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Propriety was a rigid master, but one that must be obeyed if one wanted to keep a sterling reputation.: Lawana Blackwell, The Courtship of the Vicar's Daughter, 1998
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The goal of all inanimate objects is to resist man and ultimately defeat him.: Russell Baker (1925 - )
Help others get ahead. You will always stand taller with someone else on your shoulders.: Bob Moawad
I will love the light for it shows me the way, yet I will endure the darkness for it shows me the stars.: Og Mandino (1923 - 1996)
Against stupidity the gods themselves contend in vain.: Friedrich von Schiller (1759 - 1805)
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Life is like a game of cards. The hand that is dealt you is determinism; the way you play it is free will.: Jawaharlal Nehru (1889 - 1964)
I suppose no matter what I'm drawing, there will always be some sort of question in my mind about it. A work of art (even cartoon art)is never really finished; it is abandoned.: Brooke McEldowney, Pibgorn commentary, 03-31-05
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When one can hear people moving, one does not so much mind, about one's fears.: Ann Radcliffe (1764 - 1823), The Mysteries of Udolpho, 1764
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Love isn't a decision. It's a feeling. If we could decide who we loved, it would be much simpler, but much less magical.: Trey Parker and Matt Stone, South Park, Chef Aid, 1998
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[T]here's no bad day that can't be overcome by listening to a barbershop quartet; this is just truth, plain and simple.: Chuck Sigars, The World According to Chuck weblog, September 30, 2003
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I pay very little regard...to what any young person says on the subject of marriage. If they profess a disinclination for it, I only set it down that they have not yet seen the right person.: Jane Austen (1775 - 1817), Mansfield Park
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What happens when the future has come and gone?: Robert Half
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I don't know the key to success, but the key to failure is trying to please everybody.: Bill Cosby (1937 - )
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A family is a unit composed not only of children but of men, women, an occasional animal, and the common cold.: Ogden Nash (1902 - 1971)
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I really do believe I can accomplish a great deal with a big grin, I know some people find that disconcerting, but that doesn't matter.: Beverly Sills (1929 - )
What the world needs is more geniuses with humility, there are so few of us left.: Oscar Levant (1906 - 1972)
The English have no respect for their language, and will not teach their children to speak it.: George Bernard Shaw (1856 - 1950), Pygmalion (1916) preface
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Gratitude is our most direct line to God and the angels. If we take the time, no matter how crazy and troubled we feel, we can find something to be thankful for.: Terry Lynn Taylor
Anyone can lose a few pounds, but not everyone has the tools to stick with it.: Jennifer Hudson, I Got This: How I Changed My Ways and Lost What Weighed Me Down, 2012
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Tact is the ability to describe others as they see themselves.: Abraham Lincoln (1809 - 1865)