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The man who says he is willing to meet you halfway is usually a poor judge of distance.: Laurence J. Peter (1919 - 1988)
If a man is offered a fact which goes against his instincts, he will scrutinize it closely, and unless the evidence is overwhelming, he will refuse to believe it. If, on the other hand, he is offered something which affords a reason for acting in accordance to his instincts, he will accept it even on the slightest evidence. The origin of myths is explained in this way.: Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)
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An intellectual is a person who has discovered something more interesting than sex.: Aldous Huxley (1894 - 1963)
Eat breakfast like a king, lunch like a prince, and dinner like a pauper.: Adelle Davis (1904 - 1974)
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The charity that hastens to proclaim its good deeds, ceases to be charity, and is only pride and ostentation.: William Hutton
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Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any one thing.: Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
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Perseverance is a great element of success. If you only knock long enough and loud enough at the gate, you are sure to wake up somebody.: Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807 - 1882)
Stamina is utterly important. And stamina is only possible if it's managed well. People think all they need to do is endure one crazy, intense, job-free creative burst and their dreams will come true. They are wrong, they are stupidly wrong.: Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative: 3. Put the hours in., 08-22-04
Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.: H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
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There is hopeful symbolism in the fact that flags do not wave in a vacuum.: Arthur C. Clarke (1917 - )
Most of the basic truths of life sound absurd at first hearing.: Elizabeth Goudge
He who is not very strong in memory should not meddle with lying.: Michel de Montaigne (1533 - 1592)
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What helps luck is a habit of watching for opportunities, of having a patient, but restless mind, of sacrificing one's ease or vanity, of uniting a love of detail to foresight, and of passing through hard times bravely and cheerfully.: Charles Victor Cherbuliez
The United States Congress, like a lot of rich people, lives in two houses.: John Green, Vlogbrothers, Why Does Congress Suck?, 01-01-13
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I'm the only person I know that's lost a quarter of a billion dollars in one year.... It's very character-building.: Steve Jobs (1955 - 2011), Apple Confidential 2.0
We are here because we love this country too much to let the next four years look like the last eight.: Barack Obama (1961 - ), Nomination Acceptance Speech, 08-28-08
You don’t remember what happened. What you remember becomes what happened.: John Green, An Abundance of Katherines, 2008
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Hell, there are no rules here-- we're trying to accomplish something.: Thomas A. Edison (1847 - 1931)
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A sailor without a destination cannot hope for a favorable wind.: Leon Tec, M.D.
A great marriage is not when the 'perfect couple' comes together. It is when an imperfect couple learns to enjoy their differences.: Dave Meurer, "Daze of Our Wives"
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