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“Information is not knowledge;knowledge is not wisdom;wisdom is not truth;truth is not beauty.”
– Frank Zappa.
Frank Zappa: From information to beauty
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Michel de Montaigne: Differences
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There is as much difference between us and ourselves as between us and others. –Michel de Montaigne, essayist (1533-1592)
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Ivy Baker Priest: Round world
“The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be only the beginning.” ~Ivy Baker Priest, quoted in “My Resolution”
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Lillian Dickson: Like a coin
“Life is like a coin. You can spend it any way you wish, but you only spend it once.” ~Lillian Dickson, quoted in “Teens Talk Growing Up”
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George Bernard Shaw: Ferocity
When a man hunts a tiger, it’s called sport. When a tiger stalks a man, it’s called ferocity.
– George Bernard Shaw.
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John Dryden: Mighty things
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“Mighty things from small beginnings grow.” ~John Dryden, quoted in “Teacher Tales”
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Irish proverb: Best cures in doctor’s book
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A good laugh and a long sleep are the best cures in the doctor’s book.
– Irish Proverb.
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Robert Lynd: Friendship
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Friendship will not stand the strain of very much good advice for very long.
– Robert Lynd, The Peal Of Bells.
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Bhavna Bhalla: Silence can’t be manipulated
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Words can be manipulated but silence you can’t.
– Bhavna Bhalla on Facebook.
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Piet Hein: Against our own
“In International / Consequences / the players must reckon / to reap what they’ve sown. / We have a defence / against other defences, / but what’s to defend us / against our own?”
—Piet Hein.
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Anais Nin: Truth and illusion
“When others asked the truth of me, I was convinced it was not the truth they wanted, but an illusion they could bear to live with.”
-Anais Nin, writer (1903-1977).
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Bob Dylan: Success
“What’s money? A man is a success if he gets up in the morning and goes to bed at night and in between does what he wants to do.”
—Bob Dylan.
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Larry Bird: Practice
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“I don’t know if I practiced more than anybody, but I sure practiced enough. I still wonder if someone somewhere was practicing more than me.”
- Larry Bird, basketball player.
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Samuel Taylor Coleridge: Language
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“Language is the armory of the human mind; and at once contains the trophies of its past, and the weapons of its future conquests.”
—Samuel Taylor Coleridge, poet, critic, and philosopher (1772-1834).
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Michel de Montaigne: Truth
I speak the truth not so much as I would, but as much as I dare, and I dare a little more as I grow older. –Michel de Montaigne, essayist (1533-1592)
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Mark Twain: Kindness
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“Kindness is the language which the deaf can hear and the blind can see.” ~Mark Twain, quoted in “Loving Our Cats”
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Unknown: Happiness
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“Happiness is a way of traveling, not a destination.” ~Unknown, quoted in “Teens Talk Middle School”.
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John Lennon: Life
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“Life is what happens to you while you’re busy making other plans.” ~John Lennon, quoted in “Power Moms”.
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Marc Holm: Don’t look back
“Don’t look back unless you intend to go that way.” ~Marc Holm, quoted in “On Being A Parent”
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Unknown: Closer than yesterday
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“I may not be there yet, but I’m closer than I was yesterday.” ~Unknown, quoted in “The Golf Book”
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C.C. Scott: Human Spirit
“The human spirit is stronger than anything that can happen to it.” ~C.C. Scott, quoted in “Tough Times, Tough People”.
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Art Linkletter: Way Things Turn Out
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“Things turn out best for the people who make the best out of the way things turn out.” ~Art Linkletter, quoted in ‘On Being A Parent'”.
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Marianne Williamson: Joy
“Joy is what happens when we allow ourselves to recognize how good things really are.” ~Marianne Williamson, quoted in Tough Times, Tough People.
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Rebecca West: God
If there is a God, I don’t think He would demand that anyone bow down or stand up to Him. –Rebecca West, author and journalist (1892-1983)
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Richard Bach: Wanting and being
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“If you want to be with someone you love, aren’t you already there?”
– Richard Bach.
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Dalai Lama: Practice compassion
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If you want others to be happy, practice compassion.
If you want to be happy, practice compassion.
– Dalai Lama, spiritual leader.
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Mohamed ElBaradei: Primary allegiance
“The ultimate sense of security will be when we come to recognize that we are all part of one human race. Our primary allegiance is to the human race and not to one particular color or border.” –Mohamed ElBaradei, Director General of the International Atomic Energy Agency (b. 1942).
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Mignon McLaughlin: Courage that matters
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“The only courage that matters is the kind that gets you from one moment to the next.” ~Mignon McLaughlin, quoted in “Teens Talk Tough Times”.
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Jack Canfield: Feedback
“Feedback is the breakfast of champions.” ~Ken Blanchard and Spencer Johnson (Via Jack Canfield)
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