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Success is not measured by what you

Posted on March 1, 2016March 1, 2011 by admin

“Success is not measured by what you accomplish, but by the opposition you have encountered, and the courage with which you have maintained the struggle against overwhelming odds.”

— Orison Swett Marden

Author: Orison Swett Marden
Category: success
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Every happiness is a hostage to fortune.

Posted on April 26, 2016April 26, 2011 by admin

“Every happiness is a hostage to fortune.”

— Arthur Helps

Author: Arthur Helps
Category: happiness
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Poor people cannot rely on the government

Posted on July 9, 2015July 9, 2010 by admin

“Poor people cannot rely on the government to come to help you in times of need. You have to get your education. Then nobody can control your destiny.”

— Charles Barkley

Author: Charles Barkley
Category: government
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What strikes me is the fact that

Posted on February 3, 2014February 3, 2009 by admin

“What strikes me is the fact that in our society, art has become something which is only related to objects, and not to individuals, or to life.”

— Michel Foucault

Author: Michel Foucault
Category: art
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Psychology keeps trying to vindicate human nature.

Posted on May 11, 2015May 11, 2010 by admin

“Psychology keeps trying to vindicate human nature. History keeps undermining the effort.”

— Mason Cooley

Author: Mason Cooley
Category: nature
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Ages of experience have taught humanity that

Posted on October 8, 2017October 8, 2012 by admin

“Ages of experience have taught humanity that the commitment of a husband and wife to love and to serve one another promotes the welfare of children and the stability of society.”

— Jack Kingston

Author: Jack Kingston
Category: love
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There are certain pursuits which, if not

Posted on January 18, 2014January 18, 2009 by admin

“There are certain pursuits which, if not wholly poetic and true, do at least suggest a nobler and finer relation to nature than we know. The keeping of bees, for instance.”

— Henry David Thoreau

Author: Henry David Thoreau
Category: nature
Tags: nature, Henry David Thoreau

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You can only end a negotiation for

Posted on September 15, 2018September 15, 2005 by admin

“You can only end a negotiation for peace if you begin it.”

— Benjamin Netanyahu

Author: Benjamin Netanyahu
Category: peace
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Life is an exciting business, and most

Posted on December 28, 2012December 28, 2007 by admin

“Life is an exciting business, and most exciting when it is lived for others.”

— Helen Keller

Author: Helen Keller
Category: business
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I have never killed a man, but

Posted on November 23, 2016November 23, 2011 by admin

“I have never killed a man, but I have read many obituaries with great pleasure.”

— Clarence Darrow

Author: Clarence Darrow
Category: great
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Distinctions between citizens solely because of their

Posted on February 6, 2017February 6, 2012 by admin

“Distinctions between citizens solely because of their ancestry are by their very nature odious to a free people whose institutions are founded upon the doctrine of equality.”

— Harlan Stone

Author: Harlan Stone
Category: equality
Tags: equality, Harlan Stone

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