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Maturity is a bitter disappointment for which no remedy exists, unless laughter can be said to remedy anything.: Kurt Vonnegut (1922 - 2007), Cat's Cradle
In a networked world, trust is the most important currency.: Eric Schmidt, University of Pennsylvania Commencement Address, 2009
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All I can say about life is, Oh God, enjoy it!: Bob Newhart (1929 - )
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Life is full of obstacle illusions.: Grant Frazier
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.: Barbra Streisand (1942 - )
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What we have to do is to be forever curiously testing new opinions and courting new impressions.: Walter Pater (1839 - 1894), 1873
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Silence is one of the great arts of conversation, as allowed by Cicero himself, who says, 'there is not only an art, but an eloquence in it.' A well bred woman may easily and effectually promote the most useful and elegant conversation without speaking a word. The modes of speech are scarcely more variable than the modes of silence.: Tom Blair
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If winning isn't everything, why do they keep score?: Vince Lombardi (1913 - 1970)
Sometimes the questions are complicated and the answers are simple.: Dr. Seuss (1904 - 1991)
A wise man should have money in his head, but not in his heart.: Jonathan Swift (1667 - 1745)
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If it's true that our species is alone in the universe, then I'd have to say that the universe aimed rather low and settled for very little.: George Carlin (1937 - 2008)
Use your enemy's hand to catch a snake.: Persian Proverb
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The only true happiness comes from squandering ourselves for a purpose.: William Cowper (1731 - 1800)
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One single grateful thought raised to heaven is the most perfect prayer.: G. E. Lessing (1729 - 1781)
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Forgiveness is one of the many horrible side effects of loving someone.: Randy K. Milholland, Something Positive, 12-29-05
Thinking you won’t die is yet another side effect of dying.: John Green, The Fault in Our Stars, 2012
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Retirement at sixty-five is ridiculous. When I was sixty-five I still had pimples.: George Burns (1896 - 1996)
Real strength is not just a condition of one's muscle, but a tenderness in one's spirit.: McCallister Dodds
Success is counted sweetest by those who ne'er succeed.: Emily Dickinson (1830 - 1886)
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The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.: Mahatma Gandhi (1869 - 1948)
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