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A random selection of fabulous
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Quotations from Famous People - 65
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Henry Clay
I had rather be right than be President.
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Thich Nhat Hanh
Every day we do things, we are things that have to do with peace. If we are aware of our life..., our way of looking at things, we will know how to make peace right in the moment, we are alive.
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Anonymous
There are no thanks for a kindness, which has been delayed.
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Richard Milhous Nixon
I turned into the helicopter ... the red carpet was rolled up. ... The White House was behind us now.
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Woody Allen
Not only is there no God, but try getting a plumber on weekends.
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Ralph Waldo Emerson
Live in the sunshine, swim the sea, drink the wild air
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H.L. Mencken
For centuries, theologians have been explaining the unknowable in terms of the-not-worth-knowing.
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Francois Marie Arouet Voltaire
The instruction we find in books is like fire. We fetch it from our neighbours, kindle it at home, communicate it to others, and it becomes the property of all.
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William Claude Dunkenfield (W. C. Fields)
Start every day with a smile and get it over with.
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Ronal Reagan, 20 March 1981
Evil is powerless if the good are unafraid.
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Roger Zelazny
I don't know that I ever wanted greatness, on its own. It seems rather like wanting to be an engineer, rather than wanting to design something--or wanting to be a writer, rather than wanting to write. It should be a by-product, not a thing in itself. Otherwise, it's just an ego trip.
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Sir Winston Churchill
It is a mistake to try to look too far ahead. The chain of destiny can only be grasped one link at a time.
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