Famous Quote of the Hour

After all, one knows one's weak....

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After all, one knows one's weak points so well, that it's rather bewildering to have the critics overlook them and invent others.-- Edith Wharton

From Stettin in the Baltic to....

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From Stettin in the Baltic to Trieste in the Adriatic an iron curtain has descended across the Continent.-- Sir Winston Churchill

If you have a beautiful face....

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If you have a beautiful face you don't need big fake boobs to get anyone's attention.-- Paris Hilton

Man is a rational animal who....

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Man is a rational animal who always loses his temper when he is called upon to act in accordance with the dictates of reason.-- Oscar Wilde

When we are angry or depressed....

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When we are angry or depressed in our creativity, we have misplaced our power. We have allowed someone else to determine our worth, and then we are angry at being undervalued.-- Julia Cameron

Not everything that is faced can....

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Not everything that is faced can be changed, but nothing can be changed until it is faced.-- James Baldwin

Nobody knows the age of the....

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Nobody knows the age of the human race, but everybody agrees that it is old enough to know better.-- Anonymous

Familiarity breeds contempt, while rarity wins....

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Familiarity breeds contempt, while rarity wins admiration.-- Apuleius

No matter how love-sick a woman....

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No matter how love-sick a woman is, she shouldn't take the first pill that comes along.-- Dr. Joyce Brothers

Creativity comes from trust. Trust your....

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Creativity comes from trust. Trust your instincts. And never hope more than you work.-- Rita Mae Brown

Truly great madness can not be....

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Truly great madness can not be achieved without significant intelligence.-- Henrik Tikkanen

He that lives on hope will....

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He that lives on hope will die fasting.-- American Proverb

The ultimate good desired is better....

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The ultimate good desired is better reached by free trade in ideas [and] the best test of truth is the power of the thought to get itself accepted in the competition of the market.-- Oliver Wendell Holmes Jr.

Be the first to the field....

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Be the first to the field and the last to the couch. -- Chinese Proverb

In times of universal deceit, telling....

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In times of universal deceit, telling the truth becomes a revolutionary act.-- George Orwell

I don't know who my grandfather....

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I don't know who my grandfather was; I'm much more concerned to know what his grandson will be.-- Abraham Lincoln

RELIQUARY, n. A receptacle for such....

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RELIQUARY, n. A receptacle for such sacred objects as pieces of the true cross, short-ribs of the saints, the ears of Balaam's ass, the lung of the cock that called Peter to repentance and so forth. Reliquaries are commonly of metal, and provided with a lock to prevent the contents from coming out and performing miracles at unseasonable times. A feather from the wing of the Angel of the

Democracy is two wolves and a....

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Democracy is two wolves and a lamb voting on what to have for lunch. Liberty is a well-armed lamb contesting the vote!-- Benjamin Franklin

Associate yourself with men of good....

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Associate yourself with men of good quality if you esteem your own reputation, for 'tis better to be alone than in bad company.-- George Washington

Gray skies are just clouds passing....

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Gray skies are just clouds passing over.-- Duke Ellington

There is a lion in the....

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There is a lion in the way; a lion is in the streets.-- Bible

Not every age is fit for....

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Not every age is fit for childish sports.-- Titus Maccius Plautus

A husband is what's left of....

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A husband is what's left of the lover after the nerve has been extracted.-- Helen Rowland

Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed;....

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Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; to severe, seldom executed.-- Benjamin Franklin

Blessed is he who expects nothing,....

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Blessed is he who expects nothing, for he shall never be disappointed.-- Alexander Pope