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- A vote is like a rifle: its usefulness depends upon the character of the user.
- Theodore Roosevelt (1858 - 1919)
- A well-written life is almost as rare as a well-spent one.
- Thomas Carlyle (1795 - 1881)
- A wise man will make more opportunities than he finds.
- Sir Francis Bacon (1561 - 1626)
- A writer is somebody for whom writing is more difficult than it is for other people.
- Thomas Mann (1875 - 1955)
- Absence sharpens love, presence strengthens it.
- English Proverb
- Acting is a form of deception, and actors can mesmerize themselves almost as easily as an audience.
- Leo Rosten (1908 - )
- Action springs not from thought, but from a readiness for responsibility.
- G. M. Trevelyan (1876 - 1962)
- Adversity is the touchstone of friendship.
- French Proverb
- Advice is like snow; the softer it falls, the longer it dwells upon, and the deeper it sinks into, the mind.
- Samuel Taylor Coleridge (1772 - 1834)
- After the game, the king and pawn go into the same box.
- Italian Proverb
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