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The grass is not, in fact, always greener on the other side of the fence. Fences have nothing to do with it. The grass is greenest where it is watered. When crossing over fences, carry water with you and tend the grass wherever you may be.: Robert Fulghum (1937 - ), It Was on Fire When I Lay Down on It
Give us clear vision that we may know where to stand and what to stand for, because unless we stand for something, we shall fall for anything.: Peter Marshall, Senate chaplain, prayer offered at the opening of the session, April 18, 1947
I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.: Buzz Aldrin (1930 - )
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Win hearts, and you have all men's hands and purses.: William Cecil Burleigh
I have often wished I had time to cultivate modesty... But I am too busy thinking about myself.: Edith Sitwell (1887 - 1964), As quoted in The Observer (30 April 1950)
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Mortal lovers must not try to remain at the first step; for lasting passion is the dream of a harlot and from it we wake in despair.: C. S. Lewis (1898 - 1963), 'The Pilgrim's Regress'
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The only alternative to coexistence is codestruction.: Jawaharlal Nehru (1889 - 1964)
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Death is the enemy. I spent 10 years of my life singlemindedly studying, practicing, fighting hand to hand in close quarters to defeat the enemy, to send him back bloodied and humble and I am not going to roll over and surrender.: Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, Northern Exposure, First Snow, 1993
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Self-regulation will always be a challenge, but if somebody's going to be in charge, it might as well be me.: Daniel Akst, We Have Met the Enemy: Self-Control in an Age of Excess, 2011
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The men the American public admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth.: H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
You can't deny laughter; when it comes, it plops down in your favorite chair and stays as long as it wants.: Stephen King (1947 - ), "Hearts in Atlantis"
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Half the money I spend on advertising is wasted; the trouble is I don't know which half.: John Wanamaker (1838 - 1922)
Seize opportunity by the beard, for it is bald behind.: Bulgarian Proverb
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It is difficult to make a man miserable while he feels worthy of himself and claims kindred to the great God who made him.: Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)
Everyone has a doctor in him or her; we just have to help it in its work. The natural healing force within each one of us is the greatest force in getting well. Our food should be our medicine. Our medicine should be our food. But to eat when you are sick, is to feed your sickness.: Hippocrates (460 BC - 377 BC)
Guard well within yourself that treasure, kindness. Know how to give without hesitation, how to lose without regret, how to acquire without meanness.: George Sand (1804 - 1876)
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Make sure you have finished speaking before your audience has finished listening.: Dorothy Sarnoff
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I don't care what is written about me so long as it isn't true.: Dorothy Parker (1893 - 1967)
Part of the secret of success in life is to eat what you like and let the food fight it out inside.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
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Everyone has a purpose in life. Perhaps yours is watching television.: David Letterman (1947 - )