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The first half of our lives is ruined by our parents, and the second half by our children.: Clarence Darrow (1857 - 1938)
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But in this world nothing can be said to be certain, except death and taxes.: Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790), Letter to Jean Baptiste Le Roy (1789)
Cynicism is an unpleasant way of saying the truth.: Lillian Hellman (1905 - 1984), The Little Foxes, 1939
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Vegetarianism is harmless enough, though it is apt to fill a man with wind and self-righteousness.: Sir Robert Hutchinson
All the President is, is a glorified public relations man who spends his time flattering, kissing and kicking people to get them to do what they are supposed to do anyway.: Harry S Truman (1884 - 1972), Letter to his sister, Nov. 14, 1947
It is unwise to be too sure of one's own wisdom. It is healthy to be reminded that the strongest might weaken and the wisest might err.: Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948)
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It is in the knowledge of the genuine conditions of our lives that we must draw our strength to live and our reasons for living.: Simone de Beauvoir
Symbiosis is a much more powerful agent of change, and a much more successful one.: David Walton, Genius Plague, 2017
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The male is a domestic animal which, if treated with firmness, can be trained to do most things.: Jilly Cooper
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The moments that we have with friends and family, the chances that we have to make a big difference in the world or even to make a small difference to the ones we love, all those wonderful chances that life gives us, life also takes away. It can happen fast and a whole lot sooner than you think.: Larry Page, University of Michigan Commencement Address, 2009
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The only reason some people get lost in thought is because it's unfamiliar territory.: Paul Fix
We are bits of stellar matter that got cold by accident, bits of a star gone wrong.: Sir Arthur Eddington (1882 - 1944)
When you encounter seemingly good advice that contradicts other seemingly good advice, ignore them both.: Al Franken, "Oh, the Things I Know", 2002
The most important thing is to be whatever you are without shame.: Rod Steiger
The only reason I made a commercial for American Express was to pay for my American Express bill.: Peter Ustinov (1921 - 2004)
Do not fear death so much, but rather the inadequate life.: Bertolt Brecht (1898 - 1956), The Mother, 1932
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Don't join the book burners. Don't think you're going to conceal faults by concealing evidence that they ever existed. Don't be afraid to go in your library and read every book...: Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890 - 1969)
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Formerly, when religion was strong and science weak, men mistook magic for medicine; now, when science is strong and religion weak, men mistake medicine for magic.: Thomas Szasz, The Second Sin (1973) "Science and Scientism"
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And I loved the whole idea behind the story, which is that you're beautiful, so don't let other people tell you that you're not just because you don't look like the people in magazines. Or because you're not that weird ideal body image that's out there right now.: Mike Myers, Talking about Shrek
It's the same each time with progress. First they ignore you, then they say you're mad, then dangerous, then there's a pause and then you can't find anyone who disagrees with you.: Tony Benn