The desire to serve the common good must without fail be a requisite of the soul, a necessity for personal happiness; if… — Anton Chekhov Copy Share Image
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Over the years, there's been case after case when there were very narrow decisions that had to be made about whether to… — Noam Chomsky Copy Share Image
The slow-rising central horror of "Watergate" is not that it might grind down to the reluctant impeachment of a vengeful thug of… — Hunter S. Thompson Copy Share Image
I sleep well. It's the politicians who are to blame for failing to come to an agreement and resorting to violence. — Mikhail Kalashnikov Copy Share Image
Awareness, even at a subconscious level, beats fancy checklists without it, track or you will fail. — Tim Ferriss Copy Share Image
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Whatever your business - I don't care if it's radio, if it's Wall Street, if it's mainstream retail, whatever you do -… — Rush Limbaugh Copy Share Image
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The stereotypical gay man is someone whose company I enjoy, someone who makes me laugh, someone I'd want my kid to be.… — Ayelet Waldman Copy Share Image
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It bothers them that instead of taking on the role of abandoned lover, I have become a happy wife. They relish seeing… — Isabel Allende Copy Share Image
Some libertarians succeed by re-inventing the wheel. Most libertarians fail by re-inventing the flat tire. — Mike Cloud Copy Share Image
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There is no error so monstrous that it fails to find defenders among the ablest men. Imagine a congress of eminent celebrities,… — Lord Acton Copy Share Image
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The mother cannot expect her daughter to understand the mysteries of housekeeping without education. She should instruct them patiently, lovingly, and make… — Ellen G. White Copy Share Image
The true self is always in motion like music, a river of life, changing, moving, failing, suffering, learning, shining. — Brenda Ueland Copy Share Image
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There are other sources of psychological knowledge, which become accessible at the very point where the experimental method fails us. — Wilhelm Wundt Copy Share Image
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Promise too much and you'll have plenty of room to fail. Promise little and you'll have plenty of room to excel. — Ron Kaufman Copy Share Image
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Any formal attack on ignorance is bound to fail because the masses are always ready to defend their most precious possession -… — Anonymous Copy Share Image
I don't understand how any good art could fail to be political. — Barbara Kingsolver Copy Share Image
Men never plan to be failures; they simply fail to plan to be successful — William Arthur Ward Copy Share Image
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You can't fail. The further you fall, the greater the opportunity for growth and change. — Julie Newmar Copy Share Image
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