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- And when it rains on your parade, look up rather than down. Without the rain, there would be no rainbow.
- Jerry Chin
- A person has three choices in life. You can swim against the tide and get exhausted, or you can tread water and let the tide sweep you away, or you can swim with the tide, and let it take you where it wants you to go.
- Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, Northern Exposure, Northern Lights, 1993
- I guess what I'm trying to say is, I don't think you can measure life in terms of years. I think longevity doesn't necessarily have anything to do with happiness. I mean happiness comes from facing challenges and going out on a limb and taking risks. If you're not willing to take a risk for something you really care about, you might as well be dead.
- Diane Frolov and Andrew Schneider, Northern Exposure, Northern Lights, 1993
- We're not talking about historical accuracy, we're talking about art. I've set in motion a geometric inevitability. If I start chiseling there, chipping here, the whole form is compromised.
- David Assael, Northern Exposure, Family Feud, 1993
- Who would have guessed it possible that waiting is sustainable. A place with its own harvest.
- Kay Ryan
- The most profound statements are often said in silence.
- Lynn Johnston (1947 - ), For Better or For Worse, 01-15-04
- Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patience.
- Hyman Rickover (1900 - 1986)
- Perpetual optimism is a force multiplier.
- Colin Powell (1937 - )
- The only way most people recognize their limits is by trespassing on them.
- Tom Morris
- I have learned to love that which is meant to harm me, so that I can stand in the way of those who are less strong. I can take the bullets for those who aren't able to.
- Margaret Cho, weblog, 01-14-04
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