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An expert is a person who avoids small error as he sweeps on to the grand fallacy.: Benjamin Stolberg
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A waist is a terrible thing to mind.: Jane Caminos
He who endeavors to serve, to benefit, and improve the world, is like a swimmer, who struggles against a rapid current, in a river lashed into angry waves by the winds. Often they roar over his head, often they beat him back and baffle him. Most men yield to the stress of the current... Only here and there the stout, strong heart and vigorous arms struggle on toward ultimate success.: Albert Pike
I myself do nothing. The Holy Spirit accomplishes all through me.: William Blake (1757 - 1827)
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Pain is inevitable; suffering is optional.: Unknown
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A kleptomaniac is a person who helps himself because he can't help himself.: Henry Morgan
[Memory is] a man's real possession...In nothing else is he rich, in nothing else is he poor.: Alexander Smith (1830 - 1867)
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In the beginning there was nothing. God said, 'Let there be light!' And there was light. There was still nothing, but you could see it a whole lot better.: Ellen DeGeneres, (attributed)
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Laugh and the world laughs with you, snore and you sleep alone.: Anthony Burgess (1917 - 1993)
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I'm tired of all this nonsense about beauty being only skin-deep. That's deep enough. What do you want, an adorable pancreas?: Jean Kerr
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After twelve years of therapy my psychiatrist said something that brought tears to my eyes. He said, 'No hablo ingles.': Ronnie Shakes
Don't be afraid to take a big step if one is indicated. You can't cross a chasm in two small jumps.: David Lloyd George (1863 - 1945)
I don't need a baby growing inside me for nine months. For one thing, there's morning sickness. If I'm going to feel nauseous and achy when I wake up, I want to achieve that state the old fashioned way: getting good and drunk the night before.: Ellen DeGeneres, My Point and I Do Have One
Never knock on Death's door: ring the bell and run away! Death really hates that!: Matt Frewer, as Dr. Mike Stratford in "Doctor, Doctor"
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Last night I dreamed I ate a ten-pound marshmallow, and when I woke up the pillow was gone.: Tommy Cooper
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My loathings are simple: stupidity, oppression, crime, cruelty, soft music.: Vladimir Nabokov (1899 - 1977)
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I can remember when the air was clean and sex was dirty.: George Burns (1896 - 1996)
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Leadership is based on inspiration, not domination; on cooperation, not intimidation.: William Arthur Wood
Always hold your head up, but be careful to keep your nose at a friendly level.: Max L. Forman
Never advise anyone to go to war or to marry.: Spanish Proverb
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