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I am convinced that life in a physical body is meant to be an ecstatic experience.: Shakti Gawain
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Don't tell people to act their age. It's like telling a baby to move out, and if they're older you're telling them to "die in a hole.": Devin J. Monroe (1983 - )
A good friend can tell you what is the matter with you in a minute. He may not seem such a good friend after telling.: Arthur Brisbane, "The Book of Today"
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If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name in a Swiss bank.: Woody Allen (1935 - )
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I hear and I forget. I see and I remember. I do and I understand.: Confucius (551 BC - 479 BC)
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There are two tragedies in life. One is not to get your heart's desire. The other is to get it.: George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950), "Man and Superman" (1903), act 4
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Fortune does not change men, it unmasks them.: Suzanne Necker (1739 - 1794)
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Vanity and pride are different things, though the words are often used synonymously.... Pride relates more to our opinion of ourselves, vanity to what we would have others think of us.: Jane Austen (1775 - 1817), Pride and Prejudice, 1811
When a miracle happens, even if not to you, its nature is to naturally expand. You can almost feel the warmth on your face.: Hugh Elliott, Standing Room Only weblog, 06-02-04
I generally avoid temptation unless I can't resist it.: Mae West (1892 - 1980)
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Life is far too important a thing ever to talk seriously about.: Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), Lady Windermere's Fan, 1892, Act I
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A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.: Joseph Stalin (1879 - 1953)
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All human situations have their inconveniences. We feel those of the present but neither see nor feel those of the future; and hence we often make troublesome changes without amendment, and frequently for the worse.: Benjamin Franklin (1706 - 1790)
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There's no secret about success. Did you ever know a successful man who didn't tell you about it?: Kin Hubbard (1868 - 1930)
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No computer has ever been designed that is ever aware of what it's doing; but most of the time, we aren't either.: Marvin Minsky
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Ask about your neighbors, then buy the house.: Jewish Proverb
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Life is like an ever-shifting kaleidoscope - a slight change, and all patterns alter.: Sharon Salzberg
You cannot simultaneously prevent and prepare for war.: Albert Einstein (1879 - 1955), (attributed)
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When someone tells you something defies description, you can be pretty sure he's going to have a go at it anyway.: Clyde B. Aster
I try to avoid looking backward and keep looking upward.: Charlotte Bronte (1816 - 1855)