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“Polished brass will pass upon more people than rough gold.” — Lord Chesterfield

“Some people weave burlap into the fabric of our lives, and some weave gold thread. Both contribute to make the whole picture beautiful and unique.” — Unknown

“I guess we all like to be recognized not for one piece of fireworks, but for the ledger of our daily work.” — Neil Armstrong

“His ignorance was an Empire State Building of ignorance. You had to admire it for its size.” — Dorothy Parker

 

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“Constant use will not wear ragged the fabric of friendship.” — Dorothy Parker

“I had as many doubts as anyone else. Standing on the starting line, we’re all cowards.” — Alberto Salazar

“One can dream so much better in a room where there are pretty things.” — L. M. Montgomery

“Television is not real life. In real life people actually have to leave the coffee shop and go to jobs.” — Bill Gates

 

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“Push yourself to the edge of your limits. That’s how they expand.” — Robin Sharma

“Too many people miss the silver lining because they’re expecting gold.” — Maurice Setter

“We are far more liable to catch the vices than the virtues of our associates.” — Denis Diderot

“She runs the gamut of emotions from A to B.” — Dorothy Parker

 

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“Myths are public dreams, dreams are private myths.” — Joseph Campbell

“One cool judgment is worth a dozen hasty councils. The thing to do is to supply light and not heat.” — Woodrow Wilson

“The most important work you and I will ever do will be within the wall of our own homes.” — Harold B. Lee

“The only advantage of not being too good a housekeeper is that your guests are so pleased to feel how very much better they are.” — Eleanor Roosevelt

 

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“Real life is under no obligation to be convincing.” — Neil Gaiman

“Voters don’t decide issues, they decide who will decide issues.” — George Will

“We are never more fully alive, more completely ourselves, or more deeply engrossed in anything than when we are playing.” — Charles Schaefer

“I don’t know much about being a millionaire, but I’ll bet I’d be darling at it.” — Dorothy Parker

 

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“They sicken of the calm, who knew the storm.” — Dorothy Parker

“It was only a phrase that went from mouth to mouth and was never quite swallowed.” — Ismail Kadare, Broken April

“There is no education like adversity.” — Disraeli

“You have to do your own growing no matter how tall your grandfather was.” — Abraham Lincoln

 

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“Don’t tell me the sky is the limit when there are footprints on the moon!” — Dorothy Parker

“You believe that easily which you hope for earnestly.” — Terence

“If you can’t get rid of the family skeleton, you may as well make it dance.” — George Bernard Shaw

“I love asking kids what they want to be when they grow up because I’m still looking for ideas.” — Unknown

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“Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune.” — Jim Rohn

“Your life is your story. Write well. Edit often.” — Susan Statham

“It is a mistake to look too far ahead. Only one link in the chain of destiny can be handled at a time.” — Winston Churchill

“This wasn’t just plain terrible, this was fancy terrible, this was terrible with raisins in it.” — Dorothy Parker