A dead man is mourned seven days; a fool, his whole lifetime. ~Yiddish Proverb
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Any fact facing us is not as important as our attitude toward it, for that determines our success or failure. The way you think about a fact may defeat you before you ever do anything about it. You are overcome by the fact because you think you are. ~Norman Vincent Peale
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Goal setting will never stop. I will continue to work hard and practice hard and see where things go. ~Zach Johnson
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I don't usually think of my writing as a "challenge" because I enjoy the process so much. I suppose that's what's helped me to avoid "writer's block" all these years. ~Melody Carlson
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Complete happiness can look so much like complete terror that its hard to tell them apart. ~Carol Plum-Ucci
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Little children, headache; big children, heartache. ~Italian Proverb
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Where men of judgment creep and feel their way, the positive pronounce without dismay. ~William Cowper
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Charity sees the need, not the cause. ~German Proverb
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For all my criticisms of the current system, it doesn't mean that I would like to return to the old one. ~Helen Suzman
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Pain is a message, and you can choose to ignore that message. ~James Patterson
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Truth is a good dog; but always beware of barking too close to the heels of an error, lest you get your brains kicked out. ~Francis Bacon
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The weak are more likely to make the strong weak than the strong are likely to make the weak strong. ~Marlene Dietrich
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The harm that theology has done is not to create cruel impulses, but to give them the sanction of what professes to be lofty ethic, and to confer an apparently sacred character upon practices which have come down from more ignorant and barbarous times. ~Bertrand Russell
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It is better to know as little as possible of the defects of the person with whom you are to pass your life. ~Jane Austen
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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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They were close to the end of the beginning... ~Stephen King
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Find a good teacher that will keep the game fun. Work hard and don't be afraid to have success or disappointment. That is what golf is all about. ~Paula Creamer
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I think inspiration is always around; it is just a question of whether or not you are noticing it. ~John Green
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We understand ourselves through stories, by making stories out of our lives. Storytellers give people structure with which they can begin to look at their own lives and try to make sense of them. ~Bill Harley
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When I was a kid, I used to deliver the newspaper all over town, cramming papers between screen doors and into mailboxes and under doormats. ~Jill Lepore
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Work hard, be patient, and be a sponge while learning your business. Learn how to take criticism. Follow your gut instincts and don't compromise. ~Simon Cowell
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If you are too smart to pay the doctor, you had better be too smart to get ill. ~African Proverb
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I would say you have an ethical obligation to pay the taxes that you owe, but you don't have an ethical obligation to pay taxes that you do not owe. In fact, you should be seeking ways to legally minimise your taxes. ~John Mackey
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Coffee and tobacco are complete repose. ~Turkish Proverb
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Sometimes you need to distance yourself to see things clearly. ~John Spence
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