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Die? I should say not, dear fellow. No Barrymore would allow such a conventional thing to happen to him.: John Barrymore (1882 - 1942), last words
Sometimes, you read a book and it fills you with this weird evangelical zeal, and you become convinced that the shattered world will never be put back together unless and until all living humans read the book.: John Green (1977 - ), The Fault in Our Stars, 2012
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It is our responsibilities, not ourselves, that we should take seriously.: Peter Ustinov (1921 - 2004)
Many books require no thought from those who read them, and for a very simple reason; they made no such demand upon those who wrote them.: Charles Caleb Colton (1780 - 1832), Lacon, 1820
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I find television very educating. Every time somebody turns on the set, I go into the other room and read a book.: Groucho Marx (1890 - 1977)
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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
Nothing is impossible for the man who doesn't have to do it himself.: A. H. Weiler (1909 - 2002)
You can't say that civilization don't advance, however, for in every war they kill you in a new way.: Will Rogers (1879 - 1935), New York Times, Dec. 23, 1929
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Laws are like sausages. It's better not to see them being made.: Otto von Bismarck (1815 - 1898)
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The wisest men follow their own direction.: Euripides (484 BC - 406 BC)
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Rogues are preferable to imbeciles because they sometimes take a rest.: Alexandre Dumas (1802 - 1870)
No animal should ever jump up on the dining-room furniture unless absolutely certain that he can hold his own in the conversation.: Fran Lebowitz (1950 - )
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When the conduct of men is designed to be influenced, persuasion, kind unassuming persuasion, should ever be adopted. It is an old and true maxim that 'a drop of honey catches more flies than a gallon of gall.' So with men. If you would win a man to your cause, first convince him that you are his sincere friend. Therein is a drop of honey that catches his heart, which, say what he will, is the great highroad to his reason, and which, once gained, you will find but little trouble in convincing him of the justice of your cause, if indeed that cause is really a good one.: Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
We go where our vision is.: Joseph Murphy
To succeed in the world it is not enough to be stupid, you must also be well-mannered.: Voltaire (1694 - 1778)
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She runs the gamut of emotions from A to B.: Dorothy Parker (1893 - 1967), speaking of Katharine Hepburn
In reality, serendipity accounts for one percent of the blessings we receive in life, work and love. The other 99 percent is due to our efforts.: Peter McWilliams
Never tell a man you can read him through and through; most people prefer to be thought enigmas.: Marchioness Townsend
Statistician: A man who believes figures don't lie, but admits that under analysis some of them won't stand up either.: Evan Esar (1899 - 1995), Esar's Comic Dictionary
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Blaze with the fire that is never extinguished.: Luisa Sigea, O Magazine, September 2003
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