopted.: Steven Wright (1955 - )
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When you have only two pennies left in the world, buy a loaf of bread with one, and a lily with the other.: Chinese Proverb
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What you do, the way you think, makes you beautiful.: Scott Westerfeld, Uglies, 2005
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For the most part, fear is nothing but an illusion. When you share it with someone else, it tends to disappear.: Marilyn C. Barrick
America had often been discovered before Columbus, but it had always been hushed up.: Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900)
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In certain kinds of writing, particularly in art criticism and literary criticism, it is normal to come across long passages which are almost completely lacking in meaning.: George Orwell (1903 - 1950), "Politics and the English Language", 1946
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Thought: Why does man kill? He kills for food. And not only food: frequently there must be a beverage.: Woody Allen (1935 - )
Be peaceful, be courteous, obey the law, respect everyone; but if someone puts his hand on you, send him to the cemetery.: Malcolm X (1925 - 1965), Malcolm X Speaks, 1965
The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.: William Cowper (1731 - 1800)
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If you have the opportunity to play this game of life you need to appreciate every moment. A lot of people don`t appreciate the moment until it's passed.: Kanye West
I'm glad I don't have to explain to a man from Mars why each day I set fire to dozens of little pieces of paper, and then put them in my mouth.: Mignon McLaughlin
Beware the pull on your heartstrings -- it's often the pursestrings that are actually being reached for.: Barbara Mikkelson, snopes.com, May 15, 2001
Genius begins great works; labor alone finishes them.: Joseph Joubert
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Is there life before death?: Graffito, in Belfast
To achieve great things we must live as though we were never going to die.: Marquis de Vauvenargues
We shall not fail or falter; we shall not weaken or tire...Give us the tools and we will finish the job.: Sir Winston Churchill (1874 - 1965), BBC radio broadcast, Feb 9, 1941