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STATUS QUOtes — 20240420

Jeff

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

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“Necessity is the mother of ‘taking chances.'” — Mark Twain

“To know what you prefer, instead of humbly saying Amen to what the world tells you you ought to prefer, is to have kept your soul alive.” — Robert Louis Stevenson

“Despicable means used to achieve laudable goals render the goals themselves despicable.” — Anton Chekhov

“It is by the audacity of their grammatical mistakes that we recognize the great writers.” — Henry de Montherlant

 

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— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20240203

Jeff

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

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“In case of doubt, do a little more than you have to.” — Warren Mitchell

“While it is well enough to leave footprints on the sands of time, it is even more important to make sure they point in a commendable direction.” — James Branch Cabell

“There are no foreign lands. It is the traveler only who is foreign.” — Robert Louis Stevenson

“When you find yourself needing the phrase ‘This is like Groundhog Day’ to explain how you feel, a movie has accomplished something.” — Roger Ebert

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20230509

Jeff

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

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Today’s STATUS QUOtes

 

“To travel hopefully is better than to have arrived.” — Robert Louis Stevenson

“If you want something that’s both rare and valuable, you need something rare and valuable to offer in return—this is Supply and Demand 101.” — Cal Newport

“By giving in to our preconceptions, we miss what might be right in front of us. And sometimes what we miss is breathtaking.” — Ed Yong

“Whenever I see an autobiography for sale in the book store I just flip to the about the author section… I’m like, ‘Done, next!'” — Demetri Martin

 

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— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20180816

Jeff

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“It is the mark of a good action that it appears inevitable in retrospect.” — Robert Louis Stevenson

“May you always pursue the narrow path, a life that calls for something more. And not perfection, but fulfillness…something deeper beyond the shore.” — Morgan Harper Nichols

“Love of certainty is a demand for guarantees in advance of action.” — John Dewey

“Time may be a great healer, but it’s a lousy beautician.” — Unknown

 

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20170605

Jeff

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“No man is useless while he has a friend.” — Robert Louis Stevenson

“In the beginning of a change the patriot is a scarce man, and brave, and hated and scorned. When his cause succeeds, the timid join him, for then it costs nothing to be a patriot.” — Mark Twain

“Most people ask for happiness on condition. Happiness can only be felt if you don’t set any condition.” — Arthur Rubinstein

“The question of whether a computer can think is no more interesting than the question of whether a submarine can swim.” — E. W. Dijkstra

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20150620

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“People do not decide their futures, they decide their habits and their habits decide their futures.” — F.M. Alexander

“How few there are who have courage enough to own their faults, or resolution enough to mend them!” — Benjamin Franklin

“We are all travelers in the wilderness of this world, and the best we can find in our travels is an honest friend.” — Robert Louis Stevenson

“Multitasking is merely the opportunity to screw up more than one thing at a time.” — Steve Uzzell