I believe babies are born as innovative personalities. But our social processes work to stamp out exploration and questioning. ~Jay Wright Forrester
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But I also know that to ignore joy while it lasts, in favor of lamenting one's fate, is a great crime. ~Nancy Farmer
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All managers are losers, they are the most expendable pieces of furniture on the face of the Earth. ~Ted Williams
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One of the things about leadership is that you've got to show up. And if you want to be president of the United States you've got to make a case to the American people that Barack Obama needs to be dismissed from his position.
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I think I'm doing some good. Obviously, I don't need any more money. ~Joe Jamail
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It is good for us to get into the Word, but it is much better for the Word to get into us. ~David J. Stewart
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Middle age is that perplexing time of life when we hear two voices calling us, one saying, "Why not?" and the other, "Why bother?" ~Sydney J. Harris
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It's hard to imagine that our love is a story with an end. But you know, at least I'm getting some really good songs out of it ~Miley Cyrus
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The grave is a very small hillock, but we can see farther from it, when standing on it, than from the highest mountain in all the world. ~August Tholuck
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In the midst of great joy, do not promise anyone anything. In the midst of great anger, do not answer anyone's letter. ~Chinese Proverb
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The first step binds one to the second. ~French Proverb
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Properly trained, a man can be dog's best friend. ~Corey Ford
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Sorrow is brief but joy is endless ~Friedrich Schiller
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There's no "brothers" when it comes to white people. We are just complete individuals. We don't care about each other. He's not my brother; my brother lives in Ohio; I don't know that guy. ~Bill Burr
#quotes #bill-burr #brotherhood #ohio

People who say it cannot be done should not interrupt those who are doing it. ~Chinese Proverb
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If you have someone in your life that you are grateful for, someone to whom you want to write another heartfelt, slanted, misspelled thank you note, do it. Tell them they made you feel loved and supported. That they made you feel like you belonged somewhere and that you were not a freak. Tell them all of that. Tell them today. ~Lisa Jakub
#quotes #lisa-jakub #love #life

It was as if Snape had started handing out sweets. ~J. K. Rowling
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By keeping most tax rates at present levels, Obama and the Democrats will claim that they have championed tax cuts for the middle class. ~John Podhoretz
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The best place for criticism is in front of the mirror. ~English Proverb
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Friendship doubles our joy and divides our grief. ~Swedish Proverb
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The silent man is the best to listen to. ~Japanese Proverb
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Shared joy is a double joy; shared sorrow is half a sorrow. ~Swedish Proverb
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A thing of beauty is a joy forever. ~English Proverb
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One joy scatters a hundred griefs. ~Chinese Proverb
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Do the one thing you think you cannot do. Fail at it. Try again. Do better the second time. The only people who never tumble are those who never mount the high wire. This is your moment. Own it. ~Oprah Winfrey
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