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We are able to laugh when we achieve detachment, if only for a moment.: May Sarton
When you win, say nothing. When you lose, say less.: Paul Brown (1908 - 1991)
If you’re not eating the right foods in the right amounts, all the exercise in the world won’t combat the caloric intake.: Jennifer Hudson, I Got This: How I Changed My Ways and Lost What Weighed Me Down, 2012
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Employment is the surest antidote to sorrow.: Ann Radcliffe (1764 - 1823), The Mysteries of Udolpho, 1764
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An epigram often flashes light into regions where reason shines but dimly.: Edwin P. Whipple
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You know that children are growing up when they start asking questions that have answers.: John J. Plomp
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It's amazing that the amount of news that happens in the world every day always just exactly fits the newspaper.: Jerry Seinfeld (1954 - )
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Transported to a surreal landscape, a young girl kills the first woman she meets and then teams up with three complete strangers to kill again.: Rick Polito, Marin Independent Journal's TV listing for "The Wizard of Oz"
What I know for sure is that what you give comes back to you.: Oprah Winfrey (1954 - ), O Magazine
We know truth, not only by reason, but also by the heart.: Blaise Pascal (1623 - 1662)
A hug is a wonderful thing. It makes you feel wanted, needed, and loved all at the same time.: Gregory Garcia and Dan Coscino, Raising Hope, Happy Halloween, October 26, 2010
Criticism is prejudice made plausible.: H. L. Mencken (1880 - 1956)
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I am in control of all decisions that have to do with my image, which means that no one will decide what’s right for me except me. I’m not special. We should all feel this way about ourselves.: Jennifer Hudson, I Got This: How I Changed My Ways and Lost What Weighed Me Down, 2012
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Make no little plans; they have no magic to stir men's blood...Make big plans, aim high in hope and work.: Daniel H. Burnham (1846 - 1912)
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Live well. It is the greatest revenge.: The Talmud
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I keep the subject of my inquiry constantly before me, and wait till the first dawning opens gradually, by little and little, into a full and clear light.: Isaac Newton (1642 - 1727)
It is of interest to note that while some dolphins are reported to have learned English -- up to fifty words used in correct context -- no human being has been reported to have learned dolphinese.: Carl Sagan (1934 - 1996)
The beginning is always today.: Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley (1797 - 1851)
Seeing ourselves as others see us would probably confirm our worst suspicions about them.: Franklin P. Adams (1881 - 1960)
Complain to one who can help you.: Yugoslav Proverb
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