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  • Love

    Pedro Calderon de la Barca on Love

    “Love that is not madness is not love.” Pedro Calderon de la Barca

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  • Character

    Greg Anderson on Character

    “Focus on the journey, not the destination. Joy is found not in finishing an activity but in doing it.” Greg Anderson

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  • Cynical,  Humanity

    William Hazlitt on Humanity

    “Man is the only animal that laughs and weeps, for he is the only animal that is struck with the difference between what things are and what they ought to be.” William Hazlitt English essayist (1778 – 1830)

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  • Love

    Robert Frost on Love

    “Love is an irresistible desire to be irresistibly desired.” Robert Frost US poet (1874 – 1963)

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  • Cynical,  Society,  Truth

    H. L. Mencken Cynical Quote

    “The men the American public admire most extravagantly are the most daring liars; the men they detest most violently are those who try to tell them the truth.” H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 – 1956)

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  • Cynical,  Progress

    George Santayana on Progress

    “Those who speak most of progress measure it by quantity and not by quality.” George Santayana US (Spanish-born) philosopher (1863 – 1952)

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  • Funny

    Mark Twain on Lies

    “There are three kinds of lies: lies, damned lies, and statistics.” Mark Twain

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  • Imagination

    Hector Berlioz on Ideas

    “Every composer knows the anguish and despair occasioned by forgetting ideas which one had no time to write down.” Hector Berlioz French composer (1803 – 1869)

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  • Computers,  Technology

    Jim Clark on the Internet

    “The Internet is not just one thing, it’s a collection of things – of numerous communications networks that all speak the same digital language.” Jim Clark

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  • Character

    Nicholas Chamfort on Character

    “In great affairs men show themselves as they wish to be seen; in small things they show themselves as they are.” Nicholas Chamfort (1741 – 1794)

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  • Books,  Poetry

    Arnold Lobel on Books

    “Books to the ceiling, Books to the sky, My pile of books is a mile high. How I love them! How I need them! I’ll have a long beard by the time I read them.” Arnold Lobel

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  • Cynical,  Politics

    H. L. Mencken on Politics

    “Every decent man is ashamed of the government he lives under.” H. L. Mencken US editor (1880 – 1956)

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  • Law,  Politics

    Winston Churchill on Law

    “If you have ten thousand regulations you destroy all respect for the law.” Winston Churchill

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  • Faith

    Blaise Pascal on Faith

    “In faith there is enough light for those who want to believe and enough shadows to blind those who don’t.” Blaise Pascal

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  • Education,  Intelligence,  Knowledge,  Sci-Fi,  Science,  Society,  Wisdom

    Isaac Asimov on Knowledge

    “If knowledge can create problems, it is not through ignorance that we can solve them.” Isaac Asimov US science fiction novelist & scholar (1920 – 1992)

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  • Funny,  Nature

    Demetri Martin Funny Quote

    “I bought a cactus. A week later it died. And I got depressed, because I thought, Damn. I am less nurturing than a desert.” Demetri Martin, New York Magazine, October 3, 2005

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  • History,  Humanity,  Imagination,  Science

    L. Frank Baum on Imagination

    “Imagination has brought mankind through the dark ages to its present state of civilization. Imagination led Columbus to discover America. Imagination led Franklin to discover electricity.” L. Frank Baum

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  • Cynical,  Politics

    Sir Barnett Cocks on Politics

    “A committee is a cul-de-sac down which ideas are lured and then quietly strangled.” Sir Barnett Cocks (1907 – 1989)

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  • Cynical,  Funny

    Lewis Thomas on Language

    “The great thing about human language is that it prevents us from sticking to the matter at hand.” Lewis Thomas US author, biologist, physician (1913 – 1993)

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  • Cynical,  Funny,  Nature,  Politics

    George Carlin on Nature

    “Some national parks have long waiting lists for camping reservations. When you have to wait a year to sleep next to a tree, something is wrong.” George Carlin US comedian and actor (1937 – 2008)

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  • Philosophy

    Cicero on Philosophy

    “There is nothing so absurd but some philosopher has said it.” Cicero, De Divinatione Roman author, orator, & politician (106 BC – 43 BC)

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  • Humanity,  Society

    George Orwell on Society

    “Society has always seemed to demand a little more from human beings than it will get in practice.” George Orwell

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  • Faith,  Love,  Wisdom

    Proverbs 15:17 on Love

    “A simple meal with love is better than a feast where there is hatred.” Proverbs 15:17

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  • Age,  Children,  Funny

    Randall Jarrell on Children

    “One of the most obvious facts about grownups to a child is that they have forgotten what it is like to be a child.” Randall Jarrell US author & poet (1914 – 1965)

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  • Cynical,  Funny,  Integrity

    Ellen Goodman on Journalism

    “In journalism, there has always been a tension between getting it first and getting it right.” Ellen Goodman American journalist (1941 – )

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  • Knowledge,  Wisdom

    Chinese Proverb on Wisdom

    “He who asks is a fool for five minutes, but he who does not ask remains a fool forever.” Chinese Proverb

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  • Business,  Cynical

    William Wrigley Jr. on Business

    “When two men in business always agree, one of them is unnecessary.” William Wrigley Jr. US chewing gum industrialist (1861 – 1932)

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  • Cynical,  Work

    Doug Larson on Work

    “Accomplishing the impossible means only that the boss will add it to your regular duties.” Doug Larson

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  • Love

    Margaret Atwood on Love

    “The Eskimo has fifty-two names for snow because it is important to them; there ought to be as many for love.” Margaret Atwood

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  • Funny

    T. S. Eliot on Humor

    “Humor is also a way of saying something serious.” T. S. Eliot British (US-born) critic, dramatist & poet (1888 – 1965)

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  • Anger,  Wisdom

    Mark Twain on Anger

    “Anger is an acid that can do more harm to the vessel in which it is stored than to anything on which it is poured.” Mark Twain

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  • Character

    Anonymous on Character

    “Watch your thoughts, for they become words. Watch your words, for they become actions. Watch your actions, for they become habits. Watch your habits, for they become character. Watch your character, for it becomes your destiny.” Author unknown

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  • Faith,  Science,  Wisdom

    Albert Einstein on Science & Religion

    “Science without religion is lame, religion without science is blind.” Albert Einstein

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  • Education,  Science

    Albert Einstein on Education

    “I have no special talents. I am only passionately curious.” Albert Einstein

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  • Integrity,  Politics

    Benjamin Franklin on Government

    “There is no kind of dishonesty into which otherwise good people more easily and frequently fall than that of defrauding the government.” Benjamin Franklin US author, diplomat, inventor, physicist, politician, & printer (1706 – 1790)

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  • Success,  Wisdom

    Robert Service on Success

    “Be master of your petty annoyances and conserve your energies for the big, worthwhile things. It isn’t the mountain ahead that wears you out – it’s the grain of sand in your shoe.” Robert Service

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  • Cynical

    Hob Broun on Realism

    “Realism… has no more to do with reality than anything else.” Hob Broun

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  • Love

    Honoré de Balzac on Love

    “A woman knows the face of the man she loves as a sailor knows the open sea.” Honoré de Balzac

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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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