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I believe in the forgiveness of sin and the redemption of ignorance.: Adlai E. Stevenson Jr. (1900 - 1965), retort to a heckler asking him to state his beliefs, Time, November 1, 1963
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Never rely on the glory of the morning nor the smiles of your mother-in-law.: Japanese Proverb
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That's the secret to life... replace one worry with another....: Charles M. Schulz (1922 - 2000), Charlie Brown
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Sow good services; sweet remembrances will grow them.: Madame de Stael (1766 - 1817)
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What is right for one couple is wrong for another. I would say that there are many more important factors to a happy marriage.: Elizabeth Aston, The Second Mrs. Darcy, 2007
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My one regret in life is that I am not someone else.: Woody Allen (1935 - )
If it turns out that there is a God, I don't think that he's evil. But the worst that you can say about him is that basically he's an underachiever.: Woody Allen (1935 - )
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Time is the most valuable thing a man can spend.: Theophrastus (372 BC - 287 BC), from Diogenes Laertius, Lives of Eminent Philosophers
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Two paradoxes are better than one; they may even suggest a solution.: Edward Teller (1908 - 2003)
Strive for excellence, not perfection.: H. Jackson Brown Jr., O Magazine, December 2003
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There is an alchemy in sorrow. It can be transmuted into wisdom, which, if it does not bring joy, can yet bring happiness.: Pearl Buck (1892 - 1973)
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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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The universal brotherhood of man is our most precious possession.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
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This is not a novel to be tossed aside lightly. It should be thrown with great force.: Dorothy Parker (1893 - 1967)
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The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning.: Ivy Baker Priest, in Parade, 1958
Admit that your own private Mount Everest exists. That is half the battle.: Hugh Macleod, How To Be Creative: 9, 08-22-04
I'd rather be a failure at something I love than a success at something I hate.: George Burns (1896 - 1996)
If you cannot convince them, confuse them.: Harry S Truman (1884 - 1972)
Trying to determine what is going on in the world by reading newspapers is like trying to tell the time by watching the second hand of a clock.: Ben Hecht (1893 - 1964)
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Sometimes when we are generous in small, barely detectable ways it can change someone else's life forever.: Margaret Cho, weblog, 03-11-04
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