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Edward F Halifax: Hope is generally...

Edward F Halifax: Hope is generally...

Hope is generally a wrong guide, though it is very good company by the way.

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Harold Wilson: The labour party...

Harold Wilson: The labour party...

The labour party is like a stage-coach. If you rattle along at great speed everybody inside is too exhilarated or too...

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Pericles: Our love of...

Pericles: Our love of...

Our love of what is beautiful does not lead to extravagance; our love of the things of the mind does not make us...

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William E Gladstone: Be happy with...

William E Gladstone: Be happy with...

Be happy with what you have and are, be generous with both, and you won't have to hunt for...

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William E Gladstone: Be thorough in...

William E Gladstone: Be thorough in...

Be thorough in all you do; and remember that although ignorance often may be innocent, pretension is always...

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Rachel Field: Doorbells are like...

Rachel Field: Doorbells are like...

Doorbells are like a magic game,
Or the grab-bag at a fair --
You never know when you hear one ring
Who may...

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Katherine Paterson: Peace is not...

Katherine Paterson: Peace is not...

Peace is not won by those who fiercely guard their differences but by those who with open minds and hearts seek out...

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Tom Sharpe: I don't consider...

Tom Sharpe: I don't consider...

I don't consider myself bald, I'm just taller than my hair.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Margery Allingham: Mourning is not...

Margery Allingham: Mourning is not...

Mourning is not forgetting. . . . It is an undoing. Every minute tie has to be untied and something permanent and...

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Jean Genet: Anyone who knows...

Jean Genet: Anyone who knows...

Anyone who knows a strange fact shares in its singularity.

Source: Prisoner of...

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J P Donleavy: I got disappointed...

J P Donleavy: I got disappointed...

I got disappointed in human nature as well and gave it up because I found it too much like my...

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Gertrude Stein: What is the...

Gertrude Stein: What is the...

What is the answer? [Silence] In that case, what is the question?

Source: Her...

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Djuna Barnes: Time is a...

Djuna Barnes: Time is a...

Time is a great conference planning our end, and youth is only the past putting a leg...

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Djuna Barnes: Life is painful,...

Djuna Barnes: Life is painful,...

Life is painful, nasty and short . . . in my case it has only been painful and nasty.

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Douglas Coupland: I want pills...

Douglas Coupland: I want pills...

I want pills called September 10. You take one and your mind feels like the 11th never...

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Stephen Potter: Just as there...

Stephen Potter: Just as there...

Just as there are O.K.-words in conversationship so there are O.K.-people to mention in...

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George Ade: To insure peace...

George Ade: To insure peace...

To insure peace of mind ignore the rules and regulations.

Source: In Webster's...

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Ernest Hemingway: But man is...

Ernest Hemingway: But man is...

But man is not made for defeat. A man can be destroyed but not defeated.

Source: In...

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P D James: There comes a...

P D James: There comes a...

There comes a time when every scientist, even God, has to write off an experiment.

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William Faulkner: People need trouble...

William Faulkner: People need trouble...

People need trouble -- a little frustration to sharpen the spirit on, toughen it. Artists do; I don't mean you need to...

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