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  • Cynical,  Education,  Politics

    Al McGuire on Politics

    “I think the world is run by ‘C’ students.” Al McGuire

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  • Cynical,  Politics,  Power

    Marquis de Flers Robert and Arman de Caillavet on Democracy

    “Democracy is the name we give the people whenever we need them.” Marquis de Flers Robert and Arman de Caillavet

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  • Funny,  Science,  Success,  Technology

    Thomas A. Edison on Failure

    “I have not failed. I’ve just found 10,000 ways that won’t work.” Thomas A. Edison, (attributed) US inventor (1847 – 1931)

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  • Cynical

    Doug Larson Cynical Quote

    “A lot of people mistake a short memory for a clear conscience.” Doug Larson

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  • Forgiveness

    John F. Kennedy on Forgiveness

    “Forgive your enemies, but never forget their names.” John F. Kennedy

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  • Cynical

    Benjamin Disraeli on Expectations

    “What we anticipate seldom occurs; what we least expected generally happens.” Benjamin Disraeli British politician (1804 – 1881)

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  • Funny,  Life,  Marriage

    Rodney Dangerfield on Marriage

    “I haven’t spoken to my wife in years. I didn’t want to interrupt her.” Rodney Dangerfield US actor & comedian (1921 – 2004)

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  • Animals,  Cynical,  Funny

    Sir Alec Issigonis Funny Quote

    “A camel is a horse designed by a committee” Sir Alec Issigonis

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  • Education,  Wisdom

    Benjamin Franklin on Education

    “Tell me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve me and I learn.” Benjamin Franklin

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  • Anger,  Wisdom

    Lucius Annaeus Seneca on Anger

    “Anger, if not restrained, is frequently more hurtful to us than the injury that provokes it.” Lucius Annaeus Seneca

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  • Cynical,  Funny,  Politics,  Power

    Ronald Reagan on Government

    “The nine most terrifying words in the English language are, ‘I’m from the government and I’m here to help.'” Ronald Reagan 40th president of US (1911 – 2004)

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  • Life

    Anatole France on Life

    “The average man, who does not know what to do with his life, wants another one which will last forever.” Anatole France French novelist (1844 – 1924)

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  • Cynical,  Media,  Truth

    Edith Sitwell on Truth

    “The public will believe anything, so long as it is not founded on truth.” Edith Sitwell English biographer, critic, novelist, & poet (1887 – 1964)

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  • Character,  Courage,  Fear

    Jean Paul Richter on Courage

    “A timid person is frightened before a danger, a coward during the time, and a courageous person afterward.” Jean Paul Richter German author (1763 – 1825)

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  • Age

    Amos Bronson Alcott on Age

    “To keep the heart unwrinkled, to be hopeful, kindly, cheerful, reverent that is to triumph over old age.” Amos Bronson Alcott

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  • Cynical,  Happiness,  Money

    Hobart Brown on Money and Happiness

    “Money doesn’t always bring happiness. People with ten million dollars are no happier than people with nine million dollars.” Hobart Brown

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  • Faith,  Science

    Albert Einstein on God & Science

    “God does not care about our mathematical difficulties. He integrates empirically.” Albert Einstein

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  • Cynical,  Science

    Patrick Young on Weather

    “The trouble with weather forecasting is that it’s right too often for us to ignore it and wrong too often for us to rely on it.” Patrick Young

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  • Cynical,  Funny,  Politics

    Dan Rather on Americans

    “Americans will put up with anything provided it doesn’t block traffic.” Dan Rather US television newscaster (1931 – )

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  • Life,  Wisdom

    David Russell on Life

    “The hardest thing to learn in life is which bridge to cross and which to burn.” David Russell

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  • Discovery,  Knowledge,  Science,  Truth

    Galileo Galilei on Science

    “All truths are easy to understand once they are discovered; the point is to discover them.” Galileo Galilei Italian astronomer & physicist (1564 – 1642)

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  • History

    Martin Luther King, Jr. on History

    “We are not makers of history. We are made by history.” Martin Luther King, Jr.

