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Give not over thy soul to sorrow; and afflict not thyself in thy own counsel. Gladness of heart is the life of man and the joyfulness of man is length of days.: Ecclesiastes
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If you develop an ear for sounds that are musical it is like developing an ego. You begin to refuse sounds that are not musical and that way cut yourself off from a good deal of experience.: John Cage (1912 - 1992)
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That you may retain your self-respect, it is better to displease the people by doing what you know is right, than to temporarily please them by doing what you know is wrong.: William J. H. Boetcker
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Friendship is being there when someone's feeling low and not being afraid to kick them.: Randy K. Milholland, Something Positive, 11-04-10
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Feel the fear and do it anyway.: Susan Jeffers, Feel the Fear and Do It Anyway, 1988
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Goodness is the only investment that never fails.: Henry David Thoreau (1817 - 1862), Walden: Higher Laws, 1854
Only dull people are brilliant at breakfast.: Oscar Wilde (1854 - 1900), An Ideal Husband, 1893, Act I
It is hard enough to remember my opinions, without also remembering my reasons for them!: Friedrich Nietzsche (1844 - 1900)
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I merely took the energy it takes to pout and wrote some blues.: Duke Ellington (1899 - 1974)
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We are each responsible for our own life - no other person is or even can be.: Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ), O Magazine
Challenges are gifts that force us to search for a new center of gravity. Don't fight them. Just find a different way to stand.: Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ), O Magazine, October 2002
My wife's jealousy is getting ridiculous. The other day she looked at my calendar and wanted to know who May was.: Rodney Dangerfield (1921 - 2004)
Facts are stubborn things, but statistics are more pliable.: Mark Twain (1835 - 1910)
Traffic signals in New York are just rough guidelines.: David Letterman (1947 - )
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Of all the self-fulfilling prophecies in our culture, the assumption that aging means decline and poor health is probably the deadliest.: Marilyn Ferguson, The Aquarian Conspiracy, 1980
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Writing is not necessarily something to be ashamed of, but do it in private and wash your hands afterwards.: Robert Heinlein (1907 - 1988)
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Regard your good name as the richest jewel you can possibly be possessed of - for credit is like fire; when once you have kindled it you may easily preserve it, but if you once extinguish it, you will find it an arduous task to rekindle it again. The way to gain a good reputation is to endeavor to be what you desire to appear.: Socrates (469 BC - 399 BC)
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Chance is always powerful. Let your hook be always cast; in the pool where you least expect it, there will be a fish.: Ovid (43 BC - 17 AD)
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There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.: Benjamin Disraeli (1804 - 1881)
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In preparing for battle I have always found that plans are useless, but planning is indispensable.: Dwight D. Eisenhower (1890 - 1969)
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