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There is no law of progress. Our future is in our own hands, to make or to mar. It will be an uphill fight to the end, and would we have it otherwise? Let no one suppose that evolution will ever exempt us from struggles. 'You forget,' said the Devil, with a chuckle, 'that I have been evolving too.': William Ralph Inge (1860 - 1954)
You have to have confidence in your ability, and then be tough enough to follow through.: Rosalynn Carter (1927 - )
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Twilight, again. Another ending. No matter how perfect the day is, it always has to end.: Stephenie Meyer, Twilight, 2005
Rogues are preferable to imbeciles because they sometimes take a rest.: Alexandre Dumas (1802 - 1870)
Indecision may or may not be my problem.: Jimmy Buffett
I am always doing that which I can not do, in order that I may learn how to do it.: Pablo Picasso (1881 - 1973)
Time does not change us. It just unfolds us.: Max Frisch
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A runners creed: I will win; if I cannot win, I shall be second; if I cannot be second, I shall be third; if I cannot place at all, I shall still do my best.: Ken Doherty
I have found that everything wants to kill you. For some things, like fast food, or riding a bike, it just takes longer.: Devin J. Monroe (1983 - )
Trying to be a first-rate reporter on the average American newspaper is like trying to play Bach's 'St. Matthew's Passion' on a ukulele.: Bagdikian's Observation
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To think about your life is to create it. You have to take ownership of where you are right now and know where you want to go before you can get there. Keep collecting evidence for your success. You can believe it, and you can be it.: Ali Vincent, Believe It, Be It: How Being the Biggest Loser Won Me Back My Life, 2009
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The moment a man stops dreaming is the moment he petrifies inside...: Roger Ebert (1942 - 2013), Movie Reveiw of "American Beauty"
Men are not against you; they are merely for themselves.: Gene Fowler
Live each season as it passes; breathe the air, drink the drink, taste the fruit, and resign yourself to the influences of each.: Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
If you think something is boring, try doing it for two minutes. If you still think it's boring, try it for four. If you still think it's boring, try it for eight, then sixteen, then thirty-two, and so on and so forth. Soon enough you'll find that it's really not boring at all.: John Cage (1912 - 1992)
The most savage controversies are those about matters as to which there is no good evidence either way.: Bertrand Russell (1872 - 1970)
Advertising is a valuable economic factor because it is the cheapest way of selling goods, particularly if the goods are worthless.: Sinclair Lewis (1885 - 1951)
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Mediocre men often have the most acquired knowledge.: Claude Bernard (1813 - 1878)
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If you wish your merit to be known, acknowledge that of other people.: Oriental Proverb
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One should absorb the colour of life, but one should never remember its details. Details are always vulgar.: Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), "The Picture of Dorian Gray"