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STATUS QUOtes — 20230803

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

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“You don’t get what you deserve; you get what you negotiate.” — Venkatesh G. Rao

“When we rise in the morning … at the table we drink coffee which is provided to us from South American, or tea from China, or cocoa from West Africa; before we leave for our jobs we are already beholden to more than half the world. [ed]” — Martin Luther King Jr.

“The deepest principle of human nature is the craving to be appreciated.” — William James

“There’s something about getting up at 5 a.m., feeding the stock and chickens, and milking a couple of cows before breakfast that gives you a life-long respect for the price of butter and eggs.” — William Vaughn

 

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“I love quotations because it is a joy to find thoughts one might have, beautifully expressed with much authority by someone recognized wiser than oneself.”
— Marlene Dietrich —

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20230423

Jeff

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

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“One of life’s small pleasures is to return something to its proper place.” — Gretchen Rubin

“I know that you, ladies and gentlemen, have a philosophy, each and all of you, and that the most interesting and important thing about you is the way in which it determines the perspective in your several worlds.” — William James

“Childhood used to have dirt under its fingernails. Now it has hand sanitizer.” — Katherine May

“[Years ago,] a government publication on the marketing of cabbage contained, according to one report, 26,941 words. It is noteworthy in this regard that the Gettysburg Address contains a mere 279 words while the Lord’s Prayer comprises but 67.” — Norman R. Augustine

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20230320

Jeff

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

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“A thing is important if anyone think it important.” — William James

“He who, when called upon to speak a disagreeable truth, tells it boldly and has done, is both bolder and milder than he who nibbles in a low voice, and never ceases nibbling.” — Johann Kaspar Lavater

“We are very, very small. But we are profoundly capable of very, very big things.” — Steven Hawking

“My advice about acting? Speak clearly, don’t bump into people, and if you must have motivation, think of your pay packet on Friday.” — Noel Coward

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20221216

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

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“Neighbors see better than foxes.” — Greek Saying

“When a thing is new, people say ‘It is not true.’ Later, when its truth becomes obvious, they say ‘It is not important.’ Finally, when its importance cannot be denied, they say ‘Anyway, it is not new.'” — William James

“Being disappointed is one thing and being discouraged is something else. I am disappointed but I am not discouraged.” — Tennessee Williams

“I just wanted to give my players some technical advice. I told them the game had started.” — Ron Atkinson, an English former soccer manager


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“Knowing that something is unhelpful is helpful.” — Shower Thoughts@showerfeelings

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20200615

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“Every limit is a beginning as well as an ending.” — George Eliot

“We may be in the Universe as dogs and cats are in our libraries, seeing the books and hearing the conversation, but having no inkling of the meaning of it all.” — William James

“All of us heal in time. The strongest are born again. We only keep the scars we choose to keep.” — Alethea Kontis

A good rule to remember for life is that when it comes to plastic surgery and sushi, never be attracted by a bargain.” — Graham Norton

 

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STATUS QUOtes — 20171114

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“A friend that you buy with presents will be bought from you.” — Thomas Fuller

“We are all ready to be savage in some cause. The difference between a good man and a bad one is the choice of the cause.” — William James

“Just because we don’t understand doesn’t mean that the explanation doesn’t exist.” — Madeleine L’Engle, A Wrinkle in Time

“During exams you are permitted to look down for inspiration and up in exasperation, but you are not permitted to look side to side for information.” — Unknown

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20170821

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“Faith is the ticket to the feast, not the feast.” — Edwin Louis Cole

“The barriers are not erected which can say to aspiring talents and industry, ‘Thus far and no farther.’” — Ludwig van Beethoven

“Whenever two people meet, there are really six people present. There is each man as he sees himself, each man as the other person sees him, and each man as he really is.” — William James

“The embarrassing thing is that the salad dressing is outgrossing my films.” — Paul Newman

 
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STATUS QUOtes — 20161009

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“Feelings are just visitors, let them come and go.” — Mooji

“When you play, play hard; when you work, don’t play at all.” — Theodore Roosevelt

“We are like islands in the sea, separate on the surface but connected in the deep.” — William James

“An economist is an expert who will know tomorrow why the things he predicted yesterday didn’t happen today.” — Dr. Laurence J. Peter

 

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