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Richard Nixon: Success is not...

Richard Nixon: Success is not...

Success is not a harbor but a voyage with its own perils to the spirit. The game of life is to come up a winner, to be...

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Abigail Adams: . . ....

Abigail Adams: . . ....

. . . a habit the pleasure of which increases with practice, but becomes more urksome with...

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Larry Speakes: This job has...

Larry Speakes: This job has...

This job has probably got the most screwing-up potential in the world.

Source: On...

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George P Shultz: You've got to...

George P Shultz: You've got to...

You've got to dream a little bit if you're going to get somewhere.

Source: On PBS...

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Akhenaton: As the ostrich...

Akhenaton: As the ostrich...

As the ostrich when pursued hideth his head, but forgetteth his body; so the fears of a coward expose him to...

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Frederick the Great: A crown is...

Frederick the Great: A crown is...

A crown is merely a hat that lets the rain in.

Source: Remark
-- Frederick the...

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Clement Attlee: I think the...

Clement Attlee: I think the...

I think the British have the distinction above all other nations of being able to put new wine into old bottles...

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Edward Everett: I should be...

Edward Everett: I should be...

I should be glad if I could flatter myself that I came as near to the central idea of the occasion in two hours as you...

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Theodore Isaac Rubin: Have you considered...

Theodore Isaac Rubin: Have you considered...

Have you considered that if you don't make waves, nobody including yourself will know that you are...

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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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Eric Berne: Each person designs...

Eric Berne: Each person designs...

Each person designs his own life, freedom gives him the power to carry out his own designs, and power gives the...

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Erich Fromm: Modern man thinks...

Erich Fromm: Modern man thinks...

Modern man thinks he loses something -- time -- when he does not do things quickly; yet he does not know what to do...

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Joyce Brothers: Listening, not imitation,...

Joyce Brothers: Listening, not imitation,...

Listening, not imitation, may be the sincerest form of flattery. . . . If you want to influence someone, listen to...

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Abraham Maslow: When the only...

Abraham Maslow: When the only...

When the only tool you have is a hammer, you tend to see every problem as a nail.

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William James Mayo: Lord, deliver me...

William James Mayo: Lord, deliver me...

Lord, deliver me from the man who never makes a mistake, and also from the man who makes the same mistake...

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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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