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This page contains some of my favorite quotes. Enjoy! "The more you read,
"If you want the rainbow you have to put up with the rain." "Your conscience is a song God sings in your spirit."
"Freedom is not the right to do as you please, but the liberty to do as you should." "I can't remember if I'm the good twin or the evil one." "The man who dies rich dies disgraced."
" Competition brings out the best in products and the
worst in men."
"The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence."
"Never underestimate the power of very stupid people in large groups." "You pretend to work and we'll pretend to pay you." "Practice random acts of intelligence & senseless acts of self-control" "In the new year may your right hand always be stretched
out in friendship, but never in want."
"Never part without loving words to think of during your
absence. It may be that you will not meet again in this life."
"Traditionally, most of Australia's imports come from
overseas."
"Washington D.C. is about 300 square miles surrounded
by realty."
"The measure of a man's real character is what he would
do if he knew that he would never be found out."
"Smile - It increases your face value."
"You cannot always prevent others from speaking evil against
you, but you can live so that their stories will be false."
"May all your troubles last as long as your New Year's
resolutions."
"Let your light so shine before men, that they may see
your good works and glorify your Father which is in Heaven."
"A journey of a thousand miles begins with a single step."
"Govern a great nation as you would cook a small fish
- don't overdo it."
"If a man has any greatness in him, it comes to light
not in one flamboyant hour, but in the ledger of his daily work."
"It is better to be known by 6 people for something that
you are proud of than by 60 million for something you're not.
"When everything goes against you...never give up , for
that is just the place and time that the tide will turn."
"They might not need me, but they might.
"No pessimist ever discovered the secret of the stars
or sailed to an uncharted land or opened a new heaven for the human spirit."
"...Verily I say unto you, Inasmuch as ye have done it
unto the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me."
"Outside show is a poor substitute for inner worth."
"Even if you're on the right track, you'll get run over
if you just sit there."
"Treason doth never prosper; what's the reason?
"Poems are made by fools like me, but only God can make a tree." "Laughter is the sensation of feeling good all over and
showing it primarily in one place."
"History is written by those who have hanged heroes."
"Diplomacy is the art of saying "nice doggie" until you
can find a rock."
"We hate some persons because we do not know them; and
we will not know them because we hate them."
"Be not forgetful to entertain strangers; for thereby
some have entertained angels unawares."
"He who is brave in daring will be killed, he who is brave
in not daring will survive."
"I disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the
death your right to say it."
"If any of you lack wisdom, let him ask of God, that giveth
to all men liberally and upbraideth not; and it shall be given him. But
let him ask in faith, nothing wavering. For he that wavereth is like a
wave of the sea, driven with the wind and tossed."
"If you pick up a starving dog and make him prosperous,
he will not bite you. This is the principle difference between a dog and
a man."
"Always forgive your enemies - nothing annoys them so
much."
"He who laughs last, thinks slowest."
"But ye will teach them to walk in the ways of truth and
soberness; ye will teach them to love on another, and to serve one another."
"If you tell the truth, you don't have to remember anything."
"Travel is fatal to prejudice, bigotry and narrow-mindedness."
"A good name is rather to be chosen than great riches..."
"I would rather suffer defeat than have cause to be ashamed
of victory."
"He who steals a hook shall be hanged; while he who steals
the state shall be crowned as prince."
"Three may keep a secret, if two of them are dead."
"Get your facts first and then you can distort them as
you please."
"Better to remain silent and be thought a fool than to
speak out and to remove all doubt."
"Don't part with your illusions. When they are gone you
may still exist, but you have ceased to live.
"Man is least himself when he talks in his own person.
Give him a mask and he will tell you the truth."
"So many relatives, so little time." "In spite of the cost of living, it's still popular."
"Judge not, that ye be not judged."
"There is nothing so annoying as to have two people go
right on talking when you're interrupting."
"Children are an heritage of the Lord."
"Wrinkles should merely indicate where smiles have been."
"Do or do not, there is no try."
"Real education begins with the willingness to learn from mistakes." "You are who you are, not who you used to be." "Let others know what you stand for - and what you won't stand for." "With faith you are never alone." "We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men
are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain
unalienable rights, that among these are life, liberty and the pursuit
of happiness."
"Outside of the killings, Washington has one of the lowest
crime rates in the country."
"A word to the wise isn't necessary - it's the stupid
ones who need the advice."
"Laptops available. Mouse not included."
"Genealogists don't die, they just lose their census." "A tattoo is permanent proof of temporary insanity."
"One of the greatest victories you can gain over someone
is to beat him at politeness."
"Marriage between a man and a woman is ordained of God
and the family is central to the Creator's plan for the eternal destiny
of His children."
"Never mistake motion for action."
"Good God, this thing was built by the lowest bidder."
"Money does not buy happiness but neither does poverty."
"The truly educated can listen to any view without losing
their temper or self-confidence."
"A Liberal is a man who is willing to spend somebody else's
money."
"Don't be dismayed by good-byes.
"I may not have gone where I intended to go, but I think
I have ended up where I intended to be."
"Nothing in the world is the way it ought to be. It's
harsh and cruel, but that's why there's us. Champions. Doesn't matter where
we come from, what we've done or suffered or even if we make a difference.
We live as though the world were as it should be, to show it what it can
be."
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