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  • Cynical,  Intelligence,  Society

    Oscar Wilde on Society

    “The public is wonderfully tolerant. It forgives everything except genius.” Oscar Wilde, The Critic as Artist, 1891 Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 – 1900)

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  • Cynical,  Happiness

    John Stuart Mill on Happiness

    “Ask yourself whether you are happy and you cease to be so.” John Stuart Mill English economist & philosopher (1806 – 1873)

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  • Discovery,  Education,  Knowledge,  Science

    R. Buckminster Fuller on Science

    “Everything you’ve learned in school as ‘obvious’ becomes less and less obvious as you begin to study the universe. For example, there are no solids in the universe. There’s not even a suggestion of a solid. There are no absolute continuums. There are no surfaces. There are no straight lines.” R. Buckminster Fuller US architect & engineer (1895 – 1983)

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  • Society,  Wisdom

    Abigail Van Buren on Society

    “The less you talk, the more you’re listened to.” Abigail Van Buren

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  • Education,  Wisdom

    Plutarch on Wisdom

    “The mind is not a vessel to be filled but a fire to be kindled.” Plutarch

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  • Cynical,  Society

    William James on Society

    “A great many people think they are thinking when they are really rearranging their prejudices.” William James US Pragmatist philosopher & psychologist (1842 – 1910)

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  • Cynical,  Imagination,  Intelligence,  Work

    Ralph Waldo Emerson on Thoughts

    “In every work of genius we recognize our own rejected thoughts; they come back to us with a certain alienated majesty.” Ralph Waldo Emerson, “Self Reliance” US essayist & poet (1803 – 1882)

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  • Life,  Wisdom

    John Andrew Holmes on Self

    “It is well to remember that the entire universe, with one trifling exception, is composed of others.” John Andrew Holmes

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  • Business,  Politics,  Power

    Winston Churchill on Business

    “I am certainly not one of those who need to be prodded. In fact, if anything, I am the prod.” Winston Churchill

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  • Cynical,  Funny,  Humanity,  Politics,  Sci-Fi,  Science

    William S. Burroughs on Politics and Science Fiction

    “After one look at this planet any visitor from outer space would say ‘I want to see the manager.’ “ William S. Burroughs US author (1914 – 1997)

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  • Forgiveness

    Mohandas Gandhi on Forgiveness

    “The weak can never forgive. Forgiveness is the attribute of the strong.” Mohandas Gandhi

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  • Anger

    Marcus Aurelius on Anger

    “How much more grievous are the consequences of anger than the causes of it.” Marcus Aurelius

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  • Death,  Faith,  History,  Humanity,  Life,  Wisdom

    King Solomon on Value

    “Good people are remembered long after they are gone, but the wicked are soon forgotten.” Solomon a king of Israel and a thinker

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  • Change,  Wisdom

    Leo Tolstoy on Change

    “Everyone thinks of changing the world, but no one thinks of changing himself.” Leo Tolstoy Russian mystic & novelist (1828 – 1910)

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  • Character,  Motivational,  Success,  Wisdom

    Albert Einstein on Success

    “Try not to become a man of success, but rather try to become a man of value.” Albert Einstein

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  • Friendship,  Love

    Elbert Hubbard on Friendship

    “A friend is one who knows you and loves you just the same.” Elbert Hubbard

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  • Age,  Cynical,  Faith,  Life

    Georg Christoph Lichtenberg on Belief

    “First there is a time when we believe everything, then for a little while we believe with discrimination, then we believe nothing whatever, and then we believe everything again – and, moreover, give reasons why we believe.” Georg Christoph Lichtenberg (1742 – 1799)

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  • Cynical

    John Kenneth Galbraith Cynical Quote

    “If all else fails, immortality can always be assured by spectacular error.” John Kenneth Galbraith US (Canadian-born) administrator & economist (1908 – 2006)

