Random Quotations

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If you do not wish to be prone to anger, do not feed the habit; give it nothing which may tend to its increase.
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Epictetus (55 AD - 135 AD)
Don't take the bull by the horns, take him by the tail; then you can let go when you want to.
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Josh Billings (1818 - 1885)
The ability to delude yourself may be an important survival tool.
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Jane Wagner
Death is a friend of ours; and he that is not ready to entertain him is not at home.
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Sir Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626)
O Lord, help me to be pure, but not yet.
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Saint Augustine (354 AD - 430 AD)
The wisdom of the wise, and the experience of ages, may be preserved by quotation.
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Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881)
I have long since come to believe that people never mean half of what they say, and that it is best to disregard their talk and judge only their actions.
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Dorothy Day (1897 - 1980), The Long Loneliness, 1952
People don't believe what you tell them.
They rarely believe what you show them.
They often believe what their friends tell them.
They always believe what they tell themselves.
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Seth Godin, Seth Godin's Blog, 07-29-06
Change is the process by which the future invades our lives.
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Alvin Toffler
Put more trust in nobility of character than in an oath.
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Solon (638 BC - 559 BC)
The universe is not hostile, nor yet is it friendly. It is simply indifferent.
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J. H. Holmes
We may not imagine how our lives could be more frustrating and complex--but Congress can.
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Cullen Hightower
There are more pleasant things to do than beat up people.
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Muhammad Ali (1942 - )
It is better to keep your mouth closed and let people think you are a fool than to open it and remove all doubt.
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Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
I have never taken any exercise except sleeping and resting.
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Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
The painting has a life of its own. I try to let it come through.
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Jackson Pollock (1912 - 1956)
Nothing ever goes away.
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Barry Commoner (1917 - )
When the heart speaks, the mind finds it indecent to object.
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Milan Kundera (1929 - ), The Unbearable Lightness of Being
I shot an arrow into the air, and it stuck.
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Graffito, in Los Angeles
Getting enough sleep can be just as important as working out.
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Ali Vincent, Believe It, Be It: How Being the Biggest Loser Won Me Back My Life, 2009
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MM's Cynical Quotes LM's Motivational Quotes Classic Quotes
Cole's Quotables Rand Lindsly's Quotes Poor Man's College
alt.quotations Archives 20th Century Quotations Quotations by Women
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