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Life is full of obstacle illusions.: Grant Frazier
In all recorded history there has not been one economist who has had to worry about where the next meal would come from.: Peter Drucker (1909 - 2005)
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No one can be really esteemed accomplished who does not greatly surpass what is usually met with.: Jane Austen (1775 - 1817), Pride and Prejudice, 1811
Sometimes when you look in his eyes you get the feeling that someone else is driving.: David Letterman (1947 - )
Always behave like a duck - keep calm and unruffled on the surface but paddle like the devil underneath.: Jacob Braude
First keep the peace within yourself, then you can also bring peace to others.: Thomas a Kempis (1380 - 1471), 1420
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I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars.: Og Mandino (1923 - 1996)
The strongest possible piece of advice I would give any young woman is: Don't screw around, and don't smoke.: Edwina Currie, in Observer, 1988
Could we change our attitude, we should not only see life differently, but life itself would come to be different. Life would undergo a change of appearance because we ourselves had undergone a change in attitude.: Katherine Mansfield (1888 - 1923)
That's what college is for - getting as many bad decisions as possible out of the way before you're forced into the real world. I keep a checklist of 'em on the wall in my room.: Jeph Jacques, Questionable Content, 01-04-07
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Pity the meek, for they shall inherit the earth.: Don Marquis (1878 - 1937)
He knows all about art, but he doesn't know what he likes.: James Thurber (1894 - 1961)
There's no praise to beat the sort you can put in your pocket.: Moliere (1622 - 1673)
The cure for boredom is curiosity. There is no cure for curiosity.: Dorothy Parker (1893 - 1967), (attributed)
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You know, you can't please all the people all the time... and last night, all those people were at my show.: Mitch Hedberg (1968 - 2005)
You can't rest on your laurels. Your own body of work is yet to come.: Barack Obama (1961 - ), Arizona State Commencement Speech, 2009
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The greatest challenge to any thinker is stating the problem in a way that will allow a solution.: Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)
The only sure thing about luck is that it will change.: Bret Harte (1836 - 1902)
The best ideas come as jokes. Make your thinking as funny as possible.: David M. Ogilvy
Strive for excellence, not perfection.: H. Jackson Brown Jr., O Magazine, December 2003
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