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Harvard was a...

Harvard was a...

Harvard was a kind of luxurious afternoon.

Source: Looking back on Harvard's Class...

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To retire is...

To retire is...

To retire is to begin to die.

Source: In The Speaker's Electronic Reference...

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If the Almighty...

If the Almighty...

If the Almighty himself played the violin, the credits would still read 'Rubinstein, God, and Piatigorsky', in that...

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Why attack God?...

Why attack God?...

Why attack God? He may be as miserable as we are.

Source: In 1,911 Best Things...

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We joined the...

We joined the...

We joined the Navy to see the world,
And what did we see? We saw the sea.


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Moli?re: Oh how fine...

Moli?re: Oh how fine...

Oh how fine it is to know a thing or two!

Source: In The Book of Success, ed....

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Moli?re: Long is the...

Moli?re: Long is the...

Long is the road from conception to completion.

Source: In Barnes & Noble Book of...

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Alan Bennett: Your whole life...

Alan Bennett: Your whole life...

Your whole life is on the other side of the glass. And there is nobody watching.

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Brendan Behan: To get enough...

Brendan Behan: To get enough...

To get enough to eat was regarded as an achievement. To get drunk was a victory.

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Zora Neale Hurston: Love, I find,...

Zora Neale Hurston: Love, I find,...

Love, I find, is like singing. Everybody can do enough to satisfy themselves, though it may not impress the neighbors...

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Zora Neale Hurston: When a man...

Zora Neale Hurston: When a man...

When a man keeps beating me to the draw mentally, he begins to get glamorous.

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H Ross Perot: Failures are like...

H Ross Perot: Failures are like...

Failures are like skinned knees -- painful, but superficial.

Source: In The...

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Stephen R Covey: Motivation is a...

Stephen R Covey: Motivation is a...

Motivation is a fire from within. If someone else tries to light that fire under you, chances are it will burn very...

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Adam Smith: The real price...

Adam Smith: The real price...

The real price of everything, what everything really costs to the man who wants to acquire it, is the toil and trouble...

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Barbara Ward: We cannot cheat...

Barbara Ward: We cannot cheat...

We cannot cheat on DNA. We cannot get round photosynthesis. We cannot say I am not going to give a damn about...

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George S Kaufman: The kind of...

George S Kaufman: The kind of...

The kind of doctor I want is one who when he's not examining me is home studying medicine.

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Bertolt Brecht: The world of...

Bertolt Brecht: The world of...

The world of knowledge takes a crazy turn
When teachers themselves are taught to learn.


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Bertolt Brecht: We need a...

Bertolt Brecht: We need a...

We need a type of theatre which not only releases the feelings, insights and impulses possible within the particular...

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The secret of...

The secret of...

The secret of contentment is knowing how to enjoy what you have, and to be able to lose all desire for things beyond...

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Perhaps it is...

Perhaps it is...

Perhaps it is the expediency in the political eye that blinds it.

Source: A Matter...

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