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  • Nature,  Time

    James Carville on Time

    “The best time to plant an oak tree was twenty-five years ago. The second best time is today.” James Carville

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  • Love,  Poetry

    Robert Frost on Poetry

    “A poem begins as a lump in the throat, a sense of wrong, a homesickness, a lovesickness.” Robert Frost

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  • Dreams,  Imagination

    Edgar Allan Poe on Dreams

    “Those who dream by day are cognizant of many things which escape those who dream only by night.” Edgar Allan Poe, “Eleonora” US short story author, editor, & poet (1809 – 1849)

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  • Society

    Randolph Bourne on Society

    “Society is one vast conspiracy for carving one into the kind of statue it likes, and then placing it in the most convenient niche it has.” Randolph Bourne

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  • Cynical,  Politics

    Henry Kissinger on Politics

    “Ninety percent of the politicians give the other ten percent a bad reputation.” Henry Kissinger US (German-born) diplomat & scholar (1923 – )

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  • Computers,  Cynical,  Technology

    Adam Osborne on Computers

    “People think computers will keep them from making mistakes. They’re wrong. With computers you make mistakes faster.” Adam Osborne

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  • Life

    Marcus Aurelius on Life

    “The art of living is more like wrestling than dancing.” Marcus Aurelius

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  • Success

    Norman Vincent Peale on Success

    “How you think about a problem is more important than the problem itself – so always think positively.” Norman Vincent Peale

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  • Happiness,  Life

    Helen Keller on Comfort

    “To me a lush carpet of pine needles or spongy grass is more welcome than the most luxurious Persian rug.” Helen Keller US blind & deaf educator (1880 – 1968)

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  • Cynical,  Funny,  Science

    Woody Allen on the Universe

    “I’m astounded by people who want to ‘know’ the universe when it’s hard enough to find your way around Chinatown.” Woody Allen US movie actor, comedian, & director (1935 – )

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  • History,  War

    Dwight D. Eisenhower on War

    “Every gun that is made, every warship launched, every rocket fired, signifies in the final sense a theft from those who hunger and are not fed, those who are cold and are not clothed.” Dwight D. Eisenhower

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  • Funny

    Janet Long on Sanity

    “Part of being sane, is being a little bit crazy.” Janet Long

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  • Motivational,  Success

    Zig Ziglar on Success

    “A goal properly set is halfway reached.” Zig Ziglar

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  • Cynical,  Funny,  Happiness,  Marriage,  Philosophy

    Socrates on Marriage

    “My advice to you is get married: if you find a good wife you’ll be happy; if not, you’ll become a philosopher.” Socrates

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  • Art,  Imagination

    Tom Stoppard on Art & Imagination

    “Skill without imagination is craftsmanship and gives us many useful objects such as wickerwork picnic baskets. Imagination without skill gives us modern art.” Tom Stoppard, “Artist Descending a Staircase” British dramatist & screenwriter (1937 – )

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  • Courage,  Success,  Wisdom

    Winston Churchill on Success

    “Success is not final, failure is not fatal: it is the courage to continue that counts.” Winston Churchill

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  • Funny,  Nature,  Science

    Willie Tyler on Lightning

    “The reason lightning doesn’t strike twice in the same place is that the same place isn’t there the second time.” Willie Tyler

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  • Fear

    Eric Hoffer on Fear

    “You can discover what your enemy fears most by observing the means he uses to frighten you.” Eric Hoffer (1902 – 1983)

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  • Technology,  Work

    Elbert Hubbard on Work & Technology

    “One machine can do the work of fifty ordinary men. No machine can do the work of one extraordinary man.” Elbert Hubbard

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  • Courage,  History,  Success,  Travel

    Christopher Columbus on Exploration

    “Following the light of the sun, we left the Old World.” Christopher Columbus

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