No, that is the great fallacy; the wisdom of old men. They do not grow wise. They grow careful." (Ernest Hemingway, A Farewell To Arms) He who conquers himself is the mightiest warrior.
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-- Kenny Ausubel Books had instant replay long before televised sports.
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-- Henry Ford One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is
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Acting is the most minor of gifts and not a very high-class way to earn a living. After all, Shirley
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And in the end the love you take is equal to the love you make.
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The eyes are not responsible when the mind does the seeing.
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Ideas are like rabbits. You get a couple, learn how to handle them, and pretty soon you have a
dozen.
-- John Steinbeck In the end, everything is a gag.
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