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All that really belongs to us is time; even he who has nothing else has that.: Baltasar Gracian
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Facts are stubborn things; and whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.: John Adams (1735 - 1826), 'Argument in Defense of the Soldiers in the Boston Massacre Trials,' December 1770
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Shut out all of your past except that which will help you weather your tomorrows.: Sir William Osler (1849 - 1919)
Believe nothing against another but on good authority; and never report what may hurt another, unless it be a greater hurt to some other to conceal it.: William Penn (1644 - 1718)
If you would convince a man that he does wrong, do right. But do not care to convince him. Men will believe what they see. Let them see.: Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862)
If you are capable people are happy to play with you.: Tina Fey, Interview from Second City, 2008
When we are angry or depressed in our creativity, we have misplaced our power. We have allowed someone else to determine our worth, and then we are angry at being undervalued.: Julia Cameron, The Vein of Gold
Never read a book through merely because you have begun it.: John Witherspoon (1723 - 1794)
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If you are not criticized, you may not be doing much.: Donald H. Rumsfeld (1932 - ), US Secretary of Defense
Never think that you're not good enough yourself. A man should never think that. People will take you very much at your own reckoning.: Anthony Trollope (1815 - 1882)
The chief value of money lies in the fact that one lives in a world in which it is overestimated.: H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
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I myself am made entirely of flaws, stitched together with good intentions.: Augusten Burroughs, Magical Thinking
Dreaming permits each and every one of us to be quietly and safely insane every night of our lives.: William Dement, in Newsweek, 1959
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It is better to deserve honors and not have them than to have them and not to deserve them.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
Everyone's a hero in their own way, in their own not that heroic way.: Joss Whedon, Zack Whedon, Maurissa Tancharoen, and Jed Whedon, Dr. Horrible's Sing Along Blog, 2008
I used to wake up at 4 A.M. and start sneezing, sometimes for five hours. I tried to find out what sort of allergy I had but finally came to the conclusion that it must be an allergy to consciousness.: James Thurber (1894 - 1961)
Nurture your mind with great thoughts; to believe in the heroic makes heroes.: Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881)
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Here's a tip to avoid death by celebrity: First off, get a life. They can't touch you if you're out doing something interesting.: Kent Nichols and Douglas Sarine, Ask a Ninja, Question 55, 10-03-07
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What you do speaks so loud that I cannot hear what you say.: Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803 - 1882)
A writer is a person for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.: Thomas Mann (1875 - 1955)
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