Life is a zoo in a… Peter De Vries

Life is a zoo in a jungle.

Peter De Vries

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Exercise alone… James Rippe

Exercise alone provides psychological and physical benefits. However, if you also adopt a strategy that engages your mind while you exercise, you can get a whole host of psychological benefits fairly quickly.

James Rippe, M.D.

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“Opposites are… Hippocrates c. 460-400 BC

“Opposites are cures for opposites.

Hippocrates c. 460-400 BC, Breaths, bk. I

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At Group L, Stoffel… The Washington Post Magazine

At Group L, Stoffel oversees six first-rate programmers, a managerial challenge roughly comparable to herding cats.

The Washington Post Magazine, June 9, 1985

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Whatever is… Georg W. Hegel

Whatever is reasonable is true, and whatever is true is reasonable.

Georg W. Hegel

German philosopher (1770 - 1831)

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“Let no one be… Sextus Propertius 54 BC-AD 2

“Let no one be willing to speak ill of the absent.

Sextus Propertius 54 BC-AD 2, Elegies, II, xix, 32

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The law, in its… Anatole France

The law, in its majestic equality, forbids the rich as well as the poor to sleep under bridges, to beg in the streets and to steal bread.

Anatole France

French novelist (1844 - 1924)

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The shoe that fits… Carl Jung

The shoe that fits one person pinches another; there is no recipe for living that suits all cases.

Carl Jung

Swiss psychologist (1875 - 1961)

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Do not speak ill of… The Seven Sages

Do not speak ill of the dead.

The Seven Sages, (Bias, Chilon, Cleobulus, Periander, Pittacus,Solon, Thales) c. 650 - c. 550 BC, From Diogenes Laertius, Lives

(650 BC - 550 BC)

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What are… William Simpson

What are politicians going to tell people when the Constitution is gone and we still have a drug problem?

William Simpson, A.C.L.U.

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A compromise is the… Ludwig Erhard

A compromise is the art of dividing a cake in such a way that everyone believes he has the biggest piece.

Ludwig Erhard

German economist & politician (1897 - 1977)

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“If the victor had… Lucan (Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) AD 39-65

“If the victor had the gods on his side, the vanquished had Cato.”

Lucan (Marcus Annaeus Lucanus) AD 39-65, The Civil War, bk. I, 128

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Laughter, while it… Joseph Addison

Laughter, while it lasts, slackens and unbraces the mind, weakens the faculties, and causes a kind of remissness and dissolution in all the powers of the soul.

Joseph Addison

English essayist, poet, & politician (1672 - 1719)

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The undertaking of… Evenius

The undertaking of a new action brings new strength.

Evenius

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First things first,… Doctor Who

First things first, but not necessarily in that order.

Doctor Who

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A plan is just a… “Scratch” Garrison

A plan is just a tangent vector on the manifold of reality.

“Scratch” Garrison

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Happiness: a good… Jean Jacques Rousseau

Happiness: a good bank account, a good cook and a good digestion.

Jean Jacques Rousseau

French political philosopher (1712 - 1778)

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A diplomat… is a… Caskie Stinnett

A diplomat… is a person who can tell you to go to hell in such a way that you actually look forward to the trip.

Caskie Stinnett, Out of the Red (1960)

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Genius may have its… Elbert Hubbard

Genius may have its limitations, but stupidity is not thus handicapped.

Elbert Hubbard

US author (1856 - 1915)

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Trouble is only… Henry J. Kaiser

Trouble is only opportunity in work clothes.

Henry J. Kaiser

US industrialist (1882 - 1967)

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Publish and be… Arthur Wellesley

Publish and be damned!

Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington, Attributed; when the courtesan Harriette Wilson threatened to publish her memoirs and his

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The only difference… unknown

The only difference between genius and stupidity is that genius is limited.

unknown

Quotations by unknown authors

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We cannot swing up… William Ernest Hocking

We cannot swing up on a rope that is attached only to our own belt.

William Ernest Hocking

US philosopher (1873 - 1966)

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The lip of truth… Proverbs 12:19

The lip of truth shall be established for ever: but a lying tongue is but for a moment.

Proverbs 12:19, The King James Bible

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Curiosity killed… Steven Wright

Curiosity killed the cat, but for awhile I was a suspect.

Steven Wright

US comedian and actor (1955 - )

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Man is the only… Henry George

Man is the only animal whose desires increase as they are fed; the only animal that is never satisfied.

Henry George

US economist (1839 - 1897)

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Truth stands the… Proverbs 12:19

Truth stands the test of time; lies are soon exposed.

