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"If you light a man a fire, he will be warm for a day; if you light a man on fire, he will be warm for the rest of his life." (Anonymous) "The great aim of education is not knowledge but action." (Herbert Spencer) Property may be destroyed and money may lose its purchasing power; but, character, health,
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-- Oscar Wilde It has been my experience that folks who have no vices have very few virtues.
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-- Adlai Stevenson The authority of those who teach is often an obstacle to those who want to learn.
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These people have served a longer sentence than some people who have committed murder.
-- Jeff Greenfield, news analyst, describing the jury in the OJ Simpson murder trial, 1995 Who the hell wants to hear actors talk?
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There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle. The other is as
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