Francois de La Rochefoucauld

STATUS QUOtes — 20231130

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“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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“There is a time to let things happen and a time to make things happen.” — ​Hugh Prather

“We give advice, but we cannot give the wisdom to profit by it.” — ​Francois de la Rochefoucauld

“Because that is when you love somebody – when you see them being game in the face of the worst. Not courageous. Not heroic. Just game.” — ​Philip Roth

“This report, by its very length, defends itself against being read.” — ​Winston Churchill

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20210122

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“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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“Do not listen to those who weep and complain, for their disease is contagious.” — Og Mandino

“The only thing that should surprise us is that there are still some things that can surprise us.” — Francois de la Rochefoucauld

“When you do the common things in life in an uncommon way, you will command the attention of the world.” — George Washington Carver

“Informed decision-making comes from a long tradition of guessing and then blaming others for inadequate results.” — Scott Adams

“The new dawn blooms as we free it.
For there is always light.
If only we’re brave enough to see it.
If only we’re brave enough to be it.”
— Amanda Gorman —

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20201124

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“Platitudes? Yes, there are platitudes.
Platitudes are there because they are true.”
— Margaret Thatcher —

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“Knowing things is magical, if other people don’t know them.” — Terry Pratchett

“Laughter and tears are both responses to frustration and exhaustion. I myself prefer to laugh, since there is less cleaning up to do afterward.” — Kurt Vonnegut

“How can we expect somebody else to keep our secret if we cannot keep it ourselves?” — Francois de la Rochefoucauld

“Prenuptial agreement: Paper a lawyer prepares to protect the party of the first part from the party of the second part should they discover the party’s over.” — Rheta G. Johnson

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20191007

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“The best thing I did was choose the right heroes.” — Warren Buffett

“The man whom no one pleases is much more unhappy than the man who pleases no one.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“When confronted with a challenge, the committed heart will search for a solution. The undecided heart searches for an escape.” — Andy Andrews

“Remember this…Popcorn is prepared all in the same pot, in the same heat, in the same oil but they don’t pop at the same time so don’t compare yourself to others. Your time to pop is coming!” — @offdinks on Twitter

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20180731

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“What I regret most in my life are failures of kindness.” — George Saunders

“Having your work out in the world is like a free education that goes on for a lifetime.” — Austin Kleon

“Quarrels would not last long if the fault were only on one side.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“I figure if I give them (buses) exact change, they should take me exactly where I want to go.” — George Wallace

 

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20180629

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“We hardly find any persons of good sense save those who agree with us.” — François de La Rochefoucauld

“For my part, whatever anguish of spirit it may cost, I am willing to know the whole truth; to know the worst and provide for it.” — Patrick Henry

“But those Woulda-Coulda-Shouldas all ran away & hid from one little Did.” — Shel Silverstein

“You always hear a headline like this, ‘Man Killed By Shark,’ you never hear it from the other perspective, ‘Man Swims in Shark Infested Waters, Forgets He’s Shark Food.’” — Gary Larson

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20170829

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“Understanding is an art and not everyone is an artist.” — Unknown

“The unreported good things that happen in this country are both more encouraging and more significant than all the over-reported bad things.” — Ken Horne

“We promise according to our hopes, and perform according to our fears.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“If you ever start to feel too good about yourself, they have this thing called the Internet, and you can find a lot of people there who don’t like you.” — Tina Fey, Golden Globes Acceptance Speech, 2009

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20161022

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“The face of tyranny is always mild at first.” — Jean Racine

“We cherish our friends not for their ability to amuse us, but for ours to amuse them.” — Evelyn Waugh

“Sometimes we spend so much time and energy thinking about where we want to go that we don’t notice where we happen to be.”
— Dan Gutman

“We rarely think people have good sense unless they agree with us.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20150401

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“In the human heart one generation of passions follows another; from the ashes of one springs the spark of the next.” — François de La Rochefoucauld

“You cannot really love anybody with whom you never laugh.” — Agnes Repplier

“Anyone can do something when they want to do it. Really successful people do things when they don’t want to do it.” — Dr. Phil McGraw

“Never let a fool kiss you, or a kiss fool you.” — Joey Adams

STATUS QUOtes — 20150215

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“When you reduce life to black and white, you never see rainbows.” — Rachel Houston

“I opened myself to the gentle indifference of the world.” — Albert Camus

“It is often merely for an excuse that we say things are impossible.” — Francois de La Rochefoucauld

“If something’s neither here nor there, where is it? [ed]” — Charles ‘Chic’ Murray