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He was justifying his existence, than which life can do no greater; for life achieves its summit when it does to the uttermost that which it was equipped to do. Jack London
I know the night is not the same as the day: that all things are different, that the things of the night cannot be explained in the day, because they do not then exist, and the night can be a dreadful time for lonely people once their loneliness has started. Ernest Hemingway
The only ethical principle which has made science possible is that the truth shall be told all the time. If we do not penalize false statements made in error, we open up the way for false statements by intention. And a false statement of fact, made deliberately, is the most serious crime a scientist can commit. Dorothy L. Sayers
Religion does not help me. The faith that others give to what is unseen, I give to what one can touch, and look at. My gods dwell in temples made with hands; and within the circle of actual experience is my creed made perfect and complete: too complete, it may be, for like many or all of those who have placed their heaven in this earth, I have found in it not merely the beauty of heaven, but the horror of hell also. Oscar Wilde
Writing again, he stressed that the events of war are always uncertain. Then, paraphrasing a favorite line from the popular play Cato by Joseph Addison - a line that General Washington, too, would often call upon - Adams told her, "We cannot insure success, but we can deserve it. David McCullough
Come, come, come? I'm not asking for hundreds of pounds, just a little to start with. Will someone say ten shillings?' 'I can say it, Father' said Milligan, 'but I haven't got it.' 'I've got it,' thought Dr Goldstein, 'but I'm not going to say it. Spike Milligan
Nora Roberts quote: "Some things in life are out of your control. You can make it a..."
Some things in life are out of your control. You can make it a party or a tragedy. Nora Roberts
Charles Bukowski quote: "There is a loneliness in this world so great that you can see..."
There is a loneliness in this world so great that you can see it in the slow movement of the hands of a clock. Charles Bukowski
Lynn Johnston quote: "An apology is the superglue of life. It can repair just about..."
An apology is the superglue of life. It can repair just about anything. Lynn Johnston
Mario Puzo quote: "A man who is not a father to his children can never be a real man"
A man who is not a father to his children can never be a real man Mario Puzo
[Robin Stewart] was your man. True for you, you had withdrawn the crutch from his sight, but still it should have been there in your hand, ready for him. For you are a leader-don't you know it? I don't, surely, need to tell you?-And that is what leadership means. It means fortifying the fainthearted and giving them the two sides of your tongue while you are at it. It means suffering weak love and schooling it till it matures. It means giving up you privicies, your follies and your leasure. It... Dorothy Dunnett
John Ralston Saul quote: "I have a theory of statistics: if you can double them or halve..."
I have a theory of statistics: if you can double them or halve them and they still work, they are really good statistics. John Ralston Saul
It's not about knowing who you are. It's about thinkin you got there without takin anything with you. Your notions about startin over. or anybody's. You dont start over. That's what it's about. Every step you take is forever. You can't make it go away. None of it. Cormac McCarthy
When I think about my relationship with America, I feel like a battered wife: Yeah, he knocks me around a lot, but boy, he sure can dance. Sarah Vowell
Anne Frank quote: "People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but that doesn't..."
People can tell you to keep your mouth shut, but that doesn't stop you from having your own opinion. Anne Frank

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