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In your clothes avoid too much gaudiness; do not value yourself upon an embroidered gown; and remember that a reasonable word, or an obliging look, will gain you more respect than all your fine trappings.: Sir George Savile, 'Advice to a Daughter,' 1688
A Hospital is no place to be sick.: Samuel Goldwyn (1882 - 1974)
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An idealist is one who, on noticing that a rose smells better than a cabbage, concludes that it will also make better soup.: H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
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Humor is just another defense against the universe.: Mel Brooks (1926 - )
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The wit makes fun of other persons; the satirist makes fun of the world; the humorist makes fun of himself.: James Thurber (1894 - 1961), in Edward R. Murrow television interview
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I have a problem about being nearly sixty: I keep waking up in the morning and thinking I'm thirty-one.: Elizabeth Janeway, Between Myth and Morning, 1974
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Everything of importance has been said before by somebody who did not discover it.: Alfred North Whitehead (1861 - 1947)
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A great many people think they are thinking when they are really rearranging their prejudices.: William James (1842 - 1910)
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Real glory springs from the silent conquest of ourselves.: Joseph P. Thompson
We are who people think we are.: David Foster, House M.D., TB or Not TB, 2005
After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say "I want to see the manager.": William S. Burroughs (1914 - 1997)
When you appeal to force, there's one thing you must never do - lose.: Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890 - 1969)
It's a poor sort of memory that only works backward.: Lewis Carroll (1832 - 1898)
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Frugality without creativity is deprivation.: Amy Dacyczyn
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For what I have received, may the Lord make me truly thankful. And more truly for what I have not received.: Storm Jameson
Living apart and at peace with myself, I came to realize more vividly the meaning of the doctrine of acceptance. To refrain from giving advice, to refrain from meddling in the affairs of others, to refrain, even though the motives be the highest, from tampering with another's way of life - so simple, yet so difficult for an active spirit. Hands off!: Henry Miller (1891 - 1980)
Do you realize if it weren't for Edison we'd be watching TV by candlelight?: Al Boliska
You've got to find what you love and that is as true for work as it is for lovers. Your work is going to fill a large part of your life and the only way to be truly satisfied is to do what you believe is great work. And the only way to do great work is to love what what you do. If you haven't found it yet, keep looking and don't settle. As with all matters of the heart, you'll know when you've found it.: Steve Jobs (1955 - 2011), Stanford Commencement Adress, 2005
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My dog is worried about the economy because Alpo is up to 99 cents a can. That's almost $7.00 in dog money.: Joe Weinstein
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A true friend is the greatest of all blessings, and that which we take the least care of all to acquire.: Francois de La Rochefoucauld (1613 - 1680)