Proverbs 12:19, The Bible

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Husbands never… H. L. Mencken

Husbands never become good; they merely become proficient.

H. L. Mencken

US editor (1880 - 1956)

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A classic is… Mark Twain

A classic is something that everybody wants to have read and nobody wants to read.

Mark Twain, Speech in New York, Nov. 20, 1900

US humorist, novelist, short story author, & wit (1835 - 1910)

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Experience is a… Heinrich Heine

Experience is a good school, but the fees are high.

Heinrich Heine

German critic & poet (1797 - 1856)

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Life is a great big… Danny Kaye

Life is a great big canvas, and you should throw all the paint on it you can.

Danny Kaye

US actor & singer (1913 - 1987)

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Perhaps I am a… Anne Morrow Lindbergh

Perhaps I am a bear, or some hibernating animal underneath, for the instinct to be half asleep all winter is so strong in me.

Anne Morrow Lindbergh

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I have found little… Sigmund Freud

I have found little that is good about human beings. In my experience most of them, on the whole, are trash.

Sigmund Freud

Austrian psychologist (1856 - 1939)

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America has begun a… President Ronald Reagan

America has begun a spiritual reawakening. Faith and hope are being restored. Americans are turning back to God. Church attendance is up. Audiences for religious books and broadcasts are growing. And I do believe that he has begun to heal our blessed land.

President Ronald Reagan, to the National Association of Evangelicals, Columbus, Ohio

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Laughter is by… Doris Lessing

Laughter is by definition healthy.

Doris Lessing

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It is a rather… Willie Sutton

It is a rather pleasant experience to be alone in a bank at night.

Willie Sutton

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It sure does, Ben,… Pat Robertson

It sure does, Ben, it definitely does…this is definite…it specifically clearly, unequivocally says that Russia and other countries will enter into war and God will destroy Russia through earthquakes, volcanoes…

Pat Robertson, when asked the question “Does the Bible specifically tell us what is going to happen in the future”, “700 Club” D

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[Television is] the… Fred Allen

[Television is] the triumph of machine over people.

Fred Allen

US radio comedian (1894 - 1956)

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Experience…is… Oscar Wilde

Experience…is simply the name we give our mistakes.

Oscar Wilde

Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)

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Our religious faith… President Harry Truman

Our religious faith gives us the answer to the false beliefs of Communism… I have the feeling that God has created us and brought us to our present position of power and strength for some great purpose.

President Harry Truman, Public Papers of the President of the United States: Harry S. Truman - 1951 U.S. Gov. 1966 pp548-549

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Things are seldom… W. S. Gilbert

Things are seldom what they seem, skim milk masquerades as cream.

W. S. Gilbert

English librettist & writer of comic operettas (1836 - 1911)

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Democracy is, first… President Harry Truman

Democracy is, first and foremost, a spiritual force, it is built upon a spiritual basis - and on a belief in God and an observance of moral principle. And in the long run only the church can provide that basis. Our founder knew this truth - and we will neglect it at our peril.

President Harry Truman, Public Papers of the President of the United States: Harry S. Truman - 1951 U.S. Gov. 1966 p1063

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Fear is a question:… Marilyn Ferguson

Fear is a question: What are you afraid of, and why? Just as the seed of health is in illness, because illness contains information, your fears are a treasure house of self-knowledge if you explore them.

Marilyn Ferguson

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What the world… President Herbert Hoover

What the world needs today is a definite, spiritual mobilization of the nations who belive in God against this tide of Red agnosticism. …And in rejecting an atheistic other world, I am confident that the Almighty God will be with us.

President Herbert Hoover, in proposing the abolition of the United Nations, in favor of a “cooperation of God-fearing free natio

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It is impossible to… Dr. Howard Murphy

It is impossible to walk rapidly and be unhappy.

Dr. Howard Murphy

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Fashion is a form… Oscar Wilde

Fashion is a form of ugliness so intolerable that we have to alter it every six months.

Oscar Wilde

Irish dramatist, novelist, & poet (1854 - 1900)

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It is only possible… Margaret Bonnano

It is only possible to live happily ever after on a day-to-day basis.

Margaret Bonnano

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The right to do… William Safire

The right to do something does not mean that doing it is right.

William Safire

US columnist & speechwriter (1929 - )

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A censor is a man… Granville Hicks

A censor is a man who knows more than he thinks you ought to.

Granville Hicks

(1901 - 1982)

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It is not enough to… Gore Vidal

It is not enough to succeed; others must fail.

Gore Vidal

US author & dramatist (1925 - )

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