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Rita Mae Brown quote: "Don't hope more than you're willing to work."
Don't hope more than you're willing to work. Rita Mae Brown
The commentator may be excused for repeating what he has stressed in his own books and lectures, namely that "offensive" is frequently but a synonym for "unusual;" and a great work of art is of course always original, and thus by its very nature should come more or less as a shocking surprise. Vladimir Nabokov
And so, since then, I've been preaching. Moreover...I love those who laugh at me even more than the rest. Why, I don't know...but so be it. They say that even now I don't make much sense... Fyodor Dostoevsky
Martin Amis quote: "They did more than take our youth away. They also took away..."
They did more than take our youth away. They also took away the men we were going to be. Martin Amis
When you right or extricate a ducking businessman (take him out of chancery) and set him before the wind again, it is worth the while to look and see if he has any seed of success under him. Such a one you may know afar. He floats more slowly and steadily, carrying weight--and of his enterprise, expect results. Henry David Thoreau
This illustrates an important truth, namely, that the worse your logic, the more interesting the consequences to which it gives rise. Bertrand Russell
Andy Warhol quote: "The idea of waiting for something makes it more exciting"
The idea of waiting for something makes it more exciting Andy Warhol
Winston Churchill quote: "There is nothing more exhilarating than to be shot at with no..."
There is nothing more exhilarating than to be shot at with no result. Winston Churchill
So now Stephen must actually learn at first hand hwo straight can run the path of true love, in direct contradiction to the time-honoured proverb. Must realize more clearly than ever, that love is only permissible to those who are cut in every respect to life's pattern. Radclyffe Hall
Even, she thought, even without the gift of witchsight, there was more beauty to be found in the world than could ever be snared in language or music. And with the sight... Charles de Lint
Joan Didion quote: "After a while there were no more tule fogs at dawn and all..."
After a while there were no more tule fogs at dawn and all Charlotte wanted was one night that did not end badly. Joan Didion
Jim Davis quote: "Life is like a hot bath. It feels good while you're in it, but..."
Life is like a hot bath. It feels good while you're in it, but the longer you stay, the more wrinkled you get. Jim Davis
Mrs. Cadbury: Tell me what you know about yourself. Anne Shirley: Well, it really isn't worth telling, Mrs. Cadbury... but if you let me tell you what I IMAGINE about myself you'd find it a lot more interesting. L. M. Montgomery
[W]isdom is the child of integrity—being integrated around principles. And integrity is the child of humility and courage. In fact, you could say that humility is the mother of all virtues because humility acknowledges that there are natural laws or principles that govern the universe. They are in charge. Pride teaches us that we are in charge. Humility teaches us to understand and live by principles, because they ultimately govern the consequences of our actions. If humility is the... Stephen Covey
Tyranny, like hell, is not easily conquered; yet we have this consolation with us, that the harder the conflict, the more glorious the triumph. Thomas Paine

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