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Jim Valvano quote: "There are 86,400 seconds in a day. It's up to you to decide..."
There are 86,400 seconds in a day. It's up to you to decide what to do with them. Jim Valvano
Ayn Rand quote: "There is no such thing as a lousy job - only lousy men who..."
There is no such thing as a lousy job - only lousy men who don't care to do it. Ayn Rand
Confident that cast-iron walls separate our nature and situation from theirs, comfortable in the well-broken-in saddle of our high horse, we have exchanged our capacity to be tolerant for detachment and derision. It is the tragedian's task, then, to force us to confront an almost unbearable truth: every folly or myopia of which any human being in history has been guilty may be traced back to some aspect of our collective nature. Because we each bear within ourselves the whole of the human... Alain de Botton
Oprah Winfrey quote: "If you're going to binge, literature is definitely the way to..."
If you're going to binge, literature is definitely the way to do it. Oprah Winfrey
I didn't know what to say to her. What do you say to people when they ask how it feels to lose everything? When every planet in your solar system has exploded? Sherman Alexie
She has her own glamour, Willy lad. All poets do, all the bards and artists, all the musicians who truly take the music into their own hearts. They all straddle the border of Faerie, and they see into both worlds. Not dependably into either, perhaps, but that uncertainty keeps them honest and at a distance. Emma Bull
Jules Verne quote: "I say, you do have a heart!'Sometimes,' he replied. 'When I..."
I say, you do have a heart!'Sometimes,' he replied. 'When I have the time. Jules Verne
Perhaps all romance is like that; not a contract between equal parties but an explosion of dreams and desires that can find no outlet in everyday life. Only a drama will do and while the fireworks last the sky is a different colour. Jeanette Winterson
Therefore, doing the Stations of the Cross was still more laborious than consoling, and required a sacrifice. It was much the same with all my devotions. They did not come easily or spontaneously, and they very seldom brought with them any strong sensible satisfaction. Nevertheless the work of performing them ended in a profound and fortifying peace: a peace that was scarcely perceptible, but which deepened and which, as my passions subsided, became more and more real, more and more sure,... Thomas Merton
...the City is what they want it to be: thriftless, warm, scary and full of amiable strangers. No wonder they forget pebbly creeks and when they do not forget the sky completely think of it as a tiny piece of information about the time of day or night. Toni Morrison
Terry Prachett quote: "Why bother with a cunning plan when a simple one will do?"
Why bother with a cunning plan when a simple one will do? Terry Prachett
Patience is...clearly not fatalistic, shoulder-shrugging resignation. It is the acceptance of a divine rhythm to life; it is obedience prolonged. Patience stoutly resists pulling up the daisies to see how the roots are doing. Neal A. Maxwell
There are no more barriers to cross. All I have in common with the uncontrollable and the insane, the vicious and the evil, all the mayhem I have caused and my utter indifference toward it I have now surpassed. My pain is constant and sharp and I do not hope for a better world for anyone, in fact I want my pain to be inflicted on others. I want no one to escape, but even after admitting this there is no catharsis, my punishment continues to elude me and I gain no deeper knowledge of myself;... Bret Easton Ellis
Studs Terkel quote: "I am paraphrasing Einstein. I love to do that: nobody dares..."
I am paraphrasing Einstein. I love to do that: nobody dares contradict me. Studs Terkel
Imaginary’ universes are so much more beautiful than this stupidly constructed ‘real’ one; and most of the finest products of an applied mathematician’s fancy must be rejected, as soon as they have been created, for the brutal but sufficient reason that they do not fit the facts. G. H. Hardy

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