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Michael Jordan: You have to...

Michael Jordan: You have to...

You have to expect things of yourselves before you can do them.

Source: In Michael...

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Show me a...

Show me a...

Show me a man who lives alone and has a perpetually clean kitchen, and 8 times out of 9 I'll show you a man with...

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Before you kill...

Before you kill...

Before you kill something make sure you have something better to replace it with; something better than political...

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She was built...

She was built...

She was built for crowds. She has never come any closer to life than the dinner table.

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Jessamyn West: In their sympathies,...

Jessamyn West: In their sympathies,...

In their sympathies, children feel nearer animals than adults.

Source: The Life I...

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Inaction, save as...

Inaction, save as...

Inaction, save as a measure of recuperation between bursts of activity, is painful and dangerous to the healthy...

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It amazes me...

It amazes me...

It amazes me that most people spend more time planning next summer's vacation than they do planning the rest of their...

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The stench of...

The stench of...

The stench of human wreckage in which the Nazi regime finally sank down to defeat has been the most shocking fact of...

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Harry Emerson Fosdick: Every human life...

Harry Emerson Fosdick: Every human life...

Every human life involves an unfathomable mystery, for man is the riddle of the universe, and the riddle of man in his...

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Ernest Dimnet: Most people suspend...

Ernest Dimnet: Most people suspend...

Most people suspend their judgment till somebody else has expressed his own and then they repeat...

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Witter Bynner: Words came out...

Witter Bynner: Words came out...

Words came out of the womb of matter;
And whether a man dispassionately
Sees to the core of life
Or...

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Martin H Fischer: In diagnosis think...

Martin H Fischer: In diagnosis think...

In diagnosis think of the easy first.

Source: Fischerisms, by Howard Fabing and Ray...

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Gloria Vanderbilt: . . ....

Gloria Vanderbilt: . . ....

. . . one of the goals of life is to try and be in touch with one's most personal themes -- the values, ideas, styles,...

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Gloria Vanderbilt: . . ....

Gloria Vanderbilt: . . ....

. . . that is the best -- to laugh with someone because you both think the same things are...

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Agatha Christie: The popular idea...

Agatha Christie: The popular idea...

The popular idea that a child forgets easily is not an accurate one. Many people go right through life in the grip of...

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Dale Carnegie: I deal with...

Dale Carnegie: I deal with...

I deal with the obvious. I present, reiterate and glorify the obvious -- because the obvious is what people need to be...

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Phillips Brooks: Charity should begin...

Phillips Brooks: Charity should begin...

Charity should begin at home, but should not stay there.

Source: In The Ultimate...

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Nikita Khrushchev: Politicians are the...

Nikita Khrushchev: Politicians are the...

Politicians are the same all over: they promise to build a bridge even where there is no...

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John McEnroe: This taught me...

John McEnroe: This taught me...

This taught me a lesson, but I'm not sure what it is. (after losing a championship)

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Phillips Brooks: The ideal life...

Phillips Brooks: The ideal life...

The ideal life is in our blood and never will be still. Sad will be the day for any man when he becomes contented